Senior DevSecOps Engineer (Secret Clearance)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Arlington, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Posted on:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Job Description:
Role: Senior DevSecOps Engineer/SME
Location: Arlington VA (Remote)
Occasional : Travel
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior DevSecOps Engineer to support the sustainment modernization and continuous improvement of mission-critical cloud platforms supporting federal and defense initiatives. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer with deep expertise in Azure cloud environments Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code CI/CD automation and cybersecurity best practices.
The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining secure scalable and highly available systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency security compliance and platform reliability.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain Azure production and non-production environments including implementation of security patches and vulnerability remediation.
- Execute automate and optimize software deployments across multiple environments.
- Manage and support database backup recovery and reliability processes for PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
- Review container security scan findings and coordinate remediation efforts with Cybersecurity teams.
- Support cybersecurity compliance activities including vulnerability management and security assessments.
- Manage and track Plans of Action and Milestones (POAMs) to ensure timely remediation of security findings.
- Coordinate deployment approvals and release activities with hosting providers and key stakeholders.
- Perform software upgrades troubleshoot production issues and improve overall system resiliency.
- Design implement and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
- Monitor analyze and optimize cloud infrastructure performance using Azure Monitor.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions utilizing Terraform.
- Support DevSecOps initiatives that improve automation security scalability and operational excellence.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related field.
- Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Experience
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in DevOps DevSecOps Cloud Engineering Site Reliability Engineering or Infrastructure Engineering.
- Proven experience supporting production cloud environments in regulated or mission-critical organizations.
Security Requirements
- Active Secret Clearance (Required)
- CompTIA Security Certification (Required)
Technical Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
- Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters.
- Advanced proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.
- Extensive experience building and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of Azure Monitor and cloud observability tools.
- Experience implementing container security best practices and vulnerability remediation.
- Working knowledge of PostgreSQL and MongoDB administration and support.
- Experience working within Agile DevOps and DevSecOps environments.
Soft Skills
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering cybersecurity and operations teams.
- Strong analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) or Federal Government programs.
- Familiarity with DoD cybersecurity frameworks RMF STIGs and compliance processes.
- Strong scripting and automation skills using Bash Python PowerShell or similar technologies.
- Experience with enterprise cloud migrations and modernization initiatives.
- Exposure to multi-cloud environments and modern DevOps toolchains.
- Demonstrated experience mentoring junior engineers and leading technical initiatives.
- Proven track record of driving operational efficiency and continuous process improvement.
