DevSecOps Engineer

Steampunk, Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to join our growing practice, delivering automation for cloud and application development. You will work on build/release, CI/CD, and security-focused process improvements with a collaborative, fast-paced team in the federal contracting domain.

Preferred candidates have 3–5 years of experience across cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), DevSecOps, and automation tooling, and are capable of mentoring junior engineers while advancing continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field; 2 years IT experience if non-IT degree
• At least 1 relevant technical certification
• 3 years experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• 3 years experience with Git SCM providers (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
• 3 years experience with programming/scripting languages
• 3 years DevSecOps experience in Agile environment
• 3 years experience with Docker containers and Kubernetes
• 3 years experience with infrastructure as code and orchestration
• 3 years experience building CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Pipelines, CircleCI, TravisCI)
• 3 years experience integrating deployments with DevSecOps tooling and orchestration
• Experience with test automation in CI/CD (performance, security, functional)

Responsibilities

• Establish development tools and automation infrastructure
• Bridge stakeholder needs to developers
• Automate and improve development, testing, deployment, and release processes
• Review code, test results, and ensure security
• Identify problems, perform root cause analysis, and implement fixes
• Collaborate with developers to ensure processes work as intended
• Support cloud apps/infrastructure via infrastructure as code and large-scale deployments
• Document as-is state, perform gap analyses, and articulate options
• Leverage virtualization and containerization to modernize systems
• Mentor junior team members and drive continuous DevSecOps improvement
• Present status updates and provide cross-training to DevOps team

Skills

Cloud platforms

Git SCM platforms

Programming/scripting

Agile DevSecOps

CI/CD tooling

Infrastructure as code

Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)

Education

BS degree in IT or related field

At least 1 relevant technical certification

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

CircleCI

TravisCI

Job description

Overview

As a DevSecOps Engineer, you will work with our growing DevSecOps practice delivering features to support cloud and application development. We are looking for candidates with 3-5 years experience with cloud platform services and DevSecOps practices such as build/release management, CI/CD practices, and process automation.

Steampunk is the explosive collision of human-centered design and traditional government contracting.At Steampunk, we believe in disrupting the status quo and setting the pace in the ecosystem of government contractors, while repurposing tried-and-true methodologies. We believe in empowering our people to find creative solutions to intractable problems. We believe the best environment in which to grow and thrive is outside our comfort zone.

Contributions

Responsibilities include:

• Establishing development tools and infrastructure for automation
• Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers
• Automate and improve development, testing, deployment, and release processes

• Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results
• Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• Identifying technical problems, performing root cause analysis, and developing software updates and ‘fixes’
• Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
• Support enterprise Cloud applications or infrastructure through infrastructure as code including any activities around automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, and monitoring and testing, such as CI/CD

• Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
• Leverage virtualization and containerization to optimize and modernize software systems
• Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members
• Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools.
• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided

• Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other DevOps team members.

Qualifications

Required:

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance

• BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience
• At least 1 relevant technical certification
• 3 Years of Experience with one or more clouds (i.e. AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• 3 Years of Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
• 3 Years of Experience with one or more programming or scripting languages
• 3 Years of application DevSecOps Experience with actual/active development experience in an Agile environment

• 3 Years of Experience implementing docker containers and utilizing platforms such as Kubernetes
• 3 Years of Experience implementing infrastructure as code and orchestration
• 3 Years of Experience building CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Pipelines, CircleCI, TravisCI
• 3 Years of Experience integrating deployments with industry standard DevSecOps tooling and orchestration
• Experience integrating test automation including performance, security, and functional tests into CI/CD Pipelines

Preferred:

• Certifications:

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
• Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate
• SAFe DevOps Certification

• Experience implementing Automated Testing frameworks including Selenium
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations preferred
• Experience with scripting in Concourse, Bash, PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby
• Experience with automation tools, including Pivotal, Chef, Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $80,000 to $175,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges.If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.