Senior DevSecOps Engineer (TS/SCI w/ FSP)

Job Description

Our client is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to support the CIA in Reston, VA.

Job Description

Candidate MUST possess a TS/SCI clearance with Intel Full-Scope Polygraph

Our client is seeking a Senior DevSecOps engineer to work with an AWS cloud native, software development team to develop automated infrastructure and application deployment. This is an important customer mission to adapt the development of a system using DevSecOps processes and ideas to meet the functionality and cybersecurity needs of the future. The main requirement is a candidate that is able to understand the needs of a development effort and is able to apply creative thinking to automate DevSecOps processes and a willingness to adapt to whatever the customer needs. The environment can be deeply technical and rapidly changing, so flexibility is paramount. The program is structured utilizing DevSecOps and Agile methodologies. As a member of the development team, the selected individual will be required to be part of an agile scrum team and be knowledgeable in numerous development tools and technologies. We are glad to consider engineers that have the attitude to solve complex problems without static solutions.

Responsibilities include:

Implement deployment automation, software incident monitoring, testing, and configuration management controls

Institute automation improvements throughout the CI/CD pipeline including build, test, package and deploy

Analyze developer recommendations for SW enhancements across cloud/containers/open source solutions

Implements and designs server, network, and software configurations for a cloud computing infrastructure and applications with a focus on DevOps principles

Monitors the performance of systems

Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures of cloud technology, including Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Write and maintain documentation of system architecture, installation, operations, and maintenance procedures and provide status reports based on customer and program requirements

Here's what you need:

Must have at least ten (10) years' experience in technology consulting

12+ years with BS/BA

10+ years with MS/MBA

Extensive experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD and Enterprise CI/CD tools (GitLab, Ansible, Jenkins, etc)

3+ years of experience supporting the Cloud environments to include, delivering, securing and managing container-based applications and supporting the Cloud

2+ years of Systems administration and automation experience with Windows and Linux to include PowerShell and/or Bash Scripting

Experience deploying and monitoring web applications in AWS

Experience working in a serverless environment

Experience building, maintaining, and troubleshooting infrastructure as code (CloudFormation/Terraform/Ansible)

Experience with the Atlassian tools in agile environments

Experience working with containers (Docker/Podman) and their orchestration tools (docker compose/Swarm/Kubernetes)

Experience driving adoption of shift-level approach, policy-as-code, security-as-code, infrastructure-as-code, and zero trust compliance

Strong scripting skills, including shell scripts, Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, or Groovy

Experience with deploying Cloud services

Experience in working with Docker and Kubernetes

Bonus points if you have:

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate/Professional

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate/Professional

Experience with Azure and Google cloud platforms

Security Clearance:

An active TS/SCI FSP prefer, minimum of a Secret

Location:

Hybrid (onsite as needed for meetings and deployments)

Remote and Reston/Chantilly, VA

MUST be a US Citizen with a U.S. Government clearance - Intel with Full-Scope Polygraph

NOTE: Must have an active TS-SCI with full-scope poly. No sponsorships or upgrades are available. Submissions without this requirement will not be considered.