DevSecOps Specialist with Security Clearance
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Top Skills' Details• 8+ years of hands on experience across the entire DevSecOps pipeline tech stack• Must have an active Secret clearance• Deep expertise in GitOps (Argo CD/Flux), IaC (Terraform), and container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS/GKE/AKS) at scale; CI/CD (GitLab/Pipelines), IaC (Terraform), Kubernetes, Istio **Must meet DoD 8140certification and work experience requirements:Security+ or IAT/IAM Level II or above equivalent such as CSSP.CKA, AWS Solutions Architect or AWS DevOps – Associate.Secondary Skills - Nice to HavesJob DescriptionThe primary responsibilities of a DevSecOps Specialist include:• CI/CD Pipeline Development and Management: Designing, deploying, and maintaining Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tools and processes.• Software Maintenance: Ensuring the deployed software product is configured and maintained in an automated fashion throughout its lifecycle.• Security Integration: Embedding security practices into the development and deployment processes.• Observability: Implementing monitoring and logging to ensure the software's performance and security can be observed and analyzed.• Collaboration: Working closely with development, operations, and security teams to streamline workflows and improve efficiency. Qualifications• 8+ years of hands on experience.• Bachelors degree; degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or a related field preferred.• Must have an active Secret security clearance.• Strong experience in demonstrating ability to work independently and hands-on across the entire DevSecOps pipeline tech stack.• Experience in providing mentorship and leadership within a DevSecOps team• Deep expertise in GitOps (Argo CD/Flux), IaC (Terraform), and container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS/GKE/AKS) at scale.• Expert in CI/CD (GitLab/Pipelines), IaC (Terraform), Kubernetes, Istio.• Advanced troubleshooting without guidance across the stack (networking, DNS, TLS, authn/z, storage, runtime); strong root-cause analysis.• Observability first: metrics/tracing/logs (Prometheus/Thanos/Grafana, OpenTelemetry); defines SLOs, alerts, runbooks.• Security built-in: image scanning (Trivy/Anchore), policy-as-code, secrets management, supply-chain hardening.• Thorough experience in working and delivering in an Agile environment while maintaining velocity. • Must meet DoD 8140certification and work experience requirements:Security+ or IAT/IAM Level II or above equivalent such as CSSP.CKA, AWS Solutions Architect or AWS DevOps – Associate. Possesses demonstrated knowledge (mastery preferred) in the following tools and skills: • Terraform.• Kubernetes.• AWS EKS, AWS ECS, AWS Security Hub.• Docker.• Podman.• Jenkins.• Istio or other service meshes.• Helm, including maintenance and development of charts.• Proficiency in Python to develop scripts, debug, and solve problems.• GitOps tooling (ArgoCD or FluxCD).• GitLab, GitHub.• Atlassian Suite: JIRA, Confluence, Mattermost.• Fortify, SonarQube.• Container security, OS hardening, and repository management.• Cloud native tools, including CNCF projects.• CI/CD Pipelines developing automation.• Help onboarding customer applications on the PaaS and Runtime environment. Preferred skills and experience:• Previous experience with DoD's Clod One, Platform One, Big Bang, and/or Iron Bank.• Previous AWS Cloud computing experience.• Prior work for DOD and/or Federal agencies. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.  If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) This position requires an active DoD Clearance (Secret, Top Secret, Top Secret/SCI) or the ability to be obtain an (Interim Secret, Interim Top Secret)Because an active or interim DoD clearance is required, U.S. Citizenship is required.