Sr. Cloud Operations Engineer (DevSecOps | Top Secret)
📍 Location: Hybrid – onsite in Charlottesville, VA 4–6 times per month (must live within 100 miles). Office also available in Arlington, VA.
🔒 Clearance: Active Top Secret (SCI eligible)
Why This Role Matters
At Rackner, we deliver mission-critical, multi-cloud solutions that power the nation’s most important programs. As a Senior Cloud Operations Engineer, you’ll have technical autonomy and a strategic voice in shaping how Azure and AWS environments are designed, secured, and scaled.
This is more than just a cloud role — it’s a chance to:
- Lead at scale – architect and automate secure cloud infrastructure across Azure + AWS
- Make impact where it matters – support national security missions with resilient, compliant systems
- Grow your career – gain certifications, advanced training, and recognition as a cleared cloud leader
- Work flexibly – hybrid schedule, with options to collaborate from either Charlottesville or Arlington
What You’ll Do
- Engineer multi-cloud environments: Connect and secure Azure + AWS with hybrid integrations
- Deploy and automate: Hands-on Terraform deployments in production, CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps methodology
- Containerize + scale: Leverage Kubernetes (AKS/EKS or similar) to deliver reliable, repeatable environments
- Implement cloud governance: Deploy Azure Landing Zones, develop policies, and enforce STIG compliance
- Collaborate and lead: Partner across DevSecOps and engineering teams to deliver mission-critical solutions
Must-Haves:
- 7 years; software development experience building software solutions using Azure in a secure environment (Python / Bash preferred)
- 2+ years Kubernetes production experience (AKS/EKS or similar)
- 1+ year deploying Azure Landing Zones and implementing policies
- Hands-on Terraform experience in production (CI/CD, GitOps)
- Familiarity with AWS networking (VPC, DNS, TLS; Direct Connect a plus)
- Security+ (IAT Level II) and at least one cloud certification (Azure or AWS)
Nice-to-Haves:
- AWS Direct Connect / AWS Networking experience
- Crossplane experience
- Updated Azure / AWS certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in IT or equivalent experience
Why Rackner
We’re a fast-growing consultancy trusted for innovation, execution, and impact. Joining our team means:
- 401K with 100% match up to 6%
- Weekly pay schedule
- Comprehensive health, vision, dental, life, disability
- Generous PTO
- Home office + equipment support
- Certifications fully covered – we invest in your growth
- Gym membership eligibility, team events, and more
👉 Apply now to bring your clearance, cloud skills, and leadership to a role where your impact is felt every day.
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Top Skills
What We Do
Rackner builds cutting-edge solutions that apply DevSecOps and the power of AI in the datacenter, public and private clouds, and edge, leveraging the future of compute capability and technologies like Kubernetes (k8s) and WebAssembly (WASM). We're a member of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and a Kubernetes Certified Service Provider - as well as a partner to the major public cloud companies.
Our customers include hypergrowth startups and federal agencies, both Civilian and Defense.
Core Competencies
- DevSecOps
- Edge Computing
- AI/ML
- Cloud-Native and Hybrid-Cloud development
- Web and Mobile Applications Development (Microservices)
