CACI International

Senior DevSecOps Engineer

CACI International • $98K — $206K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • U.S. Citizen eligible for Secret Clearance
  • 7+ years of relevant experience with a related degree
  • Strong Terraform development and IaC experience
  • Proficient in GitOps workflows with tools like Argo CD or GitLab
  • 3-5 years designing and deploying Kubernetes solutions
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and secure DevSecOps practices
  • Familiarity with DISA STIGs, RMF, and NIST compliance standards

Responsibilities

  • Deploy and sustain Kubernetes platforms using Big Bang and GitOps practices
  • Develop Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code for cloud and Kubernetes resources
  • Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for secure application delivery
  • Remediate and validate security findings per vulnerability-management SLAs
  • Implement hardened Kubernetes configurations aligned with security standards
  • Manage Kubernetes security controls and policies
  • Maintain GitOps workflows to ensure environment alignment with code
  • Monitor CI/CD platforms and troubleshoot deployment issues
  • Automate patching and compliance-validation processes
  • Produce security and operational documentation for compliance

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare and wellness programs
  • Financial and retirement support
  • Family support services
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Generous time off benefits
Full Job Description
Job Title: Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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The Opportunity:
Join a high-performing DevSecOps team supporting our DoD/AF customer in delivering, securing, and operating cloud-native enterprise platforms. This role centers on Kubernetes platform engineering, Big Bang deployment and sustainment, Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, and secure CI/CD automation across mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities:

  • Deploy, configure, and sustain Kubernetes-based platforms and mission applications using Big Bang, Helm, and GitOps deployment practices.
  • Develop and maintain Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes resources, networking, IAM, and platform services.
  • Build, secure, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for application and infrastructure delivery, including reusable pipeline templates, automated testing, and controlled release promotion.
  • Triage, prioritize, remediate, and validate infrastructure, container, and application security findings in accordance with established vulnerability-management SLAs.
  • Implement and maintain hardened Kubernetes and cloud configuration baselines aligned with DISA STIGs, NIST 800-53, RMF, and organizational security requirements.
  • Manage Kubernetes security controls, including RBAC, network policies, pod security standards, admission controls, secrets management, and secure ingress/egress configurations.
  • Maintain GitOps workflows using Git as the authoritative source for infrastructure and platform configuration; ensure deployed environments remain aligned with approved code.
  • Monitor CI/CD platforms, runners, deployments, and Kubernetes workloads; troubleshoot build, deployment, performance, and availability issues.
  • Develop automated patching, configuration management, and compliance-validation processes to reduce manual effort and configuration drift.
  • Produce security and operational documentation, including architecture diagrams, implementation procedures, scan evidence, remediation plans, and POA&M updates.
  • Support RMF and ATO lifecycle activities by collecting control evidence, addressing assessment findings, and maintaining continuous-monitoring artifacts.


Qualifications:

Required: 

  • U.S Citizen with eligibility for Secret Clearance
  • At least 7 years of relevant professional experience with a related degree
  • Strong experience developing and maintaining Terraform modules and reusable Infrastructure as Code patterns for cloud, network, and Kubernetes resources.
  • Experience implementing GitOps workflows with tools such as Argo CD, Flux, GitLab, GitHub, or similar platforms.
  • 3–5 years experience designing and deploying Kubernetes-based solutions; Big Bang is a plus.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and secure DevSecOps practices.
  • Strong familiarity with DISA STIGs, RMF, NIST SP 800-53, ATO processes, POA&M management, continuous monitoring, and security compliance evidence generation.

Desired:


  • 5–10 years of experience in DevSecOps, platform engineering, cloud engineering, SRE, or software delivery roles.
  • Experience with CAC authentication, PIV tokens, and client-side PKI certificate handling.
  • Experience with AWS cloud services, including EKS, IAM, VPC, EC2, S3, Route 53, CloudWatch, load balancers, and security services.
  • Proficiency in Python, Bash, PowerShell, Go, or similar languages for automation, tooling, and operational support.
  • Relevant certifications such as CKA, CKAD, CKS, HashiCorp Terraform Associate, AWS certifications, Security+, CISSP, or CCSP.
  • Experience with ATO/accreditation processes.
  • Familiarity with scanning and compliance tools like RMF, ACAS, Twistlock, Prisma Cloud.
  • Proven ability to work across multi-tenant identity services, supporting thousands of users and integrating with microservices.

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Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$98,500-$206,800

About CACI International

CACI International Inc is a multinational professional services and information technology company. It provides services to many branches of the federal government including defense, homeland security, intelligence, and healthcare. CACI has approximately 23,000 employees worldwide. The company's mission is to provide enterprise and mission technology services and solutions that best fit the needs of its customers. CACI has been named a Fortune World's Most Admired Company, a Washington Post Top Workplace, and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity.
Learn more about CACI International
Size
22,000 employees
Market Cap
$7.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$374.4 million
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+7.3%
Revenue
$5.8 billion
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