Mid-Level Cloud DevOps Developer

Position Responsibilities

Contribute to the design, development, testing, deployment, configuration, and maintenance of infrastructure, software, and components in Azure Cloud, ensuring alignment with best practices and organizational goals.
Collaborate with Enterprise Cloud Architects, and Cybersecurity compliance teams.
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration as Code (CaC)
Implement and operationalize Policy-as-Code using tools such as Azure Policy, OPA/Gatekeeper, and Rego
Support the alignment of use cases and objectives with architectural standards and security requirements, collaborating with team members to ensure compliance throughout the project lifecycle
Execute against defined guidelines and best practices for cloud-oriented development & implementations, including requirements in support of Risk Management Framework
Assist in the research and analysis of issues related to application integration and performance, providing actionable recommendations and supporting the resolution process as needed

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 3+ years of experience in designing, building, and operating cloud infrastructure and services with Azure or Amazon Web Services
• 3+ years of experience writing and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Bicep, ARM, or Terraform
• 3+ years of experience writing and implementing Configuration as Code (CaC) with Ansible, Python, or Bourne Again Shell
• 3+ years of experience with containerization and Kubernetes (e.g., Elastic Kubernetes Service, Azure Kubernetes Service)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

• Active US Secret Clearance
• Active CompTIA Security+ Certification
• Experience with Policy As Code (PaC) (Azure Policy, Open Policy Agent (OPA)/Gatekeeper, Rego, or equivalent)
• Experience working with security frameworks and standards such as Risk Management Framework (RMF), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (CC SRG ), Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), and Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)
• Experience designing, building, and operating Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines (e.g., GitLab, Artifactory, Azure DevOps, Jenkins)
• Experience in the designing, building or operating of any of the following security and compliance tools including RSA Authentication Manager/SecurID, Nessus, Coverity, SonarQube
• Experience with Linux and Windows Administration
• Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or Agile Methodologies