Senior DevOps Engineer
Tyto Athene, LLC2 days ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Base Salary
$165k - $190k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure across AWS and Google Cloud Platform, with Azure as a potential additional platform.
- Build and manage infrastructure as code with Terraform and CloudFormation and configuration automation with Ansible.
- Write Bash scripts for operational and deployment automation.
- Design, deploy, and operate production Kubernetes platforms using Rancher/RKE2 and Red Hat OpenShift.
- Monitor logs, metrics, and alerting systems and lead infrastructure incident response and troubleshooting.
- Implement zero trust access controls, federated identity, least-privilege roles, and machine-to-machine authentication.
- Harden infrastructure and container platforms to STIG/CIS standards and support the Authority to Operate process.
- Collaborate with platform leadership, development, network, security, and compliance teams to translate architecture into secure automated infrastructure.
- Adopt and extend pre-approved cloud provisioning templates and support CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
- Use AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code and GitHub Copilot in daily engineering work.
- Contribute to cloud, platform, security, compliance, and DevSecOps engineering best practices.
Requirements
- Demonstrated professional experience designing, building, and operating production cloud infrastructure.
- Strong hands-on experience with both AWS and Google Cloud Platform.
- Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, and Bash scripting.
- Hands-on production experience with Rancher/RKE2 and Red Hat OpenShift.
- Real site reliability experience including on-call work, incident response, and service-level ownership.
- Strong understanding of identity and access management, network security, zero trust controls, and networking concepts.
- Experience hardening infrastructure or application-hosting platforms to STIG/CIS standards and exposure to Authority to Operate processes.
- Ability to use AI-assisted development tools and communicate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
- U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain a security clearance; DOD/DoW Secret or Top Secret clearance is preferred.
- Azure experience and experience with stackArmor or comparable pre-accredited cloud provisioning products are desired.
- Experience with Department of Defense DevSecOps or hosting programs such as Platform One, Big Bang, Iron Bank, or Cloud One is desired.
- Familiarity with the NIST Risk Management Framework, NIST Special Publication 800-53, FedRAMP, FISMA, and the CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model is desired.
- Prior support for DISA, Army, Air Force, or other Department of War networks or programs is desired.
- Kubernetes, OpenShift, or cloud provider certifications such as CKA, CKAD, CKS, AWS/GCP professional, or equivalent are desired.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) match, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance.
- Referral bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and parental leave.
- Remote work in the U.S. or hybrid-remote work in Reston, Virginia, with Reston preferred.
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About Tyto Athene, LLC
Tyto Athene, LLC provides IT services and systems integration for U.S. defense and national security customers, delivering network modernization, unified communications, hybrid cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise IT. The privately held company, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, designs, deploys, and manages mission-critical infrastructure including command centers, mobility, wireless, and physical security systems. Its work is primarily delivered under government contracts for design-build projects, managed services, and lifecycle support across CONUS and OCONUS locations.