Cloud Devops Engineer

Job Title Cloud DevOps Engineer

Location Washington, DC

Employment Type Contract

Job Summary

STAFFXPERT LLC is seeking a Cloud DevOps Engineer on behalf of our client in Washington, DC. This role is ideal for a hands-on cloud professional with expertise in AWS infrastructure, DevOps automation, identity and access management, and credential management systems. The selected candidate will support mission-critical environments by designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and automated cloud solutions while collaborating closely with development, security, and infrastructure teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support cloud infrastructure solutions within AWS environments.

• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Ansible.

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support efficient software delivery and deployment.

• Provision and manage environments across development, testing, staging, and production.

• Monitor system performance, implement proactive alerting, and support operational stability.

• Troubleshoot infrastructure, application, and cloud-related issues, ensuring timely resolution and minimal business impact.

• Conduct root cause analysis and implement long-term solutions for recurring technical issues.

• Support and maintain credential management platforms, PKI environments, and identity management solutions.

• Perform advanced troubleshooting of authentication technologies, middleware, smart cards, and related components.

• Administer and support Windows Server and Linux environments.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance security, reliability, and operational efficiency.

• Apply security best practices to ensure compliance and protection of enterprise systems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT infrastructure, systems engineering, DevOps, or cloud operations.

• Hands-on experience supporting AWS cloud environments.

• Strong knowledge of Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code practices.

• Experience administering Windows and Linux operating systems.

• Expertise in identity and access management, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and certificate lifecycle management.

• Experience supporting credential management and authentication technologies.

• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience working in secure, regulated, or enterprise-level environments.

• Ability to obtain and maintain required government security clearance eligibility.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal, government, or highly regulated environments.

• Familiarity with credential management platforms and enterprise authentication solutions.

• AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or AWS SysOps Administrator.

• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.

• Knowledge of security and compliance best practices within cloud environments.