DevSecOps Engineer #1768453

Network Designs•Washington, DC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

NDi is seeking a highly skilled DevSecOps Engineer to support the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) under the T4NG2 contract vehicle. This role will be part of an agile delivery team responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and automated solutions across the software development lifecycle. The ideal candidate brings a strong blend of development, operations, and cybersecurity expertise, with experience in cloud-native environments and federal IT systems. This role is critical to enabling rapid, secure software delivery in support of mission-critical Veteran services.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship is required
Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
Must be able to come on-site in Washington, DC, as required.
Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with quick turnaround times.
Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related
Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience

Nice To Haves

Relevant certifications, such as AWS DevOps, CKA, Security+, or CISSP, are preferred
Experience supporting VA or federal IT programs
Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)
Experience with Platform One or VA Enterprise Cloud environments
Knowledge of healthcare IT systems or standards (HL7, FHIR, MUMPS)

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to support automated software delivery
Implement GitOps-based deployment workflows using ArgoCD
Support blue/green and canary deployment strategies within Kubernetes environments
Troubleshoot pipeline and deployment issues across environments
Manage and deploy applications in AWS GovCloud environments in compliance with VA security policies
Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
Support containerization and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm
Develop and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests for standardized deployments
Integrate security tools and practices into CI/CD pipelines (DevSecOps)
Integrate and maintain container and code security tools (e.g., Snyk, Aqua Security, Anchore, CodeQL)
Automate security compliance and ATO evidence generation (e.g., scan results, SBOMs, audit artifacts)
Support ATO processes and ensure compliance with NIST, FISMA, and FedRAMP requirements
Manage secrets and credentials using HashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager
Implement monitoring, logging, and performance optimization solutions
Integrate with VA enterprise observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Splunk)
Ensure alignment with VA Lighthouse API standards and enterprise integration patterns
Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to ensure secure, scalable architectures
Participate in Agile ceremonies and continuous improvement initiatives