Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Peregrine Advisors is an AI and data innovation hub helping government solve complex problems through strategy, engineering, analytics, and related services. The DevSecOps / Platform Engineer will own delivery pipelines, automation, and cloud environments, building secure infrastructure, CI/CD processes, Linux images, and enterprise tool integrations for federal systems.
Responsibilities
- Work on the integration and deployment of enterprise tools and platforms such as SageMaker, Posit Connect, or on-demand, pre-configured EC2-based Linux virtual machines
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure validation, testing, deployment, and release promotion
- Configure cloud networking, access permissions, storage, and compute resources following established security requirements
- Build and maintain Linux machine images, including software installation, configuration, patching, and validation
- Support analytics and development environments, including user onboarding, access configuration, and software dependencies
- Troubleshoot deployment failures, connectivity problems, permissions, Linux services, and application runtime issues using logs and diagnostic tools
- Write and maintain scripts that simplify recurring operational tasks and improve consistency
- Participate in code reviews, test infrastructure changes, and document implementation details, troubleshooting procedures, and operational runbooks
- Take ownership of assigned changes from implementation through deployment verification, collaborating with senior engineers on architectural decisions and complex incidents
Skills
- • 5+ years of DevSecOps or platform engineering experience
- • A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related technical discipline
- • Hands-on experience administering Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure with a working understanding of compute, storage, networking, and identity management
- • Practical experience with infrastructure as code (CloudFormation or the AWS Cloud Development Kit), CI/CD pipeline automation with security gates using GitHub Actions or comparable tools, and hands-on Docker image creation and containerization
- • Linux administration and troubleshooting skills, including packages, services, permissions, and logs
- • Ability to write and troubleshoot scripts in Python and Bash
- • Understanding of least-privilege access, zero trust principles, secure configuration, and controlled deployment processes
- • Experience with Git-based version control
- • Monitoring and logging
- • Proficiency in writing, PowerPoint, and Excel
- It is a remote position, and a hybrid arrangement is preferred: hybrid means traveling to the client site in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, typically one to two days a week
- Wherever you work from, occasional travel to DC is part of the role
- The initial engagement requires United States citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust determination
- • Federal security experience supporting Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) compliance, implementing National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53 (NIST SP 800-53) controls, and providing Authority to Operate (ATO) support
- • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration, Ansible, and software packaging experience
- • An Amazon Web Services certification
- • Nexus, Artifactory, CloudBolt, or comparable artifact management and provisioning platforms
- • OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication, deployment approval controls, and AWS environments spanning multiple accounts
- • Federal information technology experience
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision with the employee premium fully paid and half of dependent premiums
- Employer-paid life, accidental death, and short-term and long-term disability insurance
- A 401(k) matched 100% up to 4% of salary, vesting immediately
- Unlimited paid time off
- Sponsored professional certifications and continuing education
- Extensive onboarding
- Rotation across functions to expand your skills and perspective
- Remote position with a preferred hybrid arrangement
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