Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer

Job Family:

IT Architecture/Cloud

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do

• Provide advanced infrastructure, engineering, and operational support for mission-critical applications hosted in government cloud environments (AWS GovCloud and/or Azure Government).
• Work independently or lead small teams to design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable cloud architectures.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible to provision and configure cloud environments across Linux and Windows systems.
• Design, implement, and support containerized application platforms using Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/OpenShift or similar).
• Lead development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps automation frameworks across enterprise applications.
• Automate provisioning of development, testing, staging, and production environments to support rapid and reliable deployments.
• Implement secure build, packaging, and deployment pipelines aligned with government and industry best practices.
• Design and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions, establish performance baselines, and ensure system availability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, platform, and application issues, performing deep-dive root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with development, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure high availability, performance, and compliance.
• Enforce security best practices, including identity, access management, and system hardening for federal environments.
• Continuously improve automation, system reliability, and operational processes.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and SOPs, consistent with contract expectations for technical support and documentation.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and provide technical leadership across DevOps practices.

What You Will Need 

• Minimum 10 years of relevant IT/engineering experience, including 3+ years supporting cloud engineering environments.
• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• Master’s degree may substitute for additional years of experience per contract guidance.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in complex, secure environments.
• Strong analytical and advanced troubleshooting/problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor teams.
• Ability to rapidly learn and apply emerging cloud and automation technologies
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS GovCloud and/or Azure Government environments.
• Deep expertise with: Terraform (Infrastructure as Code), Ansible (configuration management and automation) and Kubernetes (container orchestration platforms such as EKS, AKS, OpenShift).
• Experience with: CI/CD tools and automation frameworks (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), Containerization technologies (Docker) and Cloud networking, security, and identity management.
• Experience implementing: DevSecOps practices and secure pipeline automation, Monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
• Strong understanding of: Distributed systems and microservices architectures, System performance, scalability, and resilience
• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

What Will Be Nice to Have

• Experience with federal compliance frameworks (e.g., FISMA, NIST, FedRAMP)
• Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert).
• Experience with service mesh, API gateways, and Kubernetes security tooling.
• Familiarity with PKI, identity services, or credential management systems.
• Experience supporting large-scale, multi-environment enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of automation scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell).

The annual salary range for this position is $113,000.00-$188,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse