Cloud Dev/Ops Automation Engineer

Overview

DecisionPoint seeks Cloud Dev/Ops Automation Engineers to design, build, and maintain automated cloud provisioning, configuration, and deployment pipelines within IL5 AWS GovCloud environments supporting a large federal and DoD-aligned mission environment. These engineers develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), create repeatable deployment patterns, and support platform automation to accelerate secure, consistent delivery of cloud services and application environments.

Cloud Dev/Ops Automation Engineers collaborate closely with cloud platform engineers, cybersecurity teams, developers, and system administrators to ensure that automation workflows meet security, compliance, and operational requirements.

These positions are fully remote.

Note: By applying to this position, you acknowledge and consent to having your resume included in an active competitive government contract bid.

Duties & Responsibilities

The Cloud Dev/Ops Automation Engineer will:

• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tooling.

• Automate cloud provisioning, configuration, and environment setup across IL5 AWS GovCloud.

• Build deployment automation for platform services, shared components, and cloud-native resources.

• Maintain repeatable, versioned deployment patterns for development, test, staging, and production environments.

• Integrate security scanning, compliance validation, and guardrails into CI/CD automation.

• Support automated patching workflows, configuration baselines, and cloud drift detection.

• Troubleshoot automation failures, pipeline issues, and environment configuration problems.

• Collaborate with DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and cloud platform teams to align automation with enterprise standards.

• Maintain IaC repositories, documentation, and version control practices.

• Implement automated logging, monitoring agent deployment, and observability platform integrations.

• Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) reviews for automated deployment and configuration changes.

Qualifications

Clearance Requirement

Must hold an active Top Secret clearance, supported by a Tier 5 background investigation.

Education (Required)

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, DevOps Engineering, or a related field.

Experience (Required)

• Minimum 5 years of experience in DevOps engineering, cloud automation, or cloud systems engineering.

• Experience developing Infrastructure-as-Code modules and automated provisioning.

• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines or cloud deployment automation.

• Experience operating in IL5, DoD, or secure federal cloud environments.

Technical Knowledge (Required)

• Proficiency with Terraform, CloudFormation, or other IaC frameworks.

• Experience automating cloud provisioning, configuration, and deployment workflows.

• Strong understanding of AWS GovCloud services and cloud architecture fundamentals.

• Familiarity with CI/CD systems, pipeline automation, and version control.

• Understanding of RMF, STIGs, Zero Trust, and IL5 security alignment.

Technical Knowledge (Preferred)

• Experience with container automation (EKS, ECS) or serverless deployments.

• Familiarity with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).

• Experience with security testing automation (SAST/DAST integration).

Certifications

Required:

• CompTIA Security+

Preferred:

• AWS Cloud Practitioner or AWS Developer/DevOps certification

• ITIL v4 Foundation

• Additional DevOps or cloud automation certifications

Skills

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities for automation and cloud platform issues.

• Excellent communication and collaboration with engineering and security teams.

• High attention to detail and strong IaC discipline.

• Ability to design maintainable, reusable automation patterns.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
• Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.