DevSecOps Engineer

Role: Lead DevSecOps Engineer

Location: Hybrid/ Remote (MD; MN; NJ)

Client: Sincera (A Virtusa Company)

Job Type: FTE

Salary: $125K + Benefits

This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days onsite and 2 days working from home, if you are located within a commutable distance (Less than 1 hour's drive one-way during normal traffic) from MD; MN; NJ. However, if you do not reside within a commutable distance, you may be considered for a 100% remote role.

What you'll do:

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines enabling continuous integration, testing, and delivery for L-CAP

• Manage Kubernetes clusters and container orchestration for platform service deployments

• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using Terraform for repeatable environments

• Integrate security scanning tools (SAST, DAST, SCA) into CI/CD pipelines for shift-left security

• Manage container images, registries, and deployment artifacts across environments

• Automate operational tasks including provisioning, scaling, and configuration management

• Manage development, test, and production environments ensuring consistency and reliability

• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for platform observability

• Collaborate with development teams to improve build times, deployment frequency, and reliability

• Support incident response and troubleshooting of infrastructure and deployment issues

• Implement software supply chain security controls including SBOM generation, artifact signing, and dependency vulnerability scanning

• Manage artifact repositories and build provenance ensuring integrity of software deliverables throughout the pipeline

• Support developer platform capabilities including self-service environment provisioning, documentation, and developer experience improvements

• Embrace an AI-first engineering culture by actively adopting AI-assisted development tools, automation, and modern engineering practices that improve productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity.
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Core Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline with 4 or more years of experience (or Master’s degree with 2 or more years of experience) or equivalent experience in lieu of degree. 

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions)

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes cluster management and container orchestration

• Proficiency with Terraform or equivalent infrastructure-as-code tools

• Strong experience with Docker and containerization technologies

• Solid Linux systems administration skills

• Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Python) for automation

• Experience with security scanning tools and DevSecOps practices

• Understanding of networking, load balancing, and service mesh concepts

• Familiarity with Agile/SAFe delivery and DevOps culture
• Experience with software supply chain security tools (Sigstore, SLSA, SBOM generation)
• Knowledge of artifact management systems and build provenance tracking
• Experience supporting internal developer platforms and developer experience initiatives

Preferred / Desired Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) including GovCloud environments

• Knowledge of FedRAMP or government compliance requirements

• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)

• Familiarity with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)

• Experience with GitOps workflows and tools (ArgoCD, Flux)

• Knowledge of secrets management and PKI (Vault, cert-manager)

• Experience in aviation, defense, or government program environments

• Experience with developer portal implementation (Backstage or equivalent) and platform documentation
• Desired but not required: Commutable distance (1 hour or less) to Gaithersburg, MD; Eagan, MN; or Egg Harbor Township, NJ.