AWS DevSecOps Engineer

Entarian is seeking for a skilled AWS DevSecOps Engineer to support Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic (NIWC Atlantic) Expeditionary Enterprise Systems and Services (E2S2) Division. This role combines cloud security architecture DevSecOps automation and advanced firewall/network security engineering. You will collaborate closely with software engineers to design secure systems automate operations and ensure the reliability scalability and security of our AWS cloud environments. An automationfirst mindset is critical we aim to eliminate manual security tasks through selfhealing and compliant infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

DevSecOps Engineering & Automation

• Design implement and maintain DevSecOps pipelines supporting CI/CD continuous monitoring and automated security testing.
• Embed SAST DAST SCA and compliance checks directly into CI/CD tools (Jenkins GitLab CI AWS CodePipeline).
• Automate operational tasks and security workflows using Python Bash or Go.
• Create SOAR-style automated incident response playbooks and threat detection routines.
• Manage and enhance CI/CD tools such as Jenkins Git Jira Artifactory and SonarQube.

Cloud Security Architecture

• Design secure scalable AWS architectures using best practices and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform CloudFormation).
• Implement policy-as-code to detect and prevent cloud resource misconfigurations before deployment.
• Build and maintain containerized workloads on ECS and EKS including automated container vulnerability management.

Firewall Network & Infrastructure Security

• Deploy configure and manage AWS-native network security tools: AWS WAF AWS Network Firewall Security Groups and NACLs.
• Maintain and operate virtualized NGFWs (Palo Alto Fortinet Check Point) running in AWS.
• Monitor and analyze firewall logs IDS/IPS alerts VPC flow logs to identify and mitigate threats.
• Manage firewalls F5 BigIP VPN DNS SFTP and other TCP/IP-based services.

Cloud Operations & Infrastructure Management

• Manage AWS services including EC2 VPC Lambda S3 EFS ECR/ECS EKS Route53 IAM RDS CloudTrail and CloudWatch.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code for provisioning configuration patching and lifecycle management.
• Conduct performance availability and security assessments across cloud and container environments.
• Troubleshoot incidents perform root cause analysis and implement durable remediation.
• Maintain system documentation architecture diagrams and security procedures.

Identity Access & Compliance

• Implement and enforce least-privilege principles using AWS IAM SSO and identity integrations.
• Automate permission audits and cloud security posture monitoring.
• Support compliance with frameworks such as SOC 2 HIPAA PCI-DSS and ISO 27001.

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Engineering from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program with Seven (7) plus years of IT professional experience

Technical Requirements

• 3 years experience specifically in AWS Cloud Security DevOps or DevSecOps.
• Hands-on experience with AWS firewalls NGFWs IDS/IPS and advanced network security.
• Strong automation mindset with a history of developing guardrails auto-remediation or security tooling.
• Proficiency in Python Bash or Go.
• Strong knowledge of AWS core services: EC2 VPC RDS Lambda S3 CloudTrail GuardDuty Security Hub.
• Proficient with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience overseeing the creation of hybrid software web and hardware products from initial specifications to final rollout and maintenance.

• Experience integrating various network operating systems application programs and hardware devices through system specification design coding testing and maintenance support.

• Individual shall consider overall project design including cost schedule and social issues that may be associated with a project.

• Experience implementing SOAR platforms or building serverless auto-remediation using Lambda/Step Functions.
• AWS Security Specialty or AWS DevOps Professional certification.
• Experience securing Kubernetes/EKS workloads and container registries.
• Experience automating compliance for SOC 2 HIPAA PCI-DSS or ISO 27001.

Formed through the strategic union of Sev1Tech and ERT Entarian is a premier provider of mission-critical engineering and technology solutions. Founded on a legacy of excellence dating back to 1993 Entarian is a product of an evolved and fully diversified engineering and federal technology leader. From deep space to defense and civilian missions Entarian delivers secure mission-aligned digital solutions that drive national resilience and operational effectiveness. We dont just support modernization; we define it.

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