Senior DevOps Engineer

This position requires active U.S. national security clearance and the ability to obtain one. To learn more about the security clearance process please access this link. Additionally, travel may be required to customer and subcontractor sites as well as other office locations.

At Hypergiant, our work is driven by individuals pushing the boundary and always professionally challenging our clients to think differently. We’re seeking individuals who are both analytical and creative and can help us fuel our motto: Know Tomorrow, Act Today. We’re based in Texas and have a strong track record of working with some of the biggest brands around the world in industries spanning retail, oil & gas, energy, aviation, healthcare, and more. We provide large enterprises with cutting-edge advice, bespoke technology solutions, and deployment expertise needed to harness the value out of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Our goal is to work with forward-thinking organizations and to help them understand how Artificial Intelligence will affect their business and their industry.

The Senior DevSecOps Engineer plays a key role in implementing secure, agile infrastructure solutions. This position involves setting up and managing infrastructure using modern tools and working on complex DoD projects. The focus is on hands-on technical execution and collaboration to drive security and efficiency within the development and operations lifecycle. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Solve complex technical challenges and quickly adapt to new technologies.  
• Conduct in-depth technical analysis of operating systems, applications, databases, networks, and storage systems.  
• Establish and configure infrastructure using infrastructure as code and automated configuration tools.  
• Develop and maintain a robust DevSecOps platform supporting agile software development.  
• Create and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and Gitlab.  
• Optimize build and deployment processes using Docker and Kubernetes.  
• Design and implement effective monitoring and alerting strategies for cloud infrastructure.  
• Implement security controls compliant with NIST 800-171, DoD Cloud Computing SRG, CMMC, and FedRAMP.  
• Develop custom tools to support engineering teams.  
• Introduce DevSecOps practices and tools to engineering teams.  
• Drive adoption of DevOps best practices across culture, code health, testing, monitoring, and alerting.  
• Optimize operational costs through service optimizations and demand-based auto-scaling.  

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in engineering and implementing on-premises and cloud-native solutions.  
• Experience deploying applications and infrastructure leveraging GitOps principles and tooling  
  (ArgoCD or Flux).  
• Experience working in cross-functional software development teams.  
• Proficiency with public cloud providers (AWS or GCP preferred).  
• Proven track record in developing, securing, and operating Kubernetes-based platforms and cloud infrastructure.  
• Familiarity with service mesh technologies like Istio and Linkerd.  
• Expertise in automation and configuration management tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, and Helm.  
• Experience implementing security controls (NIST 800-171, CMMC, FedRAMP) in regulated environments.  
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Gitlab Pipelines.  
• Strong attention to detail and adherence to industry best practices in privacy and security.  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a customer-focused approach.  
• Eligibility to obtain a Common Access Card (CAC) for government information systems access.  
• Active secret security clearance or ability to obtain.  

Desired Qualifications:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Certification.  
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator Certification. 
• DoD IAT Level II Security Certification (Security + CE, GSEC, SSCP, or CNNA Security).  
• Scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and workflow automation. 

Clearance Information: Some positions will require access to U.S. National Security information. Positions that require this access will be required to receive and maintain a U.S. government personnel security clearance (PCL). In order to qualify for this position, the candidate must be a US Citizen and either currently possess this National Security eligibility or be able to complete the investigation application process with a favorable determination and maintain that eligibility throughout their employment.

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