[Remote] Cloud Dev/Ops Automation Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking Cloud Dev/Ops Automation Engineers to design, build, and maintain automated cloud provisioning and deployment pipelines within IL5 AWS GovCloud environments. The role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure automation workflows meet security, compliance, and operational requirements.
Responsibilities
- Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tooling
- Automate cloud provisioning, configuration, and environment setup across IL5 AWS GovCloud
- Build deployment automation for platform services, shared components, and cloud-native resources
- Maintain repeatable, versioned deployment patterns for development, test, staging, and production environments
- Integrate security scanning, compliance validation, and guardrails into CI/CD automation
- Support automated patching workflows, configuration baselines, and cloud drift detection
- Troubleshoot automation failures, pipeline issues, and environment configuration problems
- Collaborate with DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and cloud platform teams to align automation with enterprise standards
- Maintain IaC repositories, documentation, and version control practices
- Implement automated logging, monitoring agent deployment, and observability platform integrations
- Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) reviews for automated deployment and configuration changes
Skills
- Must hold an active Top Secret clearance, supported by a Tier 5 background investigation
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, DevOps Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum 5 years of experience in DevOps engineering, cloud automation, or cloud systems engineering
- Experience developing Infrastructure-as-Code modules and automated provisioning
- Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines or cloud deployment automation
- Experience operating in IL5, DoD, or secure federal cloud environments
- Proficiency with Terraform, CloudFormation, or other IaC frameworks
- Experience automating cloud provisioning, configuration, and deployment workflows
- Strong understanding of AWS GovCloud services and cloud architecture fundamentals
- Familiarity with CI/CD systems, pipeline automation, and version control
- Understanding of RMF, STIGs, Zero Trust, and IL5 security alignment
- CompTIA Security+
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities for automation and cloud platform issues
- Excellent communication and collaboration with engineering and security teams
- High attention to detail and strong IaC discipline
- Ability to design maintainable, reusable automation patterns
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment
- Experience with container automation (EKS, ECS) or serverless deployments
- Familiarity with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
- Experience with security testing automation (SAST/DAST integration)
- AWS Cloud Practitioner or AWS Developer/DevOps certification
- ITIL v4 Foundation
- Additional DevOps or cloud automation certifications
Benefits
- These positions are fully remote.
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