About Zaden Technologies, Inc.

Join Zaden Technologies on our mission to simplify the delivery and improve the utility of software products for our customers. At Zaden, we believe that our employees are our greatest assets. We hire the right candidates with the right skill sets who fit our culture of customer obsession, innovation, and continuous learning. We are our customer’s biggest advocate and we are looking for like-minded individuals who encompass these same ideals. It is important to us to offer you competitive pay and comprehensive benefits with opportunities that match your life and propel your career!

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our growing team in the greater DC area. In this role, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day system administration, infrastructure operations, and continuous monitoring of classified cloud environments. This position offers hybrid work arrangements for qualified candidates who meet security requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive system, web, and database administration to maintain operational cloud-based systems
• Configure, monitor, and maintain multi-environment CI/CD pipelines in AWS GovCloud
• Implement and monitor Docker/Kubernetes container orchestration
• Support application deployments through automated release pipelines
• Maintain Authorization & Assessment documentation, vulnerability scanning, and security compliance activities
• Manage security patching, updates, and mitigations for cloud infrastructure and applications
• Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for environment provisioning
• Perform access control and user management
• Configure and maintain monitoring tools for system performance, security, and compliance
• Support incident response and troubleshooting of production issues
• Coordinate with development teams to improve DevSecOps practices and deployment automation
• Develop and maintain relevant system documentation and training materials

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance
• 2+ years experience performing cloud-based system maintenance, troubleshooting, and security operations
• 1 year experience with AWS or other cloud infrastructure providers
• Demonstrated experience with container orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
• Familiarity with security compliance frameworks (NIST 800-53, RMF, STIG)
• Experience supporting system accreditation and continuous monitoring
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Active security clearance
• Experience supporting planning, design, and implementation of commercial cloud infrastructures in a DoD setting
• Experience with automating cloud deployments
• AWS Cloud certifications
• Experience with DoD cloud deployments
• Knowledge of microservices architectures
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
• Experience with database administration
• Experience with chaos engineering and resilience testing
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)

Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Career growth opportunities in a rapidly expanding company
• Training and certification support
• Flexible work arrangements (hybrid options available for some roles)
• Collaborative and innovative work environment
• Opportunity to work on impactful, mission-critical systems

Offer contingent on award. Decision expected June 2025