Senior Cloud Platform & DevOps Engineer with Security Clearance

SynMax

Houston, TX

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Automation, Bash Scripting, Business Operations, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Computer Services, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Integration, Cost Control, DNS (Domain Name System), DevOps, Firewalls, Follow Through, GCP (Good Clinical Practices), GitHub, Go Programming Language (Golang), ISO (International Organization for Standardization), Incident Response, Leadership, Load Balancing, Maintain Compliance, Microservices, Network Access Control (NAC), Network Administration/Management, Network Security, Operational Improvement, Organizational Skills, Performance Analysis, Production Support, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Reliability Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Security Architecture, Security Clearance, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Service Level Agreement (SLA), Software Engineering, Splunk, Startup, Subnet, Systems Administration/Management, Technical Writing, Top Secret Clearance, VPN (Virtual Private Network)

LOCATION

Houston, TX

POSTED

Today

Overview We are seeking a Senior Cloud Platform & DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate the
compliance-focused cloud infrastructure supporting our industry-disrupting analytics platforms.
This individual will be responsible for the deployment, uptime, scalability, and security of our
core cloud services, with a particular focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments and
supporting FedRAMP requirements. The ideal candidate is a strong senior engineer who combines deep hands-on experience in
cloud platform engineering and DevOps with experience working in regulated cloud
environments. This role requires someone who can collaborate cross-functionally with security
and compliance stakeholders and drive technical maturity across infrastructure, automation,
observability, reliability, and governance. This is an exceptional opportunity for someone who
thrives in a fast-paced startup environment and wants to shape our technical architecture,
operational practices, and future roadmap. Key Responsibilities • Design, implement, and maintain cloud platform infrastructure for reliability, scalability,
security, and performance of core analytics platforms.
• Own the architecture, operation, and continuous improvement of Google Cloud Platform
(GCP) environments supporting production and regulated workloads.
• Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of technical controls required for
FedRAMP compliance.
• Support efforts to prepare applications and environments for FedRAMP assessment,
authorization, and ongoing compliance sustainment.
• Ensure platform availability and performance meet or exceed defined SLAs.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, runbook development, and
operational follow-through to improve reliability over time.
• Expand platform automation to reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and support
scaling across environments.
• Build and mature observability practices to detect incidents as early as possible and
improve mean time to resolution.
• Partner with engineering, security, product, and leadership stakeholders to review
environments regularly and identify cloud cost optimization opportunities.
• Design and operate secure CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code workflows.
• Implement and maintain cloud networking, access controls, and security architecture
across VPCs, subnets, firewalls, DNS, load balancers, and VPN configurations.
• Support deployment patterns involving microservices, containers, serverless
infrastructure, and orchestration platforms.
• Maintain clear technical documentation for architecture, processes, controls, and
operational procedures. Required Qualifications • Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to support CI Polygraph processing.
• 7+ years of experience in Infrastructure, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud
Platform Engineering, or related roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related STEM field.
• Proven experience building and managing cloud infrastructure with a focus on
scalability, security, resiliency, and high uptime.
• Experience supporting applications through the FedRAMP process or in FedRAMP-
authorized environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Strong experience with DevOps methodologies and building robust CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Grafana, Prometheus,
ELK, Datadog, New Relic, Splunk, or similar tools.
• Experience with microservices, containerization, serverless infrastructure, and
orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, and Cloud Run.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, especially Terraform.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, and access management, including
VPCs, subnets, firewalls, DNS, load balancers, and VPNs.
• Strong scripting or programming skills in Bash, Go, and/or Python.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across distributed teams and time zones with
strong communication and coordination skills. Preferred Qualifications • Houston, TX-based or willing to relocate.
• Experience implementing ITAR technical controls in cloud environments.
• Deep hands-on expertise with GCP services such as Google Compute Engine (GCE),
Cloud Run, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL, and BigQuery.
• Experience with GitHub Actions.
• Experience with ISO 27001.
• Familiarity with or experience supporting CMMC Level 2 environments.
• Prior experience working in platform, infrastructure, or DevOps teams in regulated or
national security environments.

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