Associate DevSecOps Engineer

Description

About Our Team 

Our employees thrive in a culture that is fast-paced, collaborative, and ego-free, where innovation and teamwork are encouraged at every level. We provide Federal agencies with immediate access to highly skilled professionals who understand complex mission challenges and deliver efficient, scalable solutions. By continuously investing in talent, technology, and specialized capabilities, we maintain expert teams prepared to support evolving Federal missions through tailored technical solutions and modern service delivery approaches. 

We value diverse perspectives and strive to attract talent from all backgrounds. We are seeking professionals who are passionate about technology, mission success, and solving complex operational challenges with creativity and purpose. If you enjoy expanding your technical expertise while supporting impactful Federal initiatives, you will thrive within our organization. Veterans and military spouses are strongly encouraged to apply and bring their valuable experience to our team. 

About the Role 

We are seeking an Associate DevSecOps Engineer to support CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and observability for a cloud-native, event-driven AWS platform. This role will contribute to building secure pipelines, supporting deployments, and enhancing monitoring and reliability capabilities for distributed systems. 

Responsibilities 

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Bitbucket for automated build, test, and deployment workflows. 
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Packer for AWS-based environments. 
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes. 
• Implement and maintain observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, and Kibana. 
• Support security practices including secrets management (Vault), IAM policies, and secure configuration management. 
• Integrate security scanning tools and practices into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., code, container, and dependency scanning). 
• Support Kafka/MSK infrastructure through automation, monitoring, and operational tooling. 
• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting strategies to support platform reliability and performance. 
• Collaborate with cloud engineers and developers to embed DevSecOps best practices into development workflows. 
• Support deployment and scaling of real-time streaming platforms, including WebSocket-enabled services. 
• Automate environment provisioning, configuration management, and release processes. 
• Support system resilience through monitoring, incident analysis, and continuous improvement practices. 

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Requirements

Qualifications 

• 2–5 years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or related roles. 
• Experience with AWS fundamentals and cloud deployments. 
• Exposure to CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git-based workflows). 
• Familiarity with Docker and basic containerization concepts. 
• Experience or exposure to monitoring tools and logging systems. 
• Interest in security practices and DevSecOps principles. 
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. 
• Preferred Qualifications 
• Experience working in VA or Federal environments. 
• Experience supporting Kafka or event-driven architectures. 
• Experience with Vault, Consul, Nexus, or similar enterprise tooling. 
• Experience supporting real-time streaming or WebSocket-based systems. 
• Continuously evaluate and enhance engineering processes, tools, and automation frameworks to improve efficiency and system performance.