Job Overview
Are you passionate about enabling modern software delivery through automation security and reliability As a Senior DevOps Engineer you will play a pivotal role in our cloud-native transformation journey. Youll architect and implement robust CI/CD pipelines champion Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and embed DevSecOps best practicesensuring security scalability and compliance in highly regulated environments.
Youll work hands-on across the Azure ecosystem to streamline deployments enhance observability and embed security into every layer of the engineering lifecycle.
Responsibilities
Your day if you join us:
DevOps & CI/CD Engineering
- Design build and maintain scalable multi-stage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps GitHub Actions and YAML for both infrastructure and application delivery.
- Integrate automated testing compliance scanning secrets management and blue/green canary deployment strategies into all release workflows.
- Champion GitOps practices ensuring consistent infrastructure provisioning and release governance.
Infrastructure as Code & Automation
- Develop and maintain reusable Terraform Bicep or ARM modules for Infrastructure as Code across environments.
- Automate cloud provisioning configuration and policy enforcement using scripting (PowerShell Bash Python) and API-driven tools (Azure CLI REST).
- Create operational automation to support self-healing systems auto-scaling and proactive fault remediation.
Observability & Reliability
- Implement and maintain robust observability stacks using Azure Monitor App Insights Dynatrace and Log Analytics.
- Build custom dashboards health checks alerts and metrics pipelines to drive SLO/SLA compliance and reliability engineering practices.
- Collaborate with teams to embed monitoring into CI/CD pipelines and production workflows.
Security Compliance & DevSecOps
- Embed security controls and compliance checks into pipelines using Azure Security Center Key Vault Defender Azure Policy and other DevSecOps tools.
- Support enforcement and automation for FedRAMP NIST CMMC and similar frameworks in a SaaS environment.
- Partner with Security and Compliance teams to automate audit readiness and vulnerability remediation.
Collaboration & Technical Leadership
- Serve as a mentor and escalation point for DevOps best practices across engineering teams.
- Translate stakeholder requirements into technical delivery plans that balance speed security and resilience.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement through tooling documentation and internal community building.
Required Qualifications
You meet our must haves for this role if you have
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent experience
- 8-10 Yrs years in DevOps SRE or Cloud Engineering roles with significant Azure exposure
- Proficient in:
- CI/CD: Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Git YAML pipelines
- IaC & Automation: Terraform Bicep ARM PowerShell Bash Python
- Azure Services: Compute AKS App Services Azure SQL Functions Blob/Table Storage
- Security & Compliance: Key Vault Azure Policy Security Center Defender RBAC SSO/OAuth2
- Networking: VNet NSG/ASG Load Balancer ExpressRoute VPN Private Endpoints
- Monitoring: Azure Monitor Log Analytics Dynatrace custom metrics and alerting
Preferred Qualifications
You are exactly who we are looking for if you:
- Experience in regulated SaaS environments (FedRAMP NIST CMMC HIPAA)
- Familiarity with multi-cloud or hybrid deployments (Azure Arc on-prem integrations)
- Knowledge of FinOps practices right-sizing and cloud cost optimization
- Exposure to AI/ML pipelines or automation of business workflows is a bonus
Hybrid: VA (3x/week) Herndon Office
Exostars cloud-based platforms create exclusive communities within the Aerospace and Defense Life Sciences and other highly regulated industries where members securely collaborate share information and operate compliantly. Within these communities we build trust. By analyzing community data we provide insights and intelligence enabling organizations to make better timelier decisions to mitigate risk and operate more efficiently.
- We believe in employee development: we promote internally and provide training and educational assistance
- We provide a fun engaged workplace with social and community-building events
- We offer comprehensive benefits and flexible time off plans
Exostar is an Equal Opportunity Employment Employer. The company provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race color religion sex national origin age marital status disability status or genetic information. Exostar is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons in all facets of employment including recruiting hiring compensation promotion training benefits transfers and working conditions.
Required Experience:
Senior IC