Lead Software Engineer - Gov Cloud / AI

About this role

At Icertis, we power the contract intelligence platform that transforms how federal agencies and government organizations manage their most critical missions — from defense and national security to public safety and aerospace.

We go beyond traditional contract systems by embedding AI-driven automation, compliance, and real-time insights into every phase of the contract lifecycle, enabling agencies to accelerate procurement, reduce risk, and operate with greater transparency and control.

Icertis is seeking a Lead Software Engineer – Cloud Operations to support and scale its US Government Cloud Operations (USGov CloudOps) platform within Microsoft Azure Government. This role is critical to ensuring the availability, security, resiliency, and compliance of mission-critical SaaS services supporting U.S. public-sector customers.

The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in cloud automation, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and secure software development, with hands-on experience operating in regulated, compliance-driven environments such as FedRAMP and IL3–IL5.

Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable cloud automation and internal tooling.

Support mission-critical production systems, including participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation.

Develop and manage DevOps pipelines and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, ARM, and Azure DevOps.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex application and Azure PaaS issues (C#/ASP.NET).

Implement and continuously improve cloud security controls aligned with federal compliance requirements.

Execute Identity & Access Management (IAM), deployments, upgrades, and change management activities.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver time-sensitive public-sector outcomes.

Support audits and compliance activities, including evidence collection and documentation.

Maintain clear, accurate technical documentation for systems and processes.

This position will be working on U.S. government contracts which requ...