Cloud DevSecOps Pipeline Engineer/Admin

NS2 Mission

$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of IT experience (3-5+ years in cloud DevOps/DevSecOps and CI/CD engineering)
  • AWS certification (e.g., SysOps Administrator, Developer, Solutions Architect)
  • Hands-on experience with Jenkins pipelines, including multibranch setups
  • Experience with Jira and Bitbucket supporting workflows and permissions
  • Integration and administration experience with SonarQube for code quality/security analysis
  • Strong experience with Artifactory/JFrog as an enterprise artifact repository
  • Solid AWS service knowledge (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, VPC)
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (CloudFormation, Terraform)
  • Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Bitbucket, Jira, SonarQube, and Artifactory/JFrog
  • Automate build, test, code quality/security scanning, and deployment into AWS
  • Administer and tune the DevSecOps toolchain, including managing projects, repositories, and quality gates
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration as code using CloudFormation, Terraform, and Ansible
  • Integrate and enforce security and compliance controls aligned with NIST SP 800-171 directly in pipelines
  • Collaborate with developers and security engineers to improve workflows and resolve deployment issues
  • Support RMF/ATO efforts with technical input and documentation for pipelines

Benefits

  • Work on critical Navy mission systems
  • Contribute to secure software delivery in an AWS environment
  • Collaborative interdisciplinary team environment
  • Professional growth through advanced project responsibilities
  • Potential opportunities for further certifications and training
Full Job Description
Help build secure, automated Cloud Pipelines supporting critical Navy mission systems. NS2 Mission is looking to bring on a Cloud DevSecOps Pipeline Engineer / Administrator to help build and run secure, automated software delivery pipelines for an AWS-hosted Navy Collaborative Development Environment (CDE). In this role, you will own and evolve a modern DevSecOps toolchain built around Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Artifactory/JFrog, enabling development teams to deliver quickly while maintaining strict DoD/Navy and NIST SP 800-171 compliance. This role will be supporting our team in Chantilly, VA.

What You'll Do

  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins integrated with Bitbucket, Jira, SonarQube, and Artifactory/JFrog.
  • Automate build, test, code quality/security scanning, artifact management, and deployment into AWS environments.
  • Administer and tune the DevSecOps toolchain, including:
    • Jira projects and workflows
    • Bitbucket repositories and permissions
    • Jenkins pipelines, agents, and plugins
    • SonarQube quality gates
    • Artifactory repositories


  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration as code using tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, and Ansible for AWS resources.
  • Integrate and enforce security and compliance controls aligned with NIST SP 800-171 and RMF requirements directly within pipelines and platform configurations.
  • Collaborate with developers, security engineers, and government stakeholders to onboard projects, improve workflows, and resolve build/deployment issues.
  • Support RMF/ATO efforts by contributing technical input and documentation for DevSecOps platforms and pipelines.


Required Qualifications

  • 8+ years of IT experience, including 3-5+ years in cloud DevOps/DevSecOps and CI/CD pipeline engineering.
  • AWS certification such as SysOps Administrator, Developer, Solutions Architect, or DevOps Engineer.
  • Hands-on experience building and operating Jenkins pipelines, including multibranch pipelines, shared libraries, agents, and plugins.
  • Strong experience with Jira and Bitbucket (or similar Git platforms) supporting workflows, branching strategies, pull requests, and permissions.
  • Experience integrating and administering SonarQube for code quality/security analysis and quality gates.
  • Strong experience with Artifactory/JFrog as an enterprise artifact repository supporting Maven, NPM, PyPI, Docker, and related technologies.
  • Solid AWS experience, including services such as EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail within enterprise or mission environments.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as CloudFormation and/or terraform and configuration management tools such as Ansible or AWS Systems Manager.
  • Good understanding of cloud security practices including OS hardening, network segmentation, vulnerability management, and log management.
  • Familiarity with NIST, DoD, or Navy cybersecurity frameworks including NIST SP 800-171, NIST 800-53, and RMF.
  • Scripting experience using Python, Bash, or PowerShell to automate pipeline and platform tasks.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Security certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, CCSP, CISM, or Security+.
  • Experience supporting RMF/ATO efforts within DoD or IC accredited cloud environments.
  • Experience with containers and Kubernetes technologies such as Docker and Amazon EKS.
  • Experience integrating container scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience scaling and hardening Jenkins, SonarQube, and Artifactory within multi-team environments.


Position Clearance Requirement:

TS/SCI with CI Poly

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain or maintain a U.S security clearance which requires U.S citizenship.

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