IT Senior Architect - DevSecOps
Maximus, Inc. · Las Cruces, NM, United States ·
COMPENSATION
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- Senior Architect Role
- US Citizenship Required
- Security Clearance Needed
- Fully Remote (US)
- DevSecOps Focus
Maximus seeks a Senior IT Architect to lead its enterprise DevSecOps platform. You will define reference architectures, pipeline standards, and security guardrails across commercial, federal, and GovCloud targets. The role requires deep expertise in CI/CD design, infrastructure as code, and secure cloud-native strategies.
What you'll do
- Serve as principal architect for the enterprise DevSecOps platform
- Define reference architectures and pipeline standards for cloud deployment
- Establish canonical CI/CD models from source control to release
- Embed automated security controls and vulnerability management into pipelines
- Ensure alignment with NIST, FedRAMP, HIPAA, and SOC 2 compliance
- Provide technical authority in enterprise governance and architecture boards
- Lead internal DevSecOps community of practice and drive platform adoption
- Mentor architects and engineers on tools and automation practices
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of progressive IT experience with 5+ in senior DevSecOps roles
- Must be a United States Citizen
- Eligible for U.S. Government Public Trust or Secret clearance
- Deep expertise in CI/CD using GitLab, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins
- Proficiency with Crossplane for infrastructure composition
- Hands-on experience with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar IaC
- Strong knowledge of Kubernetes platform strategy and container orchestration
- Experience designing secure pipelines in regulated environments like FedRAMP
- Technical leadership experience across AWS, Azure, and GCP
Nice to have
- Active U.S. Government security clearance
- Certifications such as CKA, Terraform Associate, or AWS Solutions Architect
- Experience with federal government IT programs and GovCloud
- Familiarity with GitOps patterns and ArgoCD
- Knowledge of AI coding assistants and Spec-Driven Development
- Experience with SAFe delivery frameworks and Confluence
Stack
- GitLab CI/CD
- GitHub Actions
- Jenkins
- Groovy
- Crossplane
- Terraform
- AWS CloudFormation
- Kubernetes
- EKS
- AKS
- GKE
- AWS
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
- JFrog Artifactory
- Nexus
- SonarQube
- Trivy
- TruffleHog
- ArgoCD
- Maven
- Gradle
- Jira
- Confluence
How you'll work
- Remote work available within the United States
- Requires US Citizenship and security clearance eligibility
- Collaboration with Infrastructure, Security, and Platform teams