Credence
Senior DevSecOps Engineer, Lead
McLean, Virginia, United States · Senior
No sponsorship$171k-$800kDetected 8 days ago
PythonBashPowerShellGitAWSDockerKubernetesTerraformCI/CDJenkinsMachine LearningCybersecurityIncident ResponseFirewallZero TrustLeadershipCollaboration
About the role
- We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations.
- 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and compliant AWS GovCloud environments for DoD and Civilian agency applications.
- Deploy and manage Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters in AWS GovCloud, leveraging services like Amazon EKS, ECS, and Fargate.
- Implement AWS CloudWatch, AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Splunk, or ELK for proactive monitoring, logging, and compliance reporting.
- Develop automation scripts using Python, Bash, or PowerShell to improve deployment efficiency and security enforcement.
- At Credence, we support our clients' mission-critical needs, powered by technology.
- We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.
- We have an immediate need for a highly skilled Senior leveled DevSecOps Engineer to support federal programs hosted on AWS GovCloud.
Requirements
- US citizenship with the ability to obtain a successful DoD Secret security clearance required Security+ Certification 7+ years of hands-on experience in DevSecOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Automation roles.
- Strong expertise in AWS GovCloud services, security configurations, and compliance frameworks.
- Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, AWS Code Pipeline, or similar).
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
- Proficiency in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Fargate).
- Strong understanding of AWS security services (AWS IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub,AWS KMS, AWS WAF, AWS Config, AWS Secrets Manager).
- Knowledge of federal cybersecurity frameworks (RMF, NIST 800-171/53, STIGs, ZeroTrust).
- Experience implementing automated security testing (SAST, DAST, vulnerability scanning, SBOM management).
- Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automation and security enforcement.
Skills
- Ensure adherence to Federal cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, RMF, FedRAMP, Zero Trust).
- Security & Compliance: Ensure adherence to Federal cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, RMF, FedRAMP, Zero Trust).
Compensation
- $171k-$800k
Company info
- We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc.
Visa & Work Authorization
- US citizenship with the ability to obtain a successful DoD Secret security clearance required Security+ Certification 7+ years of hands-on experience in DevSecOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Automation roles
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