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DEVSECOPS Engineer with Security Clearance

Vanguard Management Solutions, IncCrystal City, VA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 25 Aug 2026

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Mid Senior
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Employee
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Hybrid
Location
Crystal City, VA, United States
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Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION DevSecOps Engineer (Mid-Level) Position Overview
We are seeking a Mid-Level DevSecOps Engineer with 3 to 5 years of experience to integrate automated security practices directly into our software development lifecycle (SDLC). In this role, you will act as a bridge between development, security, and operations teams to ensure our cloud infrastructure and applications are secure by design. Your primary focus will be implementing "shift-left" security, automating security testing, and maintaining secure, resilient CI/CD pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

  • Pipeline Automation: Embed and maintain automated security gates (SAST, DAST, SCA) within our existing CI/CD pipelines.
  • Vulnerability Triage: Analyze vulnerability scan results, eliminate false positives, and collaborate with developers to remediate real risks.
  • Infrastructure as Code: Write and secure cloud infrastructure using IaC frameworks while enforcing policy-as-code rules.
  • Secret Management: Implement and manage secure secret, token, and credential storage systems across all deployment environments.
  • Compliance & Monitoring: Monitor cloud infrastructure for compliance drift, track audit logs, and configure security alerts.
  • Threat Modeling: Participate in architectural security reviews and assist development teams with basic threat modeling. Required Qualifications
  • Experience: 3–5 years of professional experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or AppSec roles.
  • Cloud Infrastructure: Solid hands-on experience managing infrastructure with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Containers & Orchestration: Proven ability to build, secure, and debug Docker containers and Kubernetes workloads.
  • IaC Tools: Practical experience writing reusable, secure code with tools like Terraform, OpenTofu, or CloudFormation.
  • Security Tooling: Active experience using vulnerability scanners such as Snyk, SonarQube, Aqua Security, Checkmarx, or Trivy. ,• Automation & Scripting: Competency in writing automation scripts using Python, Bash, or Go.
  • CI/CD Platforms: Familiarity with configuring automation pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Certifications: Holder of (or working toward) certifications like Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) or AWS Certified Security - Specialty.
  • Network Security: Basic understanding of VPC architecture, IAM roles, firewalls, and WAF configurations.

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