Senior DevSecOps Engineer
MetroStar
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Reston • Virginia • United States
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Salary
💰 $165,000 - $184,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Collaborate with customers and internal teams to design and implement automatic technical solutions across multiple classification environments, working independently or as part of the team to address complex technical requirements.
- Develop CI/CD pipelines from scratch in GitLab CI and Jenkins with integrated security scanning and STIG compliance validation, providing expert guidance to development teams on pipeline troubleshooting and implementing DevSecOps best practices.
- Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates primarily using CloudFormation to architect highly available, resilient, and secure DevSecOps tool infrastructure across AWS environments (GovCloud, C2S, TC2S) while ensuring STIG compliance and guiding junior engineers on IaC best practices.
- Lead advanced troubleshooting efforts by analyzing system and application logs using Linux command-line tools, conducting root cause analysis for complex issues, and developing mitigation strategies for service degradation.
- Provide expert security guidance to development teams on secure coding practices, STIG compliance, vulnerability remediation, and other best practices in support of their ATO efforts.
- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing while maintaining technical documentation, promoting best practices, and fostering continuous team improvement.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
- Security+, or equivalent to satisfy DoD 8140/8570.
- 4+ years as DevSecOps/DevOps Engineer, with strong security focus.
- Experience with designing, deploying, and managing production-grade OpenShift clusters (Rancher/K8s/K3s acceptable) via automation with Ansible and Terraform (CloudFormation acceptable) in on-prem and cloud environments.
- Expert experience with Gitlab CI/CD pipelines (or equivalent).
- Strong Helm chart development and lifecycle management.
- Strong Linux fundamentals.
- Experience securing containerized workloads.
- Experience implementing and enforcing DISA STIGs
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
- Parental Leave and dependent care
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
- Employee assistance and wellness programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
CI/CD pipelinesGitLab CIJenkinsInfrastructure as CodeCloudFormationAnsibleTerraformLinux command-line toolsHelm chart developmentsecure coding practices
Soft Skills
collaborationmentoringtechnical guidanceknowledge sharingtroubleshootingroot cause analysiscommunicationteam improvement
Certifications
Active TS/SCI with CI PolygraphSecurity+DoD 8140/8570