• Designing and maintaining scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure. • Automating infrastructure provisioning, deployment pipelines, and monitoring systems to improve reliability and efficiency. • Leading DevOps strategy by collaborating with teams to identify and address challenges in workflows and processes. • Driving system security by implementing best practices and ensuring compliance with industry standards. • Mentoring and guiding DevOps engineers to foster a culture of problem-solving and continuous improvement. • Acting as the technical lead for resolving complex issues and ensuring high system availability. • Optimizing cloud performance and costs while mitigating risks to enhance operational efficiency. • Staying current with emerging DevOps technologies and incorporating innovative solutions into the infrastructure. • Building fault-tolerant systems and tools that empower developers to deploy securely and efficiently. • Supporting 24/7 operations by participating in on-call rotations and ensuring quick issue resolution.

• You plan, develop and execute capital projects by supporting technical developments, feasibility perspectives of engineering-related activities in supply chain and capital expense project execution to support growth, world-class manufacturing and productivity with the highest levels of quality, safety and environmental requirements • You will be accountable for the quality and results of the capital projects per Mondelēz standards, and our business and innovation processes in project management. • You will work with key stakeholders to define and deliver the capital and technical agendas during the development phases of capital investment projects • You will develop capital budgets according to the contract and forecast cash flow, ensure that engineering developments and standards are implemented, and support the development and implementation of state-of-the art processes and equipment strategies to optimize resources, harmonize assets and rollout best practices. • You will own, lead, and drive systems engineering, software delivery automation and CI/CD practices across all digital platforms. • You will manage tool and vendor selection across development automation activities to ensure that tooling is fit for purpose for an enterprise-grade software deployment automation & DevOps platform.

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Domain & Release Manager to support KITS and our government customer. The position is remote. We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more. The Domain & Release Manager and Systems Engineer I is responsible for providing technical support and recommendations on annual, quarterly, and Ad Hoc Production Releases and release operational support strategies. The Domain & Release Manager will support Engineering staff in activities to author and maintain standard operating processes to maintain complex health care information systems essential to the functioning of IHS. The Domain & Release Manager will support Engineering staff to diagnose and resolve technical issues quickly, efficiently, and ensures that systems operate at optimal performance levels before and after scheduled Releases. General requirements: - Review and coordination of deployment and engineering artifacts. Provide recommendations. - Review configuration and technical management processes for consistency with recognized industry practice and IHS requirements. Specific requirements: - Architecture control - Employ industry best practices and guidelines to manage and produce architectural artifacts. Leverage existing IHS architecture artifacts where possible. - Help maintain and extend the IHS Health IT Modernization Enterprise Architecture. - Interfaces - Review custom EHR interfaces proposed by IHS vendors. Assure industry standards-based interfaces are leveraged. - Review and evaluate EHR vendor libraries. Assure interfaces use common standard ontologies, data formats, and data models so that data is interoperable across IHS programs and with other external systems. - Review interfaces requested by functional and business SMEs/councils to assure they adhere to the IHS program governance process. Support the Interface Working group and their analysis of newly proposed EHR system interfaces. - Data Management - Contribute to the Health IT Modernization Data Management Strategy and IHS program requirements, as required, for creating, managing, and delivering data across the Program and with external partners. - Systems engineering technical reviews (SETRs) - Participate in SETRs milestone reviews such as Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Critical Design Review (CDR). Other reviews include IDR/FRR initial design review and final design review, IPR/Preliminary TRR In-Process Review/Preliminary Test Readiness Review, FDR/TRR Final Design Review/Test Readiness Review, IPR/Preliminary OTRR In-Process Review/Preliminary Operational Test Readiness Review, and ORR Operational Readiness Review. - Participate in enterprise performance life cycle reviews as needed for requirements analysis, system design, system development, and testing. - Participate in enterprise reviews for EHR system interoperability with focus on the Health Information Exchange Gateway. - Participate in reviews of infrastructure upgrades to support new system implementations and cybersecurity services. Engineering Tools and Processes: - Have experience with systems engineering technical management processes such as technical planning, requirements management, configuration management, technical assessment, decision analysis, technical risk management, interface management, and data management. - Have a working knowledge and familiarity with system engineering tools such as Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian Jira, HP ALM, and MS Project. - Engineering systems also include the MITRE Partner Network and the IBM Jazz Rational System Architect suite of products. - Have familiarity with other system engineering tools used in areas such as performance and capacity testing, change management for code repositories, test instrumentation and monitoring, security scanning, system emulation, system/application monitoring, user monitoring/application response measurement, availability measurement, and continuous monitoring. Work Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: - The ideal candidate has experience working with Healthcare Systems Engineering and/or Health Information Management in the federal government. - Strong written and verbal communications skills - Ability to present technical details to a non-technical audience (briefing). - Ability to facilitate reoccurring technical/non-technical meetings and working groups. - Have a technical background in implementing systems and tools. Microsoft Azure related systems, tools, and services are preferred. - Have experience performing system upgrades, managing backup and recovery, server monitoring and capacity planning, conducting version management, etc. - Have familiarity developing and reviewing system security standards. - BS in Computer Science or Information Systems related field. - 5+ minimum years’ leading projects that include software development and/or operations systems implementation including cloud implementations. - Microsoft Azure certification(s) are a strong plus. Security Requirement: - This position requires National Agency Check (NACI) background clearance. - A background investigation will be conducted to authorize basic public trust. Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment. The company is dedicated to seeking all qualified applicants. If you require an accommodation to navigate or apply for a position on our website, please get in touch with Heaven Wood via e-mail at accommodations@koniag-gs.com or by calling 703-488-9377 to request accommodations. Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. Shareholder Preference in accordance with Public Law 88-352

