Everforth ECS is seeking a Cloud DevOps Engineer to work in our Arlington, VA office / remote.
We’re looking for an engineer with strong hands-on experience across Linux, Windows, and cloud-native environments, paired with a deep automation mindset. You’ve built and maintained CI/CD pipelines, written IaC at scale, and worked in compliance-driven environments where NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, and DISA STIGs aren’t foreign concepts. They’re part of your normal workflow. You operate independently, you communicate well across technical and non-technical stakeholders, and you take ownership of your work from design through deployment. Experience supporting federal customers in air-gapped environments is a meaningful differentiator for this role.
What You’ll Do
- Design and deploy secure cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform, Ansible, and/or CloudFormation
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD) that bake security in from the start
- Write automation in Ansible coupled with Infrastructure defined by Terraform code to cut down on manual work and keep deployments consistent
- Deploy and troubleshoot cloud-native applications across EC2, VPC, EKS, S3, RDS, AWS Bedrock, and related AWS services
- Implement and maintain security controls including IAM, encryption, network security, SELinux, and kernel hardening
- Apply DISA STIGs and ensure compliance with NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP requirements
- Support containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes/EKS
- Collaborate with development and security teams to push DevSecOps practices forward
- Keep documentation current so the next person isn’t starting from scratch
Salary: $130,000 - $160,000
General Description of Benefits
Preferred Qualifications- Must have US citizenship.
- Ability to pass a Public Trust investigation.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of general work experience.
- AWS certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical field. We will consider candidates without a degree who bring 4 or more years of directly relevant experience or equivalent military training
- 3+ years in Linux and/or Windows system and network administration (DNS, VPN, firewalls)
- 3+ years with IaC tools such as Terraform, Ansible
- 3+ years in Linux and/or Windows system and network administration (DNS, VPN, firewalls)
- 3+ years with Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms
Skills Required
- US citizenship
- Ability to pass a Public Trust investigation
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Minimum 3 years of general work experience
- 3+ years of Linux and/or Windows system and network administration, including DNS, VPN, and firewalls
- 3+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
- 3+ years of experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms
- AWS certification, such as Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related technical field
- Four or more years of directly relevant experience or equivalent military training may substitute for the degree
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
