Overview

DecisionPointseeks Cloud Dev/Ops Automation Engineers to design, build, andmaintainautomated 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 contractbid.

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 withDevSecOps, cybersecurity, and cloud platform teams to align automation with enterprise standards.

• MaintainIaCrepositories, documentation, and version control practices.

• Implement automated logging,monitoringagent deployment, andobservabilityplatform integrations.

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

Qualifications

Clearance Requirement

Must hold anactive Top Secret clearance, supported by aTier 5background investigation.

Education (Required)

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, DevOps Engineering, ora relatedfield.

Experience (Required)

• Minimum5 yearsof 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.

• Experienceoperatingin IL5, DoD, or secure federal cloud environments.

Technical Knowledge (Required)

• Proficiencywith Terraform, CloudFormation, or otherIaCframeworks.

• 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 strongIaCdiscipline.

• Ability to design maintainable, reusable automation patterns.

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