Cloud DevOps Architect

Join our team at Core One! Our mission is to be at the forefront of devising analytical operational and technical solutions to our Nations most complex national security order to achieve our mission Core One values people first! We are committed to recruiting nurturing and retaining top talent! We offer a competitive total compensation package that sets us apart from our competition. Core One is a team-oriented dynamic and growing company that values exceptional performance!

Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

Cloud DevOps Architect

Core One is seeking a Cloud DevOps Architect to lead the technical design automation and continuous delivery of a web-based tool built on AWS cloud services within the Sponsors classified environment. You will own the DevOps pipeline from code to deployment driving engineering excellence across the full software development lifecycle while ensuring all systems remain secure compliant and mission-ready.

Key Responsibilities

• Design build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows for a classified AWS cloud environment ensuring rapid and reliable delivery of application updates and infrastructure changes
• Define and enforce DevOps standards across the team including branching strategies code review practices automated testing suites and release management processes
• Architect and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) ensuring environments are reproducible auditable and compliant with Sponsor and federal requirements
• Lead integration of APIs databases and microservices to ensure seamless interoperability and performance for mission users
• Implement and maintain monitoring logging and alerting solutions using Splunk Elasticsearch and ServiceNow to provide full operational visibility and enable rapid incident response
• Embed automated security and compliance checks within the pipeline to support continuous ATO RMF adherence and federal compliance frameworks
• Partner with the IT PM compliance officers legal and Sponsor stakeholders to translate mission requirements into automated scalable technical solutions
• Drive system reliability through proactive performance tuning infrastructure optimization and automation of routine operational tasks
• Lead post-deployment operations including maintenance windows patch management feature enhancements and incident response
• Mentor team members on DevOps best practices and foster a culture of automation-first engineering

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree or higher in Information Technology Computer Science Cybersecurity Computer Engineering Information Systems or a related technical field
• 3 years of cumulative experience spanning IT systems administration software development and integration system testing cybersecurity compliance troubleshooting and incident response
• 2 years of experience in system administration of Sponsor Systems
• 6 years of experience in application design development and deployment of classified IC systems of similar scope and complexity
• 4 years of combined experience in Sponsors Amazon Web Services environment (C2S or C2E) including cloud systems administration containerization cloud environment management and compliance assessments
• Experience with SecDevOps tools including CI/CD pipelines code repositories and testing suites
• Experience providing troubleshooting support for IT systems within an IC environment
• AWS certification or equivalent cloud technology certification
• Experience with object-oriented programming languages relational databases NoSQL data solutions software testing and configuration management practices
• Experience using AWS operational status tools and implementing IT operations situational awareness using monitoring and logs such as Splunk dashboards Elasticsearch and ServiceNow
• TS/SCI with Polygraph

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Agile requirements management and sprint planning for technical IT development teams
• Masters Degree in any of the above disciplines
• Security CISSP or equivalent certification

Salary Range: $200000 - $275000

The pay range reflected above is a general guideline for this position and labor category and is not a guarantee of a specific salary or offer. Final compensation is determined based on factors including but not limited to relevant experience education certifications security clearance level contract requirements geographic location and internal pay equity and may reflect market data specific to the awarded contract.

Core One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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