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Position Title
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DevSecOps Engineer
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Position Type
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Full-time, Hybrid
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Position Location
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Washington, D.C.
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Tracking Code
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01163
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Daily Responsibilities
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- Integrate with Agency’s engineering team, build upon established procedures and guidelines, and contribute across infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline capabilities, container orchestration, and security-hardened delivery practices.
- Maintain, extend, and improve existing Terraform and OpenTofu codebases used to provision and manage Agency’s cloud and hybrid infrastructure.
- Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles to automate system configuration, compliance enforcement, patch management, and application deployment across Agency’s server and network infrastructure.
- Build, maintain, and improve GitHub Actions workflows to automate build, test, security scanning, and deployment processes for Agency software and infrastructure pipelines.
- Support containerized application delivery using Docker for image builds and Kubernetes for orchestration.
- Integrate security practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle, including SAST/DAST scanning, CIS benchmarks, Agency security baselines, NIST SP 800-53, FISMA compliance requirements, and audit/assessment documentation.
- Work within Agency’s established version control, change management, peer review, documentation, and security policy workflows.
- Attend applicable stand-ups, sprint planning, and technical review sessions.
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Required: Years of Experience (min)
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Five years relevant experience
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Required: Degree
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Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
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Required: Experience
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- Infrastructure as Code: Hands-on experience with Terraform and OpenTofu, including module development, remote state management, and workspace management.
- Configuration as Code: Proficiency with Ansible, including playbook and role development, dynamic inventories, and Ansible Vault for secrets management.
- CI/CD: Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining GitHub Actions workflows, including reusable workflows, matrix builds, and security gate integration.
- Containers: Working knowledge of Docker image authoring and hardening, Kubernetes manifest and Helm chart management, and container security scanning tools (e.g., Trivy, Grype, or equivalent).
- Security Integration: Familiarity with SAST tools (e.g., Semgrep, Checkov, tfsec), secrets scanning (e.g., Gitleaks, Detect-Secrets), and policy-as-code frameworks (e.g., OPA/Rego).
- Version Control: Proficiency with Git-based workflows including branching strategies, pull request reviews, and protected branch enforcement.
- Preferred skills:
- Experience in a federal or highly regulated environment
- Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, and FedRAMP compliance requirements
- Cloud platform experience (AWS)
- Experience with secrets management tools (e.g., HashiCorp Vault)
- Scripting proficiency in Python and Bash
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Required: Clearance
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Public Trust Tier 2 clearance level and background check.
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