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Sr. DevSecOps Engineer - 6724 with Security Clearance

US Government SolutionsReston, VA🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 6, 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
$200k - $210k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Employee
Work mode
On Site
Location
Reston, VA, United States
Posted
4 days ago

Job Description

We are seeking a Sr. DevSecOps Engineer to collaborate with customers and internal teams to design and implement technical solutions across multiple classification environments.

You will develop CI/CD pipelines from scratch in GitLab and Jenkins with integrated security scanning and STIG compliance validation; create and maintain Infrastructure as Code templates (primarily CloudFormation) for highly available, resilient, secure DevSecOps tool infrastructure across AWS environments (GovCloud, C2S, TC2S) with STIG compliance; lead advanced troubleshooting via Linux command-line log analysis, root cause analysis, and mitigation strategies; provide expert guidance on secure coding practices, STIG compliance, and vulnerability remediation in support of ATO efforts; and mentor junior engineers through code reviews, IaC best practices, and technical documentation.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Active TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance
  • Certification to satisfy DoD 8140/8570 (e.g., Security+ or equivalent)
  • 5+ years as a DevSecOps Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or similar
  • Strong hands-on Linux experience
  • Experience designing, deploying, and managing production-grade Kubernetes (K8s) or OpenShift clusters via automation with Ansible and Terraform and/or CloudFormation in on-prem and cloud environments
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab) and containerization
  • Helm chart development and STIGs preferred SALARY RANGE: $200,000 - $210,000
LOCATION: Reston, VA (on-site)
CLEARANCE: Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
Candidates willing to relocate to the Reston, VA area are welcome to apply.

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