DevSecOps Engineer- Secret Clearance Eligibility Required

Sherpa 6•Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

1d•$105,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Sherpa 6, you won’t just build pipelines—you’ll help build the systems that keep our nation safe. We’re looking for a DevSecOps Engineer who thrives in hands-on environments, values close collaboration, and wants to work directly with a mission-focused customer at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Working directly at Aberdeen Proving Ground provides unique access to secure systems, rapid decision cycles, and close collaboration with customer stakeholders. If you enjoy solving complex DevSecOps challenges, influencing architecture decisions, and seeing your work immediately shape real-world outcomes, this is an exceptional opportunity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Experience working within AWS environments.
5+ years of experience in DevOps, release engineering, build engineering, or a similar discipline.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
Strong knowledge of Git, including branching strategies and tagging workflows.
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Groovy.
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).
Understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
US Citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

Experience integrating automated security scans and documentation into CI/CD pipelines or IT workflows.
Experience with SageMaker.
Knowledge of Linux operating systems.
Experience working within DoD or government environments.
Familiarity with DISA STIGs and automated compliance scanning.
MLOps experience.

Responsibilities

Support the design and implementation of AWS-based solutions aligned with customer and project needs.
You will have significant ownership over DevSecOps strategy, tooling, automation, and cloud deployment approaches.
Provide hands-on technical contributions while also mentoring and guiding solution development.
Collaborate with customer and internal teams to validate release readiness, ensuring regression, performance, and security testing gates are met.
Create and maintain release documentation, including schedules, rollback plans, and release notes.
Identify and implement improvements that enhance release efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
Troubleshoot and resolve build, pipeline, and deployment issues efficiently.
Monitor release metrics to ensure compliance with SLAs and organizational standards.
Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Pulumi or Terraform to deploy solutions to cloud environments.
Work closely with the customer and internal teams to understand existing solutions, champion updates, and guide architectural evolution.
Research, propose, and validate solutions tailored to customer needs.
Clearly communicate status, challenges, and recommendations, owning all DevSecOps deliverables for the project.