DevSecOps Engineer Principal

Saic; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking an experienced DevSecOps Engineer Principal to design, deploy, operate, and maintain secure cloud products and services in a cloud-based environment. This role offers 100% remote work within the United States and requires the ability to obtain a secret clearance.

The candidate will lead Kubernetes, IaC (Terraform), and CI/CD implementations, with strong GovCloud and FedRAMP/FISMA expertise, to deliver secure, scalable solutions while maintaining security documentation and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field with 9+ years of experience in DevOