DevOps Engineer - Platform Enablement & Automation Services

GDIT is hiring a DevOps Engineer to design, build, automate, and maintain Azure Kubernetes Service deployment and container orchestration capabilities. The role expands GitLab CI/CD automation and supports secure, reliable deployments for application teams across the ICAM ecosystem.

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and manage Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, including node pools, workload identities, ingress controllers, and security configurations
• Develop, optimize, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for build automation, containerization, quality gates, security scanning, and production release workflows
• Build and maintain Helm charts, YAML manifests, templates, and reusable AKS deployment patterns
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM) for provisioning and managing cluster and cloud resources
• Collaborate with application teams to containerize applications, troubleshoot deployments, and optimize runtime performance
• Implement and maintain observability tools (Azure Monitor, Prometheus/Grafana, ELK/EFK) for monitoring cluster health, logs, and metrics
• Ensure secure handling of secrets, certificates, and configuration values using Key Vault or equivalent tools
• Troubleshoot AKS workloads, GitLab CI/CD failures, pipeline performance, Kubernetes scaling issues, and service connectivity problems
• Document operational procedures, IaC patterns, deployment workflows, troubleshooting guides, and DevOps standards
• Support Zero Trust, compliance, and enterprise security requirements through hardened DevOps practices

Requirements:

• Azure Devops, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Docker Kubernetes Architecture
• 5 + years of related experience
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• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 5 years' experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree
• Minimum of an active Secret security clearance
• Current DoW 8140 certification (Security+ CE or higher)
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes operations, container lifecycle, networking, scaling, and security
• Expertise with GitLab (runners, pipeline configuration, security scanning, artifact management)
• Proficient with Docker, Helm, YAML, and Kubernetes manifests
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Bicep
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability stacks (Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK)
• Ability to troubleshoot cluster issues, deployments, pods, services, and containerized workloads
• Excellent documentation and cross-team collaboration skills
• Experience with Azure DevOps, ArgoCD, Flux, or other GitOps tools
• Experience integrating AKS with identity and access controls (AAD workload identities, managed identities)
• Knowledge of service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, Consul Connect)
• Experience with container security scanning, SAST/DAST, and vulnerability management
• Familiarity with Zero Trust, enterprise cloud security, and compliance frameworks