Senior DevSecOps Engineer

i4DM•Millersville, MD

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to serve as a hands-on technical lead responsible for implementing and maturing DevSecOps and observability practices for a cloud-native, event-driven platform on AWS. This role will support CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and platform reliability for Kafka/MSK-based event streaming, RPC-driven services, and real-time WebSocket applications.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in DevSecOps, cloud engineering, or related roles.
Strong experience with AWS cloud platforms and services.
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar tools.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
Familiarity with security best practices, including secrets management and secure pipeline design.
Experience supporting distributed systems and event-driven architecture.
Ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor team members.
Eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in VA or Federal environments.
Experience supporting Kafka or event-driven architecture.
Experience with Vault, Consul, Nexus, or similar enterprise tooling.
Experience supporting real-time streaming or WebSocket-based systems.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Bitbucket for automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Packer for AWS-based environments.
Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
Implement and maintain observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, and Kibana.
Support security practices including secrets management (Vault), IAM policies, and secure configuration management.
Integrate security scanning tools and practices into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., code, container, and dependency scanning).
Support Kafka/MSK infrastructure through automation, monitoring, and operational tooling.
Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting strategies to support platform reliability and performance.
Collaborate with cloud engineers and developers to embed DevSecOps best practices into development workflows.
Support deployment and scaling of real-time streaming platforms, including WebSocket-enabled services.
Automate environment provisioning, configuration management, and release processes.
Support system resilience through monitoring, incident analysis, and continuous improvement practices.
Provide technical leadership for DevSecOps strategy, tooling selection, and pipeline architecture.
Establish standards for CI/CD, IaC, and security integration across the platform.
Drive improvements in system reliability, scalability, and performance monitoring.
Mentor junior engineers and promote DevSecOps culture and best practices across teams.
Identify and mitigate risks related to deployment, security, and system availability.