Cloud DevOps Engineer 2
Washington, DC
Type: Contract-to-Hire
Category: DevOps
Industry: Government
Standard Hours: Open
Reference ID: JN -102026-109229
Date Posted: 10/27/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/7BbcHJ
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Hybrid 2 in office 3 days remote in Washington, DC
Our client seeks a Cloud DevOps Engineer 2 to lead the enterprise migration of Atlassian Jira and Confluence from Data Center to Atlassian Cloud/Atlassian Government Cloud and to support DevSecOps shared services and AWS infrastructure. The role includes pre-migration assessment, asset mapping, test cycles, cutover execution, post-migration hypercare, and ongoing administration of CI/CD toolchains on Linux-based platforms within AWS. The engineer will collaborate with stakeholders, coordinate Marketplace app vendors, ensure FedRAMP-aligned practices, and enable secure, automated delivery pipelines.
Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident with an active Public Trust clearance. This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $90.00 to $100.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:
- Lead Atlassian Data Center to Atlassian Cloud/AGC migrations, including C2AGC pre-migration assessments and readiness checks.
- Inventory and map Jira projects, Confluence spaces, users, permissions, workflows, attachments, automations, Marketplace apps, and custom integrations.
- Coordinate with Marketplace vendors to validate AGC compatibility and define manual migration strategies when required.
- Plan and execute multiple end-to-end test migration cycles, coordinate UAT, triage defects, and optimize cutover timelines.
- Author production cutover runbooks, rollback procedures, communication plans, and on-call rotations. Execute zero-data-loss cutovers.
- Provide post-migration hypercare, remediate broken links and integrations, validate permissions, and transition to steady-state operations.
- Administer enterprise DevSecOps tools on Linux, including GitHub Enterprise Appliance, CloudBees Jenkins, SonarQube, and JFrog Artifactory.
- Support CI/CD pipeline configuration, troubleshooting, optimization, and integration of security scanning.
- Implement security best practices to support ATO, access controls, and blue/green models.
- Design and maintain AWS infrastructure using IaC with CloudFormation and Terraform across EC2, VPC, Load Balancers, API Gateway, and Lambda.
- Automate backups, monitoring, logging, and patching using Bash and Python, and apply configuration management.
Experience Requirements:
- 10+ years of IT experience in application delivery, systems administration, or software engineering.
- 6+ years implementing DevOps pipelines and administering toolsets in AWS environments.
- Hands-on Atlassian migrations from Jira/Confluence Data Center to Cloud/AGC using JCMA and CCMA, including Marketplace app path evaluations.
- Familiarity with FedRAMP Moderate/High, Atlassian Access/Guard, SAML/SSO, and AGC architecture.
- Proficiency with CloudBees Jenkins, GitHub Enterprise, SonarQube, JFrog Artifactory, and security scanning tooling.
- Strong AWS knowledge across EC2, VPC, serverless services, IAM, and CloudFormation.
- Strong Linux administration with proficiency in Bash and Python scripting and Infrastructure as Code.
- Ability to support full migration lifecycle from discovery and planning through testing and delivery, with readiness to support broader DevSecOps initiatives post-migration.
Education Requirements:
- AWS and Atlassian certifications are desirable, such as AWS Developer Associate, AWS Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer Professional, and Atlassian ACP certifications.
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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
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