DevSecOps SME

Barrow Wise Consulting•Rockville, MD

9d•$90,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Enjoy problem-solving, need a venue to display your creativity, and emerging technologies pique your interest; if so, Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC is for you. As a multi-disciplined leader, you understand the gifts that set you apart from everyone else. Demonstrate innovative solutions to our clients. Join Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC today. The DevSecOps SME will support Barrow Wise's DHS project and perform the following duties: Evaluate software delivery practices and help improve the way federal solutions are built, tested, and released. Assess how security is integrated into application delivery. Evaluate alignment between delivered solutions and user needs. Support recommendations for improving development and deployment practices. Conduct structured interviews with IT leadership, business stakeholders, and operational teams. Review policies, SOPs, architecture documents, inventories, SLAs, PPM artifacts, dashboards, performance reports, and prior audits. Perform lightweight technical reviews of monitoring tools, configurations, ITSM systems, and PPM tools as appropriate and approved. Analyze operational and project metrics, including incident volumes, resolution times, change success rates, project delivery performance, and dashboard usage. Assess maturity, identify strengths and gaps, and document root causes across people, process, tools, governance, and culture. Develop findings, recommendations, and a prioritized roadmap for improvement. Prepare executive briefings, working session materials, and final audit reports. Support optional implementation planning, KPI development, and coaching for ITIL, data storytelling, and PPM practices. Collaborate with client teams onsite or remotely as needed, including coordination with federal stakeholders. Attend meetings in person in the DC Area.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship, MD/DC/VA resident preferred
Bachelor's degree in a related field
5+ years of experience supporting federal agencies or defense organizations within: Application development, DevSecOps, Agile, CI/CD, and software delivery improvement
Familiarity with federal governance and compliance frameworks such as FITARA, OMB A-11/A-130, FISMA, TIC 3.0, FedRAMP, Section 508, and Zero Trust
Working knowledge of NIST, ITIL, PMI, and GAO best practices
Experience reviewing IT operations, infrastructure, application delivery, help desk services, reporting, or PPM functions
Strong analytical, writing, and presentation skills
Ability to synthesize findings into clear, actionable recommendations
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to work collaboratively in a team-focused environment

Responsibilities

Evaluate software delivery practices and help improve the way federal solutions are built, tested, and released.
Assess how security is integrated into application delivery.
Evaluate alignment between delivered solutions and user needs.
Support recommendations for improving development and deployment practices.
Conduct structured interviews with IT leadership, business stakeholders, and operational teams.
Review policies, SOPs, architecture documents, inventories, SLAs, PPM artifacts, dashboards, performance reports, and prior audits.
Perform lightweight technical reviews of monitoring tools, configurations, ITSM systems, and PPM tools as appropriate and approved.
Analyze operational and project metrics, including incident volumes, resolution times, change success rates, project delivery performance, and dashboard usage.
Assess maturity, identify strengths and gaps, and document root causes across people, process, tools, governance, and culture.
Develop findings, recommendations, and a prioritized roadmap for improvement.
Prepare executive briefings, working session materials, and final audit reports.
Support optional implementation planning, KPI development, and coaching for ITIL, data storytelling, and PPM practices.
Collaborate with client teams onsite or remotely as needed, including coordination with federal stakeholders.
Attend meetings in person in the DC Area.