Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. FTI Defense is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to support its mission-driven engineering team serving defense, intelligence, and federal government customers. The role builds and operates CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, automation, containerized workloads, security scanning, and observability while supporting compliance and continuous ATO.
Responsibilities
- Build, monitor, and continuously improve automated CI/CD pipelines for code building, static code analysis, testing, integration and deployment. ADO and GHA preferred
- Own infrastructure-as-code end-to-end using terraform: module design, state management, environment promotion, drift detection, and review standards on AWS GovCloud (preferred), GCP, ADO and K8S optimizing for uptime, cost efficiency, and security
- Containerize and standardize workloads with docker, including base images, multi-stage builds, registry strategy, and local/dev parity
- Embed automated security scanning (fortify, tenable, grype, trufflehog, openscap) into pipelines to reduce vulnerabilities and improve security posture and reporting
- Write automation and tooling in Python and TypeScript for internal CLIs, pipeline logic, glue code, and operational scripts
- Set up observability: logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting
- Define standards and guardrails for environment strategy, deployment policy, tagging, cost controls, and documentation. Support compliance and continuous ATO by implementing NIST 800-53 / STIG controls
- Manage source repositories and version-control workflows (ADO/GH)
Skills
- Must posess a Secret clearance and be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a STEM field
- 6+ years of DevOps Engineering experience
- Extensive hands-on experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure - AWS, AWS GovCloud, or similar
- Deep experience with automation and configuration-management tooling, including Python, Bash and Terraform, AWS Systems Manager (SSM)
- Strong background building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or equivalent) across the full software lifecycle - development, testing, and deployment
- Proven experience embedding security scanning and compliance gates into pipelines (DevSecOps / "shift-left")
- Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm) and registry/image standards (e.g., Harbor)
- Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks (NIST 800-53, STIG, RMF/ATO) in a government or regulated environmen
- Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC Certification that aligns with DODI 8140 requirements
- We value sound judgment, ownership, and a willingness to learn just as much as we value deep technical expertise
- Strong candidates will be self-motivated, adaptable, and skilled at organizing priorities, thriving in a dynamic, growth oriented environment where collaboration and innovation are valued
- A degree in Computer Science
- ADO and GHA
- AWS GovCloud
Benefits
- Telecommute: Yes
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