DevOpsSec Engineer

RAPIDFORT

DevOpsSec Engineer responsible for maintaining secure cloud-native infrastructure supporting Department of War customers. Working with container platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and government cloud environments.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $110,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGrafanaJenkinsKubernetesPrometheus

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and maintain Kubernetes-based infrastructure, including cluster provisioning, RBAC configuration, network policy, and workload management
Package and deploy applications using Helm charts; maintain chart repositories and manage release lifecycle across environments
Implement and enforce policy controls using Istio service mesh, OPA Gatekeeper, Kyverno, and related Kubernetes admission controllers
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent tooling; integrate automated security scanning and compliance gates
Deploy and operate workloads on AWS GovCloud and Azure Government; architect for high availability, disaster recovery, and cross-region compliance requirements
Manage and harden container images; integrate with Iron Bank, Platform One, and other DoW-approved registry sources
Configure and maintain observability stacks including Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog; develop alerting, dashboards, and SLO frameworks
Participate in ATO processes, support STIG/CIS compliance scanning, and contribute to System Security Plans (SSPs) and documentation artifacts
Collaborate with development, security, and program teams to establish and refine DevSecOps practices across the software delivery lifecycle
Support air-gapped and classified environment deployments; design solutions for offline image transfer, registry mirroring, and artifact management
Coordinate with government platform teams and managed service providers to integrate and sustain vendor tooling within approved DoD software factories

Requirements

What you’ll need

2+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments
Demonstrated experience deploying and managing applications via Helm in multi-environment configurations
Working knowledge of Istio, OPA Gatekeeper, Kyverno, or equivalent Kubernetes policy and service mesh tooling
Experience with at least one major CI/CD platform: GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent
Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms, including IAM, networking, storage, and managed Kubernetes services (EKS, AKS)
Experience with container image workflows: building, scanning, hardening, and distributing images via OCI registries
Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana, and/or Datadog
Experience with Single Sign-On (SSO) and identity federation; familiarity with Keycloak or equivalent OIDC/SAML providers
Active DoW security clearance (Secret or higher)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Standard + Extended Federal Contractor Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

KubernetesHelmIstioOPA GatekeeperKyvernoCI/CDAWSAzurecontainer image workflowsmonitoring and observability

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsattention to detail

Certifications

DoW security clearance