DevSecOps / Automation Engineer

eTelligent Group LLC • Washington, DC

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

eTel is hiring a DevSecOps / Automation Engineer to build and maintain pipelines and automation that safely and consistently deliver API changes and Kong configuration to production. The role will convert manual onboarding tasks into self-service workflows with security checks built in. The position is hybrid in the Washington, DC Metro Area, with work at IRS facilities and approved remote locations. U.S. citizenship is required, and the employee must be able to obtain and maintain an IRS Moderate Background Investigation (MBI)/Public Trust and meet IRS suitability and residency requirements.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, build and release, or platform automation.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines using a tool such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps.
• Infrastructure as code or configuration management experience with a tool such as Terraform, Ansible, or Helm.
• Working knowledge of containers, Kubernetes or OpenShift, and Linux.
• Scripting experience in Bash and Python.
• Familiarity with code, dependency, or container image scanning.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an IRS Moderate Background Investigation (MBI); must meet IRS suitability and residency requirements.
• U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience automating API gateway configuration, such as Kong decK or webMethods deployments.
• Experience working in a federal change-controlled environment.
• ServiceNow integration experience.
• A DevOps, Kubernetes, or cloud certification, or Security+.
• An active IRS MBI or prior IRS work.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines that test, scan, and deploy API and Kong gateway configuration through IRS environments.
• Manage gateway and platform configuration as code in Git using peer review and versioned releases.
• Write infrastructure as code and configuration automation for OpenShift and cloud resources.
• Add security and validation checks to every pipeline so changes do not reach production without passing them.
• Automate repeatable onboarding tasks, including consumer setup, certificate updates, and policy changes, with the goal of enabling self-service.
• Connect pipelines to IRS change control and ticketing, including ServiceNow records and Change Advisory Board (CAB) approvals.
• Script daily configuration backups and support quarterly restore tests.
• Document pipelines and transfer knowledge to the operations team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time