Associate DevSecOps Engineer

i4DM•Millersville, MD

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About The Position

We are seeking an Associate DevSecOps Engineer to support CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and observability for a cloud-native, event-driven AWS platform. This role will contribute to building secure pipelines, supporting deployments, and enhancing monitoring and reliability capabilities for distributed systems.

Requirements

2–5 years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or related roles.
Experience with AWS fundamentals and cloud deployments.
Exposure to CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git-based workflows).
Familiarity with Docker and basic containerization concepts.
Experience or exposure to monitoring tools and logging systems.
Interest in security practices and DevSecOps principles.
Eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in VA or Federal environments.
Experience supporting Kafka or event-driven architectures.
Experience with Vault, Consul, Nexus, or similar enterprise tooling.
Experience supporting real-time streaming or WebSocket-based systems.
Continuously evaluate and enhance engineering processes, tools, and automation frameworks to improve efficiency and system performance.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Bitbucket for automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Packer for AWS-based environments.
Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
Implement and maintain observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, and Kibana.
Support security practices including secrets management (Vault), IAM policies, and secure configuration management.
Integrate security scanning tools and practices into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., code, container, and dependency scanning).
Support Kafka/MSK infrastructure through automation, monitoring, and operational tooling.
Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting strategies to support platform reliability and performance.
Collaborate with cloud engineers and developers to embed DevSecOps best practices into development workflows.
Support deployment and scaling of real-time streaming platforms, including WebSocket-enabled services.
Automate environment provisioning, configuration management, and release processes.
Support system resilience through monitoring, incident analysis, and continuous improvement practices.