Temporary Development, Security, and Operations Engineer

Fenwick & West•Washington, DC

2d•$126,000 - $189,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a temporary (estimated 6 months) Development, Security, and Operations "DevSecOps" Engineer to support and scale the organization’s citizen development initiatives. This role works closely with non-traditional developers — analysts, business users, and rapid prototypers — to transition experimental or prototype applications into secure, supportable, and production-ready solutions. The DevSecOps Engineer acts as the connective tissue between business-driven innovation and enterprise engineering standards — emphasizing enablement over gatekeeping, while enforcing sound software development lifecycle, security, and operational practices. This position is designed to offload and formalize a significant portion of the day-to-day operational work currently performed by senior engineers, allowing them to focus on higher-order architecture, platform design, and governance. This position is a full-time exempt role and can be based in any of our U.S. office locations and some remote locations.

Requirements

Advanced proficiency with Git-based source control and collaborative workflows.
Advanced hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Boards).
Intermediate familiarity with Microsoft Azure services (App Services, Functions, Container Apps, or similar).
Intermediate knowledge of application security fundamentals: secrets management, dependency risk, and secure configuration.
Intermediate ability to review and reason about Python and/or JavaScript code.
Advanced analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
Structured thinking; comfortable bringing order to unstructured or rapidly developed codebases.
Enablement mindset with a bias toward pragmatic solutions; meets developers where they are.
Demonstrated experience implementing and operating CI/CD pipelines.
Reporting to the Senior Solutions ＆ Automation Manager, the ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, or related engineering roles.
A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting citizen development or low-code platforms preferred.
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Bicep, or similar) preferred.
Experience with containerization technologies (Docker) preferred.
Exposure to security tooling such as Microsoft Defender, Snyk, or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner directly with citizen developers to refactor, harden, and productionize applications built with Python, JavaScript, and low-code/automation platforms.
Guide developers on repository structure, branching strategies, pull requests, and versioning.
Translate loosely defined or experimental solutions into maintainable, supportable codebases.
Establish, document, and enforce SDLC best practices including source control standards, CI/CD pipelines for build, test, and deployment, and environment separation (development, UAT, production).
Create and maintain reusable DevSecOps “golden paths” including standardized pipeline templates, deployment frameworks, and secure configuration and secrets management patterns.
Perform code reviews with emphasis on security vulnerabilities, error handling, resilience, and maintainability.
Integrate and operate automated security tooling: SAST, dependency/vulnerability scanning, and secrets detection.
Work closely with security teams to ensure applications meet enterprise requirements without unnecessary friction.
Support deployments through controlled CI/CD pipelines, eliminating manual or ad-hoc release processes.
Troubleshoot pipeline failures, deployment issues, configuration problems, and environment-specific bugs.
Assist with incident response for citizen-developed applications running in production.
Help remediate security findings and technical debt discovered post-deployment.
Document patterns, standards, and common fixes to reduce repeated friction.
Perform other related duties as assigned.