Job description

SMX is seeking a Azure DevSecOps Engineer supporting the design and implementation of secure, scalable multi‑cloud infrastructure, applications, and services in support of enterprise cloud migration and mission‑critical systems for the United States Air Force. Responsible for cloud design, development, engineering, integration, and architecture. Will help onboard new Microsoft Azure cloud accounts and applications, conduct security patching, build code pipelines, and support deployment activities, primarily with Azure, but familiarity with multi‑cloud solutions (Azure, Google, and Oracle) and Commercial Cloud Enterprise (C2E) classified cloud migration and deployments is important. May develop solutions from scratch using tools such as Ansible, Jenkins, Packer, and related products. Will contribute to the overall strategic vision and integrate a broad range of engineering solutions in support of client requirements for Air Force cloud projects. Design, architect, and optimize secure cloud solutions in Azure Navigate client‑facing engagements and work in tandem with other vendors Contribute to technical discussions both internally and with customer or vendor teams Focus on cloud‑native services and optimizing the customer landscape through adoption of these services Define and engineer solution capabilities that satisfy customer business drivers / requirements and meet service delivery objectives Lead and/or support cloud migration strategies and establish environments (Dev, QA, Prod, etc.) across classified and unclassified networks Implement automation for provisioning, configuration, security, and monitoring using DevOps best practices Integrate cloud services with analytics tools Support infrastructure security design, patching, and compliance documentation to support governance and ATO processes Develop and apply engineering methods and solutions for cloud environments Required Skills & Experience Must have 8 years' experience in industry with a Bachelors degree (or Associate degree +2 years direct Azure DevSecOps relevant experience, or 4 years direct Azure DevSecOps relevant experience) Active Security Clearance Required: Secret Must have experience in the development of tools and processes to drive DevOps or DevSecOps maturity by automating builds, testing, monitoring, and pushing releases across environments Must have experience with integration of Software with IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) Architecture, IBM WebSphere, and Red Hat OpenShift on Azure Ability to host applications on commercial cloud providers with a focus on Azure environments Experience with containerization and container orchestration platforms and tools including Docker or Kubernetes Ability to work with application development teams across the software development lifecycle Expertise in cloud, including native services for compute, storage, networking, security, and automation Desired Skills & Experience Prior experience supporting United States Air Force cloud programs Experience automating infrastructure provisioning with tools including CloudFormation or Terraform Experience automating CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins or GitLab Experience with Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Maven, Gradle, NPM Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Linux Shell Script Knowledge of creating and improving continuous automation across multiple technical stacks Knowledge of triaging and resolving issues related to both open source and commercial tools in public cloud environments Application Deadline November 24, 2025 SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer including disabilities and veterans. Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification. SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer). $96,400 - $160,600 USD #J-18808-Ljbffr Smxtech

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