Job Summary:
Core One is a dynamic company focused on providing analytical and technical solutions for national security challenges. They are seeking a Cloud DevOps Architect to lead the design, automation, and delivery of a web-based tool on AWS, ensuring secure and compliant operations within a classified environment.
Responsibilities:
โข Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows for a classified AWS cloud environment, ensuring rapid and reliable delivery of application updates and infrastructure changes
โข Define and enforce DevOps standards across the team including branching strategies, code review practices, automated testing suites, and release management processes
โข Architect and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), ensuring environments are reproducible, auditable, and compliant with Sponsor and federal requirements
โข Lead integration of APIs, databases, and microservices to ensure seamless interoperability and performance for mission users
โข Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using Splunk, Elasticsearch, and ServiceNow to provide full operational visibility and enable rapid incident response
โข Embed automated security and compliance checks within the pipeline to support continuous ATO, RMF adherence, and federal compliance frameworks
โข Partner with the IT PM, compliance officers, legal, and Sponsor stakeholders to translate mission requirements into automated, scalable technical solutions
โข Drive system reliability through proactive performance tuning, infrastructure optimization, and automation of routine operational tasks
โข Lead post-deployment operations including maintenance windows, patch management, feature enhancements, and incident response
โข Mentor team members on DevOps best practices and foster a culture of automation-first engineering
Qualifications:
Required:
โข Bachelor's Degree or higher in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field
โข 3+ years of cumulative experience spanning IT systems administration, software development and integration, system testing, cybersecurity compliance, troubleshooting, and incident response
โข 2+ years of experience in system administration of Sponsor Systems
โข 6+ years of experience in application design, development, and deployment of classified IC systems of similar scope and complexity
โข 4+ years of combined experience in Sponsor's Amazon Web Services environment (C2S or C2E) including cloud systems administration, containerization, cloud environment management, and compliance assessments
โข Experience with SecDevOps tools including CI/CD pipelines, code repositories, and testing suites
โข Experience providing troubleshooting support for IT systems within an IC environment
โข AWS certification or equivalent cloud technology certification
โข Experience with object-oriented programming languages, relational databases, NoSQL data solutions, software testing, and configuration management practices
โข Experience using AWS operational status tools and implementing IT operations situational awareness using monitoring and logs such as Splunk dashboards, Elasticsearch, and ServiceNow
โข TS/SCI with Polygraph
Preferred:
โข Experience with Agile requirements management and sprint planning for technical IT development teams
โข Master's Degree in any of the above disciplines
โข Security+, CISSP, or equivalent certification
Company:
Core One is the frontier of innovative ideas and creative solutions to solve our nation's most complex challenges. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in Sterling, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.