Sr. DevSecOps Engineer - U.S. Citizenship Required

CGI•Fairfax, VA

5d•$113,400 - $245,500•Hybrid

About The Position

CGI leads teams that support and modernize multiple cloud‑based systems for multi‑agency case management using agile DevSecOps practices. We have built, maintained, and enhanced several AWS‑hosted solutions for our client, who continues to rely on our teams to address new challenges with modern technologies. To support continued growth, we are seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer who can quickly learn new technologies, enhance existing systems, and understand the client ecosystem. You will automate cloud deployments using CI/CD pipelines and apply test‑driven development principles. Taking ownership of program‑wide infrastructure initiatives is essential. This position is located in one of CGI Federal's offices in Fairfax, VA or Lafayette, LA; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable. You will be required to work in a CGI Federal office two days per week.

Requirements

Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearance requirements, US citizenship is required as well as successful passing of CGI background check prior to beginning work.
In addition, candidates must have ability to obtain and maintain a DHS/CISA EOD/Public Trust clearance.
8+ years of IT experience, focusing on DevSecOps/DevOps and AWS
Expert skills in Jenkins, GitHub, and Linux administration
Experience with Terraform
Experience delivering within Agile teams (Scrum/Kanban)
Extensive experience building AWS application pipelines
Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with logging/monitoring tools (Splunk, New Relic, Prisma Cloud)
Experience building pipelines for Alfresco, Mulesoft, or Solr
Experience with Harness.io
Experience with Amazon EKS
AWS certification

Responsibilities

Build CI/CD pipelines for microservices, applications, and supporting components
Establish standard CI/CD practices across supported teams and applications
Optimize system availability while minimizing AWS costs
Manage security requirements, including patching, to maintain system authorization
Analyze logs to perform root cause analysis for performance and infrastructure issues
Participate in design discussions with client technical specialists and other project teams
Collaborate with agile teams to design, build, and deliver cloud‑based solutions
Coordinate integration testing across multiple teams
Participate in stand‑ups, backlog grooming, sprint demos, and other agile ceremonies