
Senior DevSecOps Engineer
Enterprise Horizon Consulting Group
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityDockerJenkinsKubernetesOpenShiftPythonTerraform
About the role
- Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of secure DevSecOps pipelines in support of DoD applications and systems.
- Assess the landscape of DevSecOps tools available to the customer, propose best practices, suggest alternatives, and identify gaps.
- Integrate and deploy DevOps tools and practices in accordance with NIST 800-53 and DoD DevSecOps policies.
- Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using AWS and Azure DevOps.
- Configure AWS IAM roles, CodePipeline, and CodeDeploy for cross-account deployments.
- Integrate security tools (SonarQube, OWASP ZAP, Nexus, Sonatype IQ) into DevOps pipelines.
- Conduct cost-benefit analysis and provided tool recommendations for security and DevOps.
- Collaborate within an Agile SAFe framework, participating in PI planning sessions and aligning DevOps efforts with strategic goals.
- Develop Python scripts to review ZAP findings and break automation if critical vulnerabilities are detected with web-hosted applications.
- Provide technical leadership and act as a point of contact between the larger team and the customer.
- Support Authority to Operate (ATO) processes through automated compliance checks, vulnerability remediation, and continuous monitoring.
Requirements
- Active Secret Clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field is preferred.
- IAT Level II baseline certification required (Security+ or allowed substitution).
- Strong DevOps/DevSecOps engineering experience for DoD programs.
- Strong expertise with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions.
- Hands-on experience with AWS and Azure Government Cloud, including IAM, networking, and automation.
- Proficiency with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker).
- Knowledge of DoD cybersecurity frameworks, RMF, DISA STIGs, etc.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Helm).
- Proficiency in automation and scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
- Familiarity with integration tools such as MuleSoft in a DevSecOps pipeline highly desired.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, & Vision
- Life Insurance, Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability
- SIMPLE IRA with Company Match
- Federal Holidays
- Vacation & Sick Leave
- $500 Referral Bonus
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Hard skills
DevSecOpsCI/CDAWSAzure DevOpsPythonKubernetesDockerTerraformAnsibleBash
Soft skills
technical leadershipcommunicationcollaborationcost-benefit analysis
Certifications
Active Secret ClearanceBachelor’s degreeIAT Level IISecurity+