DevSecOps Engineer

Piper Companies; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a DevSecOps Engineer to support federal modernization, cloud transformation, and mission-critical tech initiatives. This on-site role is in Huntsville, AL, focusing on secure CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and cloud deployment across AWS and on-prem environments.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years in DevSecOps, hands-on CI/CD with GitLab/Jenkins/GitHub Actions, containerization with Docker/Kubernetes, Terraform/CloudFormation, and an active Top

Qualifications

• 8+ years in DevSecOps, CI/CD, cloud automation, or related infra environments.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and enhance CI/CD pipelines for builds, testing, security validation, artifact management, and deployments across cloud and on-premises.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools to provision environments and automate deployments.
• Integrate security controls, vulnerability scanning, code-quality checks, monitoring, and compliance validation in the software delivery lifecycle.
• Collaborate with software, cloud, QA, data, and product teams to troubleshoot deployments and improve environment stability.
• Monitor and optimize pipeline performance and document automation processes, IaC templates, and release procedures.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud automation

Terraform/CloudFormation

Docker & Kubernetes

Top Secret Clearance

GitHub Actions/Jenkins/GitLab CI

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GitLab CI

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to support a company focused on federal modernization, cloud transformation, and mission-critical technology initiatives. This position is on-site in Huntsville, AL.

The DevSecOps Engineer will develop and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and cloud-based deployment solutions supporting applications across AWS and on-premises environments. This is an opportunity to play a key technical role in modernizing critical government systems by integrating automation, security, and reliable software delivery practices supporting high-impact national missions.

Responsibilities for the DevSecOps Engineer include:

• Design and enhance CI/CD pipelines that automate application builds, testing, security validation, artifact management, and deployments across cloud and on-premises environments
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies to automate environment provisioning, configuration, and deployment workflows
• Integrate security controls, vulnerability scanning, code-quality checks, monitoring, and compliance validation throughout the software delivery lifecycle
• Partner with software, cloud, QA, data, and product teams to troubleshoot deployment issues, improve environment stability, and support technical planning and release activities
• Monitor and optimize pipeline performance while maintaining documentation for automation processes, IaC templates, deployment procedures, and release readiness

Required Qualifications for the DevSecOps Engineer include:

• 8+ years of experience in DevSecOps, CI/CD engineering, cloud automation, or related infrastructure environments, with a Bachelor’s degree required
• Hands‑on experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar technologies
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, cloud platforms, secure development practices, and automation technologies, including Terraform and/or CloudFormation
• Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications for the DevSecOps Engineer include:

• Hands‑on experience supporting AWS cloud environments, microservices, serverless architectures, or distributed systems
• Experience incorporating automated security and vulnerability scanning tools such as SonarQube, Snyk, Anchore, Twistlock, Nessus, or similar technologies into delivery pipelines
• Experience developing automation scripts using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages
• Experience supporting DOJ, FBI, Intelligence Community, or other national security programs

Compensation for the Senior DevSecOps Engineer includes:

Salary Range: Competitive salary depending on experience

• Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Sick Leave as Required by Law

This job opens for applications on 9/29/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.