Senior DevOps Engineer (IL5 / FedRAMP High)

Description

Keeper Security is hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer with direct experience building and managing infrastructure in IL5-compliant environments. This is a 100% remote position, with the opportunity to work a hybrid schedule for candidates based in the El Dorado Hills, CA or Chicago, IL metro areas.

Keeper’s cybersecurity software is trusted by millions of people and thousands of organizations globally. Keeper is published in 23 languages and is sold in over 150 countries. Join one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies and bring your IL5 DevOps expertise to mission-critical work.

About Keeper

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for organizations globally with zero-trust privileged access management built with end-to-end encryption. Keeper’s cybersecurity solutions are FedRAMP and StateRAMP Authorized, SOC 2 compliant, FIPS 140-2 validated, as well as ISO 27001, 27017 and 27018 certified. Keeper deploys in minutes, not months, and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance. Trusted by millions of individuals and thousands of organizations, Keeper is the leader for password, passkey and secrets management, privileged access, secure remote access and encrypted messaging. Learn how our zero-trust and zero-knowledge solutions defend against cyber threats at KeeperSecurity.com.

About the Job

We’re seeking a hands-on Senior DevOps Engineer who thrives in high-security, compliance-driven environments. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and automation within IL5 / FedRAMP High deployments. You will collaborate closely with security engineering, platform engineering, and compliance teams to deliver highly available, resilient, and audit-ready systems in AWS GovCloud and/or Azure Government environments. This is a senior technical role requiring experience operating hardened environments, automating infrastructure under strict compliance controls, and designing secure cloud architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage IL5 / FedRAMP High–compliant infrastructure in AWS GovCloud and/or Azure Government
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and infrastructure-as-code best practices
• Build and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines that meet IL5 and FedRAMP High compliance requirements
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure appropriate controls, monitoring, and reporting
• Configure logging, alerting, and telemetry in restricted and hardened environments
• Harden operating systems and container runtimes in accordance with DISA STIGs, CIS benchmarks, and security best practices
• Support secure secrets management, access controls (RBAC, ABAC), and audit logging
• Participate in architecture discussions to ensure infrastructure is scalable, resilient, and compliant
• Assist with documentation, evidence collection, and remediation activities supporting ATO (Authority to Operate) processes

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering roles
• Hands-on experience operating IL5 or FedRAMP High–compliant environments (required)
• Deep familiarity with AWS GovCloud and/or Azure Government
• Strong experience with Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code tooling
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or similar languages
• Experience building secure CI/CD workflows using tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI
• Knowledge of STIG hardening, CIS benchmarks, and compliance automation
• Understanding of zero-trust architectures and secure enclave design
• Ability to work collaboratively with security, platform, and compliance stakeholders
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and sound judgment in high-pressure operational scenarios
• Due to this role’s involvement in IL5 and other U.S. Government cloud environments, qualified candidates must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience contributing to an ATO for a FedRAMP or DoD deployment
• Experience running Kubernetes in high-compliance environments
• Familiarity with secrets management solutions such as HashiCorp Vault, AWS KMS, or similar
• Exposure to vulnerability scanning, compliance drift detection, or SIEM integration

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision (inclusive of domestic partnerships)
• Employer Paid Life Insurance & Employee/Spouse/Child Supplemental life
• Voluntary Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401K (Roth/Traditional)
• A generous PTO plan that celebrates your commitment and seniority (including paid Bereavement/Jury Duty, etc)
• Above market annual bonuses

Keeper Security, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Classification: Exempt

Keeper Candidate Privacy Notice

This notice explains how Keeper Security processes your personal data during recruitment. Depending on the role and location, the Controller of personal data (the organization responsible for determining why and how personal data is processed) will be Keeper Security Inc. (US), Keeper Security EMEA Ltd. (Ireland), or Keeper Security APAC K.K (Japan).

1. Data We Collect

Information You provide:

• Contact details, CV/resume, cover letter
• Employment history, qualifications, work eligibility
• Application responses and uploaded documents

Information We generate:

• Interview notes, assessments, communications
• Scheduling information

Information From Others:

• Recruiter/referral information who submit your profile
• References (with your consent, before final offer)
• Public professional profiles
• Background verification (post offer)

Voluntary Diversity and Equal Opportunity Information

• We may ask you to voluntarily provide diversity information including race/ethnicity, gender, disability status and veteran status (US). Providing this information is optional and Keeper collects this data in order to comply with EEOC and similar requirements

2. How We Use Your Data

• Assess your application and suitability
• Manage interviews and recruitment workflow
• Consider you for other/future roles (we may seek your consent to keep your information on our systems beyond the retention period specified)
• Comply with employment law obligations

3. Legal Basis

• Legitimate Interests (recruitment management, security and integrity of the hiring process)
• Contracting steps (for progressed candidates)
• Legal and regulatory compliance obligations; explicit consent where required

4. Who We Share Information With

Internal:

• HR, hiring managers, interviewers*, IT support for system administration

*Note - diversity and equal opportunity data is not shared with hiring managers.

Third Parties:

Service providers who assist with:

• Applicant tracking, recruitment systems and assessment providers
• Background verification vendors (post offer)
• Recruitment agencies (where applicable)
• Tools to support communication, collaboration and to securely store your data

Keeper ensures that all our third parties are contractually bound to protect your personal data with adequate safeguards in place.

5. International Transfers

Your data may be accessed by Keeper entities globally as needed for the purposes of hiring and decision making. We protect any such data transfer between Keeper entities using appropriate safeguards under applicable data protection laws.

6. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, consistent with our industry leading security standards.

7. Retention

We keep your data for 24 months from your last application activity, then delete or anonymize it.

Exceptions:

• You opt into our talent database for further retention by providing consent (extended retention)
• You're hired (transfers to employee records)

8. Your Rights

You have the following rights and can contact us at the email below to exercise them:

• Access, correct, or delete your data, subject to applicable law and retention requirements
• Object to or restrict processing
• Withdraw consent (where applicable)
• Request data portability
• Lodge a complaint with your data protection authority

If you become an employee, your rights regarding your employee record are governed by our internal Employee Privacy Notice and certain data will be retained as required under relevant laws such as employment or tax law. 

When you request access to your personal data, some information may be redacted if it includes the personal data of other individuals or information that we must protect in order to preserve their privacy rights.

9. Automated Decisions

Keeper does not make hiring decisions using solely automated processing.

10. Contact - Candidates can send privacy questions to: View email address on click.appcast.io