Full Time

DevOps Engineer-Secret Clearance

Zachary Piper Solutions

Full-time

IT Services and IT Consulting

North Carolina, United States

???* / year

Job Description

Piper Companies is looking to fill the role of DevOps Engineer- Secret Clearence for a leading technology company located in Raleigh, NC. The DevOps Engineer- Secret Clearence will support mission-critical systems in a secure government environment. This role focuses on designing, automating, and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes-based platforms using modern Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices. The DevOps Engineer- Secret Clearence role is an onsite position in Raleigh, NC.

Responsibilities of the DevOps Engineer- Secret Clearence Include:

Design, implement, and manage secure, scalable cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Terragrunt across enterprise and government environments.
Develop automation scripts, tools, and platform services using Python to streamline infrastructure deployment and operational workflows.
Build, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot containerized applications and Kubernetes clusters, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.
Create and support CI/CD pipelines, collaborate with engineering teams on application deployments, and resolve production issues across cloud and infrastructure platforms.
Monitor system health, security, and compliance while optimizing performance and enforcing infrastructure best practices in regulated environments.

Qualifications for the DevOps Engineer- Secret Clearence Include:

Active Secret Clearance required; candidates must be eligible to work onsite in the RTP area, with an expectation of five days onsite once the platform is fully operational.
4+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Infrastructure Engineering roles supporting cloud-based environments.
Strong hands-on experience with Python, Terraform, Terragrunt, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux administration, and infrastructure automation.
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, and cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies.
Strong understanding of networking, IAM, cloud security principles, troubleshooting, and operational support within secure or regulated environments.

Compensation for the DevOps Engineer- Secret Clearence Includes:

$155,000-$185,000 annually
Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), PTO, Sick Leave if required by law, and Holidays

This job opens for applications on 11/10/26. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: DevOps, DevOps engineer, secret clearance, cloud infrastructure

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