DevSecOps Engineer (DoD)

About this role

Full-Time | Remote

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled DevSecOps Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain secure, cloud-native infrastructure supporting Department of War customers. You will work across container platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and government cloud environments to deliver hardened, compliant software systems at scale. This role sits at the intersection of platform engineering, security, and DevSecOps and requires a strong understanding of DoW policies, toolchains, and accreditation processes.

Key Responsibilities

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Design and maintain Kubernetes-based infrastructure, including cluster provisioning, RBAC configuration, network policy, and workload management

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Package and deploy applications using Helm charts; maintain chart repositories and manage release lifecycle across environments

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Implement and enforce policy controls using Istio service mesh, OPA Gatekeeper, Kyverno, and related Kubernetes admission controllers

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Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent tooling; integrate automated security scanning and compliance gates

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Deploy and operate workloads on AWS GovCloud and Azure Government; architect for high availability, disaster recovery, and cross-region compliance requirements

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Manage and harden container images; integrate with Iron Bank, Platform One, and other DoW-approved registry sources

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Configure and maintain observability stacks including Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog; develop alerting, dashboards, and SLO frameworks

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Participate in ATO processes, support STIG/CIS compliance scanning, and contribute to System Security Plans (SSPs) and documentation artifacts

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Collaborate with development, security, and program teams to establish and refine DevSecOps practices across the software delivery lifecycle

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Support air-gapped and classified environment deployments; design solutions for offline image transfer, registry mirroring, and artifact management

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Coordinate with government platform teams and managed service providers to integrate and sustain vendor tooling within approved DoD software factories

Required Qualifications

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4+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments

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Demonstrated experience deploying and managing applications via Helm in multi-environment configurations

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Working knowledge of Istio, OPA Gatekeeper, Kyverno, or equivalent Kubernetes policy and service mesh tooling

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Experience with at least one major CI/CD platform: GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent

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Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms, including IAM, networking, storage, and managed Kubernetes services (EKS, AKS)

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Experience with container image workflows: building, scanning, hardening, and distributing images via OCI registries

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Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana, and/or Datadog

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Experience with Single Sign-On (SSO) and identity federation; familiarity with Keycloak or equivalent OIDC/SAML providers

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Active DoW security clearance (Secret or higher)

Preferred Qualifications

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Experience with Iron Bank, Registry1, Platform One, or Big Bang-based software factory environments

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Familiarity with GitLab Ultimate features including security dashboards and dependency scanning

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Experience supporting Air Force, Space Force, Navy, or other military branch programs

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Exposure to software supply chain security tooling: Sigstore/cosign, vulnerability scanners, SBOM generation, and compliance scanning tools

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Prior work in cATO, continuous authorization, or Ongoing Authorization environments

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CKA, CKS, AWS GovCloud certifications, or equivalent credentials

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Experience with AWS GovCloud and/or Azure Government

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Understanding of DoD compliance frameworks: NIST 800-53, STIGs, RMF, FedRAMP

Technical Environment

You will work within a modern DevSecOps stack including some or all of the following:

Container Orchestration

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Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, RKE2, OpenShift)

Package Management

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Helm, Kustomize

Policy & Mesh

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Istio, OPA Gatekeeper, Kyverno, Calico

CI/CD

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GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions,…