DevSecOps Engineer – Hybrid DoD Security, Shift-Left

Newberry Group; Chambersburg (Franklin County); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In addition to competitive wages, New?

Tuition reimbursement

Telecommuting if available

Job summary

Newberry Group is seeking an experienced DevSecOps Engineer to support our DISA customer. The role integrates cybersecurity requirements into Agile development and CI/CD pipelines, enabling teams to identify security issues earlier and move applications securely from concept to production.

The position requires DoD policy knowledge, RMF/NIST standards, and hands-on experience embedding security into modern architectures, including cloud-native workloads and containerized environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of related experience.
• DoD 8140 Work Role 652 – Security Architect Certification requirement (must have at least one of the following): Security X/CASP+CE, CCSP, Cloud+, CISSP, CSSLP, CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSIP, CSSLP, and GSEC
• Must have and maintain a current DoD Top Secret clearance
• Must reside within a commutable distance of Fort Meade, MD or Chambersburg, PA in order to work a hybrid onsite schedule (4 days onsite weekly)
• Demonstrated experience integrating cybersecurity into Agile SDLC environments
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Practical experience implementing DevSecOps and shift-left security practices
• Experience using automated security testing tools within software development processes
• Knowledge of RMF, NIST SP 800-37, and NIST SP 800-53
• Knowledge and practical application of DoD STIGs and SRGs
• Ability to convert security/compliance requirements into specific technical development tasks and controls
• Understanding of modern application architectures and cloud-native development
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cybersecurity, engineering, architecture, and software-development teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple development efforts and sprints in a high-tempo environment

Responsibilities

• Embed cybersecurity engineering into Agile software development and modernization activities
• Integrate security requirements and controls throughout the SDLC and CI/CD pipelines
• Apply DevSecOps and shift-left security principles to identify and remediate vulnerabilities earlier in development
• Implement and support automated security testing within CI/CD workflows
• Participate with development teams in requirements discussions, design activities, sprint planning, and other lifecycle events
• Translate RMF, NIST SP 800-53, DoD cybersecurity policy, STIGs, SRGs, and related security requirements into actionable development and engineering tasks
• Collaborate with developers, architects, system owners, ISSMs, and ISSOs to develop achievable technical security controls before formal assessment
• Provide threat-informed security engineering guidance for legacy, modernized, and cloud-native applications
• Support secure development involving APIs, microservices, containerized workloads, and other modern application architectures as applicable
• Help development teams remediate security vulnerabilities while preserving mission functionality and delivery objectives
• Provide engineering recommendations for technical controls such as authentication, encryption, network segmentation, and application security
• Communicate security findings, technical risks, recommended remediation, and implementation approaches to technical and Government stakeholders
• Manage security-engineering activities across multiple concurrent projects and development sprints

Skills

DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

RMF/NIST

Shift-left security

DoD STIGs/SRGs

Cloud-native

Team collaboration

Security testing tools

Agile SDLC

Security architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Security Certification

Tools

Jira

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Newberry Group is seeking an experienced DevSecOps Engineer to support our DISA customer. The role integrates cybersecurity requirements into Agile development and CI/CD pipelines, enabling teams to identify security issues earlier and move applications securely from concept to production.

The position requires DoD policy knowledge, RMF/NIST standards, and hands-on experience embedding security into modern architectures, including cloud-native workloads and containerized environments.