Sr DevSecOps Engineer 100% Remote – Must be US Citizen due to Public Trust Clearance

🌍 Remote, USA 🎯 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

Overview
Join our dynamic team as a Senior DevSecOps Engineer and play a pivotal role in supporting a cloud-modernization initiative for a large government agency. This fully remote position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies and security tools, empowering government agencies and organizations. Due to the nature of the work involving sensitive information, applicants must be US citizens and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance. This role is critical to delivering secure, scalable, and resilient connectivity across hybrid and multi-cloud environments while collaborating closely with cloud, cybersecurity, and program leadership teams.

We're seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to spearhead cloud initiatives for a large Government customer. In this role, you'll architect the cloud infrastructure that powers critical operations, driving innovation that directly impacts national security.

Primary Responsibilities

We are seeking a highly capable Senior DevSecOps Engineer with expertise in AWS, Azure, and Python. This individual will be responsible for developing in a scalable cloud-native solutions, and ensuring best practices across architecture, development, deployment, and security. This is a hands-on technical role that requires rolling up your sleeves to architect, code, debug, and mentor.

Design, implement and maintain end-to-end CI/CD pipelines in Harness (CI + CD), including builds, tests, artifact publishing, and progressive deployments
Operate Harness Delegates/agents and configure execution environments (Kubernetes, cloud VMs, Harness Cloud) for pipeline execution.
Implement pipeline governance: RBAC, policy-as-code (OPA), approval gates and compliance checks; automate rollbacks and continuous verification.
Improve build & test speed using Harness features (cache intelligence, test intelligence) and optimize artifacts/caching.
Create/review YAML pipeline definitions, maintain pipelines in Git (Harness Git Experience / .harness repo approach), and enable GitOps workflows where appropriate.
Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for secure, automated software delivery.
Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
Embed security best practices into the SDLC and CI/CD processes.
Implement automated security tools for vulnerability scanning, static/dynamic application security testing (SAST/DAST), and container security.
Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with organizational and industry security standards (e.g., NIST, DoD, ISO).
Deploy and manage applications on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
Maintain high availability, scalability, and performance of cloud-based systems.
Configure and optimize container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
Establish proactive monitoring solutions to ensure system reliability and availability.
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, QA, and security professionals.
Mentor junior team members and contribute to continuous improvement of DevSecOps practices.

Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience in an IT-discipline.
Excellent customer service skills, with experience working in a customer-facing position for a minimum of 4 years.
Minimum 5+ year of Administration experience with cloud-based applications (MS O365, SharePoint, Azure AD, AWS)
Proven experience implementing pipelines in Harness (CI + CD) or other modern CI/CD platforms; comfortable with visual & YAML pipeline editors.
Proficiency with RedHat Openshift services.
Proficiency in programming/scripting languages (e.g., Python, Java, Bash, Go).
Experience with configuration management and orchestration tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Puppet).
Deep understanding of CI/CD tools (e.g., Harness, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Strong knowledge of security principles, including threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and encryption techniques.
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK Stack).
Solid understanding of networking, Linux/Unix systems, and version control systems (e.g., Git)
Clearance: This position requires candidates to obtain a Public Trust and will accept up to TS/SCI
Experience with Structura and Coder is a plus.

Candidate must, at a minimum, have one of these certifications:
Industry Professional certification AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Certified AWS SysAdmin, AWS Certified Security, Azure Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)

Pay: $165,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year