Company Overview: Over the past 15 years, eTel has delivered essential solutions for the federal government by securing and managing data, providing scalable identity access, modernizing legacy systems, and building high-performance platforms. By integrating new technologies and ensuring reliable operations we help agencies stay prepared for future challenges As a premier technology solutions and services company to the US federal government, eTel possesses longstanding relationships across the federal civilian marketplace. Other customers include the broader Treasury Department, Commerce Department, and State Department. eTel offers integrated CMMI Level 3 processes, tools, and techniques with innovative, cost-efficient, and secure solutions to address complex challenges. eTel also holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2013, and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 certifications, and offers dedicated subject matter experts (SMEs) and thought leaders that possess a deep understanding of customers’ environments and challenges. Place of Performance: Remote and/or IRS facilities in Lanham, MD; Martinsburg, WV; Memphis, TN; Washington, D.C.; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX. Citizenship: US Citizen (MUST) Security Clearance: Must be eligible to possess MBI (IRS Background Investigation) clearance. Active IRS MBI clearance is preferred. Role Overview: The Lead DevSecOps and Automation Engineer provides leadership for CI/CD implementation, Infrastructure as Code, cloud automation, security automation, and AI assisted engineering capabilities across the EDP environment. The Lead DevSecOps Engineer enables rapid, secure, and repeatable delivery of AWS and Databricks platform services while reducing operational overhead through automation. Key Responsibilities: Design and maintain enterprise DevSecOps pipelines supporting platform engineering activities. Develop Infrastructure as Code solutions utilizing Terraform and AWS native automation services. Automate provisioning of cloud infrastructure, Databricks workspaces, networking, storage, and security controls. Integrate security scanning, compliance validation, vulnerability management, and policy enforcement into CI/CD pipelines. Implement AI enabled operational automation and intelligent deployment capabilities. Support containerized workloads running on Kubernetes and EKS. Automate deployment of Databricks E2 environments, Unity Catalog configurations, and tenant onboarding processes. Minimum Qualifications: Minimum 8 years of DevOps engineering experience. Minimum 5 years supporting AWS cloud environments. Expertise with Terraform, GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub, CI/CD platforms, and Infrastructure as Code frameworks. Experience supporting Kubernetes and containerized application deployments. Preferred Certifications: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional Terraform Associate Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) GitLab Certified Professional Commitment to Diversity - eTelligent Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, nations origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, status as a covered veteran, and any other characteristic provided in accordance with applicable, federal, state and local laws.