Junior DevSecOps Engineer (AWS, Automation)

OpenDataJobs • Washington, DC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Peregrine Advisors is a data and technology innovation hub and a Benefit Corporation working at the center of the federal government's mission. They are looking for highly motivated contributors who thrive when trusted to own a hard problem and equipped to deliver the solution. The role involves building and operating secure delivery pipelines for federal systems, focusing on automation, security, and continuous improvement. The company emphasizes hiring people, not seats, and moving the best to where the hardest problems are. Adaptability and an appetite for learning are key to career advancement.

Requirements

• Sole United States citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust determination.
• Hybrid role requiring regular commuting into Washington, DC.
• 1+ years of software development, platform, or operations engineering experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Scripting ability (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
• Working knowledge of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) concepts, with hands-on experience in at least one pipeline tool.
• Familiarity with cloud services on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and with containerization.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (CloudFormation or Terraform).
• Basic proficiency in writing, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Treating security and reliability as part of the build, not a gate at the end.
• Motivation to develop as an engineer who automates manual processes and leaves an audit trail.
• Asking for help when stuck, taking feedback, and adapting to shifting priorities.
• Clear communication, adaptability across roles and clients, and a care for creating public value.
• Experimenting, failing, learning, and repeating quickly.
• Preference for owning an outcome over being handed a task.
• A foundation in scripting, cloud fundamentals, and delivery automation.
• Willingness to build delivery habits like version control, automated testing, code review, and secure configuration.
• Precision to work where accuracy and auditability are not optional.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to FISMA compliance, NIST SP 800-53 controls, or Authority to Operate (ATO) processes.
• Vulnerability scanning or security tooling experience (SAST, DAST, or policy-as-code).
• Amazon Web Services exposure or certification.
• Federal information technology experience.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted developer tooling.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines that take services from commit to deployment.
• Implementing progressive delivery strategies (blue/green and canary deployments) with automated health checks and rollback.
• Writing infrastructure-as-code on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Containerizing services and keeping images patched, scanned, and small.
• Implementing monitoring, logging, and vulnerability scanning.
• Assembling security evidence for Authority to Operate (ATO) processes.
• Building security into the development process (shift-left practice).
• Utilizing AI-assisted engineering tools like Amazon Q Developer.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision with the employee premium fully paid and half of dependent premiums.
• Employer-paid life, accidental death, and short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• A 401(k) matched 100% up to 4% of salary, vesting immediately.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Sponsored professional certifications and continuing education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level