The Senior DevSecOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and operating cloud-native infrastructure and deployment platforms. The role combines DevOps automation with security engineering to build scalable, secure, and reliable environments supporting modern applications and machine learning workloads.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, ECS, Docker, and Helm.
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows using Git and Argo CD.
Implement secure authentication and authorization using SSO, IAM, RBAC, and workload identities.
Apply Zero Trust, least-privilege, defense-in-depth, and secure-by-design principles.
Integrate security controls into cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and container environments.
Implement vulnerability and container security scanning.
Design and troubleshoot AWS networking, including VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, load balancers, DNS, and TLS.
Support deployment and operation of microservice-based and cloud-native applications.
Troubleshoot cloud, Kubernetes, networking, CI/CD, and application deployment issues.
Automate infrastructure, security, and operational processes.
Establish DevSecOps, cloud infrastructure, security, and operational best practices.
Support monitoring, logging, observability, and infrastructure reliability.
Apply security standards and best practices throughout the software development and deployment lifecycle.
Required Qualifications
7+ years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, Cloud, or Platform Engineering.
Strong hands-on experience with AWS and Terraform.
Strong experience with Kubernetes and Amazon EKS.
Experience with ECS, Docker, and Helm.
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
Strong knowledge of Git, Argo CD, and Git Ops.
Hands-on experience with SSO, IAM, Kubernetes RBAC, and access control.
Strong understanding of Zero Trust and cloud security principles.
Strong AWS networking knowledge.
Familiarity with microservice and cloud-native architectures.
Strong automation, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with AWS Gov Cloud or regulated environments.
Knowledge of NIST, CIS, FedRAMP, FISMA, or DoD security requirements.
Experience with Kubernetes security, Network Policies, secrets management, and workload identity.
Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability technologies.
AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, or security certifications.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Vienna, Virginia
Skills
Access Controlunmatched
Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
Authenticationunmatched
Automationunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Business Operationsunmatched
Cloud Applicationsunmatched
Cloud Architectureunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Computer Securityunmatched
Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
Continuous Integrationunmatched
DNS (Domain Name System)unmatched
Defense in Depthunmatched
DevOpsunmatched
Dockerunmatched
FISMA - Federal Information Security Management Actunmatched
Gitunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Load Balancingunmatched
Machine Learningunmatched
Microservicesunmatched
Network Administration/Managementunmatched
Network Routingunmatched
Operational Supportunmatched
Operations Processesunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
SSL-TLS (Secure Socket Layer - Transport Layer Security)unmatched
Scalable System Developmentunmatched
Single Sign-On (SSO)unmatched
Software Administrationunmatched
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)unmatched
Software Engineeringunmatched
Subnetunmatched
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)unmatched
United States Department of Defense (DoD)unmatched
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