DevSecOps Engineer w/Secret Clearance

TekSynap•Fort Belvoir, VA

1d•Remote

About The Position

TekSynap is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to support an upcoming government contract proposal. The position is contingent upon contract award and government approval, and candidates may be required to sign a Letter of Commitment. The engineer facilitates development of new software solutions and transitions existing solutions from monolithic structures to microservices running in hardened containers. The role works with application development teams to refactor or create solutions using the DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline and tools, guiding teams through solution development, and deploys and sustains a microservices factory using commercial off-the-shelf and open-source solutions. The position is remote in the National Capital Region, with periodic support for meetings at Fort Belvoir. The schedule is Monday through Friday on day shift, with possible evening and weekend work to meet program and contract needs. Travel is less than 10%. The position requires U.S. citizenship and a Secret IT-II / Tier 3 clearance. Physical requirements include regular use of hands and arms, communication, standing, walking, sitting, climbing or balancing, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; lifting up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 25 or 50 pounds frequently; and the specified visual abilities. TekSynap describes itself as a fast-growing high-tech company serving Federal Government customers. Full-time employees are offered health, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k), life insurance, short- and long-term disability plans, vacation time, and holidays.

Requirements

At least five years of Agile experience.
At least five years of relevant experience in the listed technical and methodological areas.
Demonstrated experience defining Scrum Agile methodology for large-scale clients.
Demonstrated experience implementing Test Driven Development (TDD) methodologies.
Experience with deployments in both on-premises and cloud environments.
Experience serving as the engineer for complex technology implementations in a product-centric environment.
Experience with DevSecOps services using an infrastructure-as-a-service provider, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Compute Engine, or Rackspace/OpenStack.
Scripting or basic programming skills to solve problems.
Experience with configuration management tools such as TFS, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt, or LVM.
Familiarity with containerization technologies such as AKS, Docker, Rocket, OpenShift, or Rancher.
Experience with Kubernetes, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Jira, GitHub, SonarQube, Fortify, Nexus, Falco, Anchore, OpenScap, Ansible, Terraform, and Helm.
Demonstrated experience supporting government agencies, customers, or contracts in federal environments, including the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, Federal Civil agencies, or military organizations.
Cloud Service Provider certification, such as AWS DevOps Engineer or Azure SA.
DoD-approved 8570 baseline certification: Category IAT Level II (Security+).
Bachelor’s degree.
U.S. citizenship.
Must possess an IT-II / Tier 3 Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supporting the same or a similar contract, with in-depth understanding of the customer environment, requirements, and operational landscape.

Responsibilities

Facilitate development of new software solutions and transition existing solutions from monolithic structures to microservice structures operating within hardened containers.
Work with application development teams to refactor or create solutions that leverage the DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline and tools.
Instruct and guide application development teams through solution development.
Deploy and sustain a microservices factory using commercial off-the-shelf and open-source solutions.
Drive strategy and oversee architecture for continuous integration, deployment, and monitoring across technologies.
Lead DevSecOps methodologies and drive automated software development lifecycle toolchains.