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No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire. We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
What happens next
- Do I pay upfront?
- No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
- Must I give you exclusivity?
- We do not promise or require exclusivity here. Any terms are in the recruiting agreement we refer you to.
- Will you reveal my company?
- Not without your explicit consent before we disclose anything.
- What if I do not hire?
- No hire, no fee.
- No upfront fee
- Pay only if you hire
- Technology only
- We reach engineers who aren't on job boards
- Replacement guarantee on standard searches
Need someone now? Call 305-306-4829.
Titles we fill
- DevOps Engineer, Govtech (FedRAMP)
The DevOps Engineer specializing in Govtech FedRAMP environments manages complex infrastructure within high security regulatory frameworks. Engineers must architect cloud environments that strictly adhere to NIST standards and specific DoD impact levels. Success in this role requires deep proficiency with Infrastructure as Code patterns that ensure automated compliance and continuous hardening across multi-tenant government cloud architectures while maintaining operational availability.
Engineers work at the intersection of developer productivity and rigid government compliance protocols. This specialty focuses on building secure pipelines that facilitate rapid deployment cycles without compromising data integrity or system security. Candidates must demonstrate an ability to translate security requirements into functional technical specifications while managing the nuances of interconnected hybrid environments and sovereign cloud network segmentations.
What we screen for
FedRAMP Control Implementation
The candidate must demonstrate practical experience with FedRAMP control implementation within cloud platforms. This involves translating security requirements into technical configurations for boundary protection and access control. We assess the ability to document and verify control effectiveness during audits. Candidates failing to articulate the mapping between technical infrastructure settings and specific NIST control requirements are typically filtered out at this stage.
DoD Impact Level Experience
We evaluate deep familiarity with DoD Impact Level 4 and 5 architectural requirements. This includes experience managing data classification and ensuring secure traffic flow between internal and external segments. The candidate must show evidence of implementing security architectures that meet strict government requirements for data handling. Misunderstandings regarding the specific data isolation requirements often indicate insufficient experience with these environments.
STIG Hardening Proficiency
Practical knowledge of applying Security Technical Implementation Guides to automated server hardening is essential. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in scripting the application of STIGs to virtual machine images and container runtimes. We look for evidence of maintaining baseline security configurations through automated code pipelines. Candidates who manually manage hardening without incorporating infrastructure as code principles are unlikely to succeed here.
Infrastructure as Code Mastery
Deep expertise in Terraform or CloudFormation for managing compliant cloud infrastructure is a critical requirement. We assess the capability to construct modules that enforce security policies at provisioning time. Candidates are evaluated on their ability to manage complex state files while ensuring that security group configurations and network policies remain immutable. Lack of rigorous version control habits is a red flag.
Container Security Orchestration
Security within containerized environments is paramount. Candidates must prove experience securing Kubernetes clusters via policies that prevent privilege escalation and enforce network isolation. We evaluate understanding of image signing and runtime security monitoring. Evidence of integrating vulnerability scanning directly into the build pipeline is required. Candidates lacking experience with securing container sidecars or managing service mesh security are rarely considered.
Incident Response Automation
We test for the ability to build automated security response mechanisms into existing cloud workloads. Candidates should describe how they utilize logging aggregation and automated remediation for anomalous network behavior. Success requires technical skills in integrating security orchestration tools with existing ticketing systems. Candidates unable to describe a scenario where they automated the containment of a security threat fail this.
Related skills and ecosystems we cover
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Linux
- VMware
- Cisco
- Juniper / Arista
- Palo Alto Networks
- Fortinet
Where we find them
Our sourcing strategy targets professionals within specialized government contracting firms who manage secure cloud transitions. We prioritize candidates coming from environments where strict regulatory adherence is the baseline for operations. Identifying these individuals involves analyzing their work on complex cross-agency projects where operational security was integrated into the earliest stages of the engineering lifecycle and continuous delivery efforts.
We prioritize search efforts toward engineers who have work through the migration of legacy workloads into modern government cloud environments. Ideal candidates possess experience with the specific constraints of air-gapped or restricted network segments. We actively seek engineers with experience in high-security consulting firms that manage the deployment of mission-critical software stacks for defense and intelligence agency clients.
The role and the hiring environment
How a DevOps Engineer, Govtech (FedRAMP) search runs
The evaluation process begins with a technical assessment focused on architectural design for a compliant infrastructure deployment. Candidates must provide solutions to complex network configuration problems while ensuring all settings remain within regulatory bounds. This initial technical screening confirms whether the candidate can apply theoretical knowledge to the practical challenges of secure cloud engineering in a government context.
Subsequent stages involve a collaborative design review where the candidate justifies their technical choices to a panel. We examine the candidate's ability to communicate complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders while demonstrating deep proficiency in their chosen toolset. Final assessments focus on their history of maintaining system compliance and their capacity for continuous improvement in highly regulated environments.
What happens next
What happens next
- Do I pay upfront?
- No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
- Must I give you exclusivity?
- We do not promise or require exclusivity here. Any terms are in the recruiting agreement we refer you to.
- Will you reveal my company?
- Not without your explicit consent before we disclose anything.
- What if I do not hire?
- No hire, no fee.
Questions about this search
When will we see a shortlist?
We agree the search plan after checking your requirements for fedramp control implementation and dod impact level experience, rather than promising a date before the brief is clear. The candidate must demonstrate practical experience with FedRAMP control implementation within cloud platforms.
What if a candidate gets a counteroffer?
We ask what would make someone leave work involving fedramp control implementation, and what could make them stay. Before you invest in interviews, we discuss whether your offer changes the problem they want to leave, including the responsibility for incident response automation.
Should this role be remote or on site?
Experience with fedramp control implementation and dod impact level experience does not settle the location question. Tell us what access and supervision the work needs, including who owns decisions about incident response automation, so we approach people who can accept the arrangement.
How will you check fit before we interview?
The candidate must demonstrate practical experience with FedRAMP control implementation within cloud platforms. This involves translating security requirements into technical configurations for boundary protection and access control. We evaluate deep familiarity with DoD Impact Level 4 and 5 architectural requirements.
How does the fee work?
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire. Agree the fee and the responsibilities covering fedramp control implementation and dod impact level experience in the recruiting agreement before the search proceeds.
What if the hire does not work out?
We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement. Make sure the agreed scope includes what you expect of incident response automation, rather than leaving that discussion until after the start.
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire. We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
What happens next
- Do I pay upfront?
- No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
- Must I give you exclusivity?
- We do not promise or require exclusivity here. Any terms are in the recruiting agreement we refer you to.
- Will you reveal my company?
- Not without your explicit consent before we disclose anything.
- What if I do not hire?
- No hire, no fee.
How a search runs
The Six-Step Search
- 1Search Calibration
A call about the work. You get a written search profile.
- 2Market Mapping
We identify the employer backgrounds that fit. You see where we will look.
- 3Professional Contact Intelligence
We identify individual people, not job board applicants.
- 4Persistent Personalized Outreach
Personal outreach and direct follow-through. You get search updates.
- 5Live Candidate Qualification
A recruiter checks stack, scope and motivation in conversation.
- 6Candidate Intelligence and Process Support
You receive a written brief on every person you meet.
Working with Technology Headhunters
What don't you do in a permanent search?
We do not bill by the hour for permanent search or charge a retainer unless one is agreed. We do not treat reposting your job advertisement as headhunting.