DevOps Engineer - Veterans Affairs

About the role

Copperhead Technologies, an operating firm of Command Holdings, is seeking a DevOps Engineer to lead cloud engineering, DevOps implementation, and systems integration for a federal health IT sustainment program.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems integration efforts with COTS product vendors and other contractors to implement ISO standards, protocols, and integrative technologies across the application stack, including the data access layer, business logic, and data models.
• Design and configure the solution to operate securely within a Federal Cloud Enterprise, enabling external-facing users to access the system without credentialing by leveraging VA-authorized identity providers, and establish secure access patterns consistent with federal cloud security and identity management standards.
• Implement DevOps pipelines and practices that support the secure receipt and exchange of health information, ensuring the architecture segments sensitive data from personally identifying information in accordance with federal privacy requirements.
• Establish near-real-time system monitoring capabilities to track usage patterns and network traffic, enabling early detection of anomalies and rapid troubleshooting of performance or security issues.
• Support the achievement and maintenance of an Authority to Operate (ATO) for the COTS product, including any additional systems configuration required to protect sensitive health information collected and processed by the system, and develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including system configuration guides and other resources needed to support ongoing sustainment, knowledge transfer, and audit readiness.

Requirements

This position supports a federal government sustainment contract and may require coordination with COTS vendors, government stakeholders, and cross-functional technical teams to ensure continuous, secure, and compliant system operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years' experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or systems architecture roles supporting federal government clients.
• Demonstrated experience working with COTS product vendors and other contractors to implement ISO standards, protocols, and integrative technologies.
• Advanced systems integration expertise, including configuration of forms-based COTS solutions and integration of COTS software via API.
• Experience configuring COTS products within a Federal Cloud Enterprise environment, with knowledge of secure, non-credentialed external user access using federally authorized identity providers.
• Strong DevOps implementation expertise, with demonstrated experience deploying solutions that receive and share health information within architectures that segregate sensitive data from identifying information.
• Experience implementing near-real-time monitoring solutions for usage patterns and network traffic.
• Direct experience achieving and maintaining an ATO for a federally implemented COTS product handling sensitive health information.
• Outstanding communication skills, influencing abilities, and client focus.
• Professional proficiency in English is required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in using all Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to pass a Tier 1 federal background investigation including fingerprinting.

Skills

Advanced systems integration expertise, DevOps implementation, and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Copperhead Technologies offers a competitive benefits plan including: Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life and Disability Insurance, 401(k), Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Employee Assistance Program, Pet Insurance, Eligibility requirements apply.