DevSecOps Engineer (Secret Clearance)

DevSecOps Engineer, #989

Clearance: U.S. Citizenship is required.  DHS Secret Clearance required. Candidates with dual citizenship cannot be considered per government requirements. 

We are seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure, automated infrastructure solutions that enable rapid delivery of mission-critical applications. This role will focus on integrating security best practices into every stage of the software development lifecycle while driving innovation through automation and modern cloud-native technologies.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Innovate and Automate: Develop cutting-edge solutions using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevSecOps tools to streamline CI/CD, code quality, security, and monitoring processes.
• Ensure Compliance and Performance: Validate that infrastructure, services, and applications meet security, monitoring, performance, and SLA standards.
• Release and Scale: Demonstrate experience in releasing production code and building PaaS/SaaS solutions.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with development and operations teams to design, implement, and maintain secure, automated infrastructure.
• Embed Security in SDLC: Implement security best practices, including code scanning, vulnerability assessments, and threat modeling throughout the development lifecycle.
• Build CI/CD Pipelines: Develop and maintain pipelines for continuous integration, delivery, and deployment.
• Containerization and Microservices: Design and manage containerized environments and microservices architectures.
• Integrate Security Controls: Incorporate automated vulnerability scanning, static/dynamic analysis, and security testing into CI/CD workflows.
• Compliance and Regulatory Alignment: Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure adherence to security standards and regulatory requirements.
• Automate Security Processes: Orchestrate incident response and threat detection using tools like Splunk, Chef Automate, and similar technologies.
• Stay Ahead of Trends: Monitor emerging DevSecOps practices and recommend new technologies for adoption.
• Mentor and Guide: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers in DevSecOps principles and techniques.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills:

• Active Secret clearance required.
• U.S. Citizenship required (dual citizens not eligible due to federal contract requirements).
• Experience with federal government contracts, with a preference for contracts under Homeland Security.
• 8+ years as a DevSecOps Engineer or in a related technical field.
• Hands-on expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools.
• Experience with Docker Enterprise, Splunk, Chef, Chef Automate, Chef (Ruby), Puppet, Ansible, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
• Strong hands-on experience in:
  • Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
  • Jenkins (including Groovy scripting)
  • Python for automation and scripting
• Candidates must reside within a commutable distance for daily onsite work and meet recall/on-call requirements in a 24x7x365 environment.

Who We Are

Dev Technology is a growing IT company with an employee-centric culture that works on mission-critical projects for the federal government. We partner with our federal customers to deliver technology services and solutions, and to drive our client’s missions forward through innovation. We use Agile and DevSecOps principles to provide services including application development, biometrics and identity management, cloud and infrastructure optimization, IT and legacy modernization, and data management.   

As a Washington Post Top Workplace award winner for the past TWELVE years in a row, the Top Workplaces USA for the past five years, and a recipient of the Companies As Responsive Employers (CARE) Award for the past six years, Dev Technology employees enjoy:   

• Generous and flexible time-off policy
• Flexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects
• Career development opportunities including a mentorship program, technical and management training through Dev University, hands-on learning through DevLab, tuition reimbursement, and paid training opportunities
• Industry-leading benefits including a choice of two health plans that include dental and vision, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, life insurance, and more
• 401K matching with a 5% matching contribution
• Regular team and company social events including our annual party, happy hours, fitness challenges, and more  
• A focus on community engagement including company wide support activities, employer match for donations, and time off for volunteer efforts
• To learn more about working at Dev Technology, visit Working At Dev Technology Group

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Dev Technology Group operates in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV.

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