Description Founded in 2007, Initiate Government Solutions (IGS) is a Woman-Owned Small Business and a fully remote IT services provider supporting federal partners nationwide. We deliver innovative Enterprise IT and Health Services solutions with a strong focus on data analytics, health informatics, cloud migration, AI, and the modernization of federal information systems. Our vision is to be a health IT trendsetter, continuing to solve the nation’s most challenging healthcare IT issues by conceiving, designing, and building solid, creative, and innovative open-source solutions. Our mission is to innovate, design, and deliver tailored solutions that balance technical advancement with cost-awareness while providing exceptional service. IGS is currently recruiting a remote DevOps Engineer to support our work with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Assignment of Work and Travel: This is a remote access assignment. The Candidate will work remotely daily and will remotely access VA systems and therein use approved VA provided communications systems. Travel is not required; however, the candidate may be required to attend onsite client meetings as requested. This role leads the design and delivery of a secure, scalable, cloud-native self-service platform that enables automated deployment of containerized applications and enterprise APIs for federal data consumers. It partners closely with stakeholders to define architectural vision, enforce DevSecOps and Kubernetes standards, and deliver PaaS and end-to-end software solutions that accelerate development while ensuring compliance and reliability. Responsibilities and Duties (Included but not limited to): - Create and foster Self-Service Principles - create automated process for creating on-demand platform for deploying containerized applications and exposing API endpoints to federal data consumers - Architectural Vision & Strategy: Shape and communicate the architectural blueprint for Lighthouse with a focus on scalability, security, automation, and developer experience in a cloud-native environment. - Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with product owners, security teams, and stakeholders to facilitate and prioritize features that Program Manager(s) can use to meet business needs and create technical roadmaps, ensuring compliance with VA, federal, and industry requirements. - Establish and Enforce Standards: Define, document, and advocate for engineering best practices across the VA Lighthouse program, leveraging your expertise in DevSecOps and Kubernetes. - Platform as a Service (PaaS): Provide clients with PaaS solutions—delivering low-code/no-code development platforms and enterprise-grade API engineering to accelerate application delivery, streamline integration, and enable scalable digital solutions. - End-to-End Software Development: Execute efforts across the full software development lifecycle, automating processes, boosting operational efficiency, and strengthening system reliability. - DevSecOps Ownership: Design, implement, and maintain secure, automated CI/CD pipelines and increased monitoring and platform related business intelligence. Automate build, test, deployment, and infrastructure processes; champion shift-left security practices. - Continuous Innovation: Continuously refine the platform and deliver innovative, reliable solutions to meet the mission. - Governance & Compliance: Ensure solutions meet all compliance requirements, including audit readiness and documentation. Requirements - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field - 5+ years of experience with AWS Cloud and/or DevOps at scale - Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes (design, implementation, troubleshooting, scaling) in production environments - Understanding of L4, L5, and L7 networking with AWS Resources and Cilium, Istio, or equivalent operators - Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and scripting languages - Experience leading engineering teams and setting program-level standards - Experience defining and maintaining a monitoring solution for providing insight to platform issues - US Citizenship required due to clearance requirement Preferred Qualifications and Core Competencies: - 8+ years in software or platform engineering, including technical leadership or architect role - Experience with Terraform or OpenTofu for IaC - Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef - Proven success implementing secure, automated DevSecOps pipelines and containerization tools like Kubernetes or Docker - Experience with Blue Green Deployment techniques with ArgoCD - Experience with end-to-end encryption techniques using managed mTLS - Familiarity with monitoring, security best practices, and regulatory compliance (e.g., FedRAMP, FISMA) - Strong communication, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills - Experience working with or within government or public sector environments - Demonstrated ability to stay current with cloud and emerging technology trends - Active VA Public Trust - Prior experience supporting federal agencies - Certifications in AWS, Kubernetes, or DevOps-related disciplines. - Prior, successful experience working in a remote environment Successful IGS employees embody the following Core Values: - Integrity, Honesty, and Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest level of ethics. Doing things like being accountable for mistakes, accepting helpful criticism, and following through on commitments to ourselves, each other, and our customers. - Empathy, Emotional Intelligence: How we interact with others including peers, colleagues, stakeholders, and customers’ matters. We take collective responsibility to create an environment where colleagues and customers feel valued, included, and respected. We work within a diverse, integrated, and collaborative team to drive towards accomplishing the larger mission. We conscientiously and meticulously learn about our customers’ and end-users’ business drivers and challenges to ensure solutions meet not only technical needs but also support their mission. - Strong Work Ethic (Reliability, Dedication, Productivity): We are driven by a strong, self-motivated, and results-driven work ethic. We are reliable, accountable, proactive, and tenacious and will do what it takes to get the job done. - Life-Long Learner (Curious, Perspective, Goal Oriented): We challenge ourselves to continually learn and improve ourselves. We strive to be an expert in our field, continuously honing our craft, and finding solutions where others see problems. Compensation: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary, including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Benefits: Initiate Government Solutions offers competitive compensation and a robust benefits package, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision care, matching 401K and profit sharing, paid time off, training time for personal development, flexible spending accounts, employer-paid life insurance, employer-paid short and long term disability coverage, an education assistance program with potential merit increases for obtaining a work-related certification, employee recognition, and referral programs, spot bonuses, and other benefits that help provide financial protection for the employee and their family. Initiate Government Solutions participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Initiate Government Solutions participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program.