Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Veterans Enterprise Technology Solutions

• $120K — $145K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, Cloud, or Platform Engineering.
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS and Terraform.
  • Proficient with Kubernetes and Amazon EKS, ECS, Docker, and Helm.
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows.
  • Knowledge of SSO, IAM, Kubernetes RBAC, and access control mechanisms.
  • Strong understanding of Zero Trust architecture and cloud security principles.
  • Hands-on skills in AWS networking and microservice architectures.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure with Terraform.
  • Build and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Develop CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows with Argo CD.
  • Implement secure authentication and access controls within the infrastructure.
  • Integrate security controls into cloud environments and deployment processes.
  • Automate operational and security processes for efficiency.
  • Support the deployment and reliability of cloud-native applications.

Benefits

  • Work in a dynamic, innovative industry focused on cutting-edge technology.
  • Engage in environments that prioritize security and operational best practices.
  • Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development in cloud and security technologies.
  • Potential for involvement in significant and socially impactful projects.
Full Job Description
Job Description:

Job Summary

The Senior DevSecOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and operating cloud-native infrastructure and deployment platforms. The role combines DevOps automation with security engineering to build scalable, secure, and reliable environments supporting modern applications and machine learning workloads.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, implement, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, ECS, Docker, and Helm.
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows using Git and Argo CD.
  • Implement secure authentication and authorization using SSO, IAM, RBAC, and workload identities.
  • Apply Zero Trust, least-privilege, defense-in-depth, and secure-by-design principles.
  • Integrate security controls into cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and container environments.
  • Implement vulnerability and container security scanning.
  • Design and troubleshoot AWS networking, including VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, load balancers, DNS, and TLS.
  • Support deployment and operation of microservice-based and cloud-native applications.
  • Troubleshoot cloud, Kubernetes, networking, CI/CD, and application deployment issues.
  • Automate infrastructure, security, and operational processes.
  • Establish DevSecOps, cloud infrastructure, security, and operational best practices.
  • Support monitoring, logging, observability, and infrastructure reliability.
  • Apply security standards and best practices throughout the software development and deployment lifecycle.

Required Qualifications
  • 7+ years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, Cloud, or Platform Engineering.
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS and Terraform.
  • Strong experience with Kubernetes and Amazon EKS.
  • Experience with ECS, Docker, and Helm.
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong knowledge of Git, Argo CD, and Git Ops.
  • Hands-on experience with SSO, IAM, Kubernetes RBAC, and access control.
  • Strong understanding of Zero Trust and cloud security principles.
  • Strong AWS networking knowledge.
  • Familiarity with microservice and cloud-native architectures.
  • Strong automation, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with AWS Gov Cloud or regulated environments.
  • Knowledge of NIST, CIS, FedRAMP, FISMA, or DoD security requirements.
  • Experience with Kubernetes security, Network Policies, secrets management, and workload identity.
  • Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability technologies.
  • AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, or security certifications.


Working Place:

Vienna, Virginia, United States

Company :

2026 Sept 24 Software Developer - Next Tier Concepts

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