AWS Cloud Infrastructure / DevOps Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required with agreement to obtain CI Poly)
Northpointtechnology
·4 days ago
- Location
- Herndon, Virginia, United States; Springfield, Virginia, United States · Herndon, Virginia, United States · Springfield, Virginia, United States
- Workplace
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Department
- Project A
- Clearance
- Required
- Source
- Greenhouse
Description
***Active TS clearance required; must be eligible for CI Polygraph. Applicants without an active TS clearance will not be considered.. ***
North Point Technology is looking to hire a DevSecOps Engineer to support secure cloud operations for a national security mission. The qualified candidate must have an active TS/SCI security clearance with CI Polygraph and will manage application deployments, drive the change management process, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in a DoD/IC cloud environment. The ideal candidate has strong command of AWS, containerization, and security accreditation processes, and is willing to work on-site in a SCIF up to 100% of each week.
Responsibilities:
This position centers on secure software deployment and reliability engineering in a mission-critical cloud environment. Duties include managing application deployments across multiple environments - deploying code updates, troubleshooting deployment failures, and executing environment-specific configurations; owning the Change Management (CHG) process for production by preparing and submitting change requests, shepherding them through ISO, TESR, and Outage Board approval gates, and coordinating deployment windows with stakeholders; maintaining security and compliance posture through XACTA documentation, TESR approvals, and enterprise log retention (NSS) requirements; and operating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and the supporting infrastructure.
Required Skills/Experience::
- Experience in DevSecOps or Site Reliability Engineering in a cloud environment (AWS)
- Hands-on experience managing CI/CD pipelines
- Containerized deployments with Docker and ECS
- Core AWS infrastructure services (e.g., Lambda, RDS, VPC, CloudWatch, S3)
- Change management and security accreditation in a DoD/IC environment (e.g., CHG, RMF, XACTA)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and deployment rollback procedures
Preferred Skills/Experience:
- GitLab CI pipeline configuration and management
- EKS (Kubernetes) migrations or hybrid ECS/EKS environments
- National Security Systems (NSS) requirements, including log retention and compliance standards
- MCP server deployment
- Node.js / TypeScript ecosystem (Lambda runtimes, dependency management, layer packaging)
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Specialty)
Qualifications:
- Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance
North Point Technology is THE BEST place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country’s most crucial missions! We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer’s most difficult problems.
At North Point Technology, EMPLOYEES come first! We value our employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance. We strive for a close-knit and open atmosphere where the owners are always directly available to our team members.
Come join us! Apply with North Point Technology today!
For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.
