DevSecOps Engineer

Acuity•Reston, VA

About The Position

Acuity, Inc. seeks a DevSecOps Engineer to support secure, automated delivery of cloud-based solutions for a federal client. This role embeds security across the software development lifecycle and partners with engineering, platform, and operations teams to build secure, scalable, and compliant systems. The DevSecOps Engineer designs and maintains CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated security controls, and release guardrails that improve delivery speed, consistency, auditability, and risk reduction. Why Acuity? We’re building more than careers—we’re building a place people genuinely love to work. At Acuity, you’ll get: Strong work-life balance and a people-first culture Competitive compensation + Health/Dental/Vision coverage 401(k) with company match Up to $6,000/year for training & professional development 🏆 Recognized as a Best Places to Work (Washington Business Journal, 8+ years) 🏆 Named a Top Workplace by The Washington Post (2022–2025) Ready to grow with a team that invests in you? Learn more: www.myacuity.com Are you ready to use your expertise in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation to make a real difference? Join Acuity, Inc., a technology consulting firm that supports federal agencies. We combine industry partnerships and long-term federal experience with innovative technical leadership to support our customers’ critical missions.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in DevSecOps , DevOps, cloud engineering, or secure platform delivery
Experience designing, building, or supporting CI/CD pipelines in cloud-based environments
Experience with infrastructure as code and automated environment provisioning
Experience integrating security tools, controls, or policy checks into software delivery workflows
Experience with AWS and core cloud security concepts, including IAM, logging, encryption, and network controls
Experience with scripting and automation for builds, deployments, testing, or operational tasks
Strong understanding of secure SDLC, vulnerability management, configuration management, and compliance-oriented delivery
Experience supporting deployment and change control across development, test, and production environments
Experience working in Agile delivery environments
Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent relevant experience
Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain U.S. suitability

Nice To Haves

Experience with AWS-native CI/CD, security, and monitoring services
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies
Experience with static, dynamic, dependency, container, or infrastructure security scanning tools
Experience supporting Git-based workflows and branch-based release controls
Experience with secrets management, IAM, audit logging, and operational security controls
Experience supporting federal, regulated, or compliance-driven environments
AWS Certified Security – Specialty
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines for application, platform, and data workloads
Integrate automated security scanning, policy enforcement, and test controls into build and deployment workflows
Implement and maintain infrastructure as code for cloud environments and shared platform services
Support secure provisioning, configuration, and release management across development, test, and production environments
Embed security controls into delivery workflows, platform configurations, and deployment patterns
Automate vulnerability detection, remediation workflows, compliance checks, and release gates
Support secrets management, identity integration, access controls, and secure configuration baselines
Monitor pipeline health, deployment activity, and platform security posture; troubleshoot issues and drive corrective action
Maintain documentation for pipelines, controls, security checks, deployment procedures, and operational standards
Improve delivery reliability, security, scalability, and operational efficiency through automation and standardization