DevSecOps Compliance Engineer

Bigbear.ai•Columbia, MD

49d•Onsite

About The Position

BigBear.ai is seeking a DevSecOps Compliance Engineer to serve as the bridge between development operations and security compliance, responsible for implementing and maintaining an automated compliance platform within customer DevSecOps pipelines. This role ensures seamless integration of AI-driven compliance automation into existing software development lifecycles while maintaining continuous compliance monitoring and documentation generation capabilities. This position will be based out of our Columbia, MD office but will support multiple customers in the Baltimore/Washington corridor and beyond.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Poly
Strong experience with CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, CircleCI)
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates)
Deep understanding of NIST 800-53 Rev 5 security controls and FedRAMP compliance requirements
Experience with containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
Knowledge of secure coding practices and application security testing methodologies
Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automation
Experience integrating security scanning tools into automated pipelines
Understanding of Git-based version control and branching strategies
Familiarity with OSCAL (Open Security Controls Assessment Language) standards

Nice To Haves

Experience with LLM-based automation platforms and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures
Prior implementation of compliance automation tools in federal environments
Hands-on experience with AWS GovCloud or Azure Government cloud platforms
Knowledge of CMMC 2.0 requirements and DoD Security Requirements Guide
Certifications: Certified DevSecOps Professional, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer
Experience with SIEM platforms (Splunk, QRadar) and log aggregation
Understanding of zero-trust architecture principles
Familiarity with continuous monitoring (ConMon) requirements for federal systems

Responsibilities

Integrate ATO Automation platform with customer CI/CD pipelines, source control systems (GitHub, GitLab), and DevOps toolchains
Configure and maintain automated security control validation workflows using ATO Automation platform's real-time code analysis capabilities
Implement continuous compliance monitoring by connecting ATO Automation platform to cloud service provider APIs (AWS, Azure) and infrastructure-as-code repositories
Automate System Security Plan (SSP) generation and maintain synchronization between system configurations and compliance documentation
Establish security gates within CI/CD pipelines that leverage ATO Automation platform’s automated control assessment capabilities
Collaborate with development teams to remediate compliance gaps identified through automated scanning
Configure integrations with security tools including SAST/DAST solutions (Fortify, SonarQube), container security platforms (Aqua, Twistlock), and vulnerability scanners (Tenable, Qualys)
Deploy ATO Automation platform connectors to GitLab or GitHub Enterprise repositories to enable real-time code analysis for NIST 800-53 control validation
Configure automated SSP generation workflows that parse infrastructure-as-code templates (Terraform, CloudFormation) and map security controls
Implement webhook integrations between ATO Automation platform and Jenkins pipelines to trigger compliance assessments on code commits
Create custom compliance dashboards that display real-time control implementation status across multiple frameworks (FedRAMP, CMMC, DoD SRG)
Develop automated remediation workflows that create JIRA tickets when ATO Automation platform detects compliance drift