DevSecOps Engineer

Dark Wolf; Arlington (TX); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Dark Wolf is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to accelerate secure software delivery by embedding DevSecOps into the development pipeline. The focus is on automating deployment and security controls and building self-service platform tools to reduce bottlenecks and ensure continuous compliance across environments.

The role requires hybrid support in Arlington, VA, US citizenship, and active Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT Security, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with commercial cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Extensive experience with Containerization and Container Security.
• Experience designing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Ansible.
• Strong proficiency in CI/CD tooling (GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or similar).
• Experience with Linux administration and hardening.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps processes and software supply chain security (SBOMs, signing, verification).
• Proven experience deploying secure cloud products and services to enable development teams.
• Experience enabling automated CI for multiple environments.
• Familiarity with release management from development to production.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects.
• US Citizenship and active Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and assisting with development of CI/CD infrastructure.
• Supporting CI/CD tools integration, operations, change management, and maintenance.
• Supporting full automation of CI/testing.
• Guiding governance for CI/CD operations and developer work.
• Collaborating with developers, support, and security to automate infrastructure in cloud platforms.
• Applying DevSecOps practices to streamline product delivery and operations.
• Identifying opportunities to automate and save time.

Skills

DevSecOps

CI/CD tooling

Cloud platforms

Container security

Infrastructure as Code

SBOMs

US Citizenship

Top Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT Security/Information Systems

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Job description

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and assisting with ongoing development of continuous build/ integration infrastructure.
• Supporting CI/CD tools integration, operations, change management, and maintenance.
• Supporting full automation of CI/ testing.
• Supporting policies, standards, guidelines, governance and related guidance for both CI/CD operations and for work of developers.
• Working closely with software developers, production support, and information security to automate and support infrastructure and tooling in cloud-based platforms.
• Providing guidance and applying agile and DevOps/DevSecOps practices to streamline product delivery and reliable operations of product.
• Continuously identify opportunities to automate and save time.

Dark Wolf is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to accelerate the secure delivery of mission-critical software by embedding DevSecOps practices directly into the development pipeline. The focus for this individual will be on automating deployment and security controls and building self-service platform tools to eliminate manual bottlenecks, ensuring continuous compliance and maintaining the Authority to Operate (ATO) across all environments. This position will require hybrid support in Arlington, VA.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT Security, Information Systems, or equivalent
• 8+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience working with commercial cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Extensive experience with Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and Container Security
• Experience designing Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform or Ansible
• Strong proficiency in CI/CD tooling (GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or similar)
• Experience with Linux administration and hardening
• Demonstrated knowledge of DevSecOps processes and software supply chain security (SBOMs, signing, verification)
• Proven experience designing, deploying, operating, and maintaining secure Cloud products and services within a Cloud-based environment to enable development teams to deliver features in the most efficient way possible
• Proven experience providing Source Control Management/Documentation, creating and maintaining fully automated CI build processes for multiple environments
• Experience writing, building and deploying scripts.
• Proven experience enabling successful release management by moving code from Development and Testing environments to Staging and Production
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and manage multiple projects
• US Citizenship and active Top Secret security clearance

The estimated salary range for this position is $155,000.00 - $185,000.00, commensurate on experience and technical skillset.

We are strictly looking for direct, full‑time W2 employees. We do not engage with third‑party staffing agencies, C2C, or 1099 independent contractors for this role.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity, confirm US Citizenship, and complete the required employment eligibility verification upon hire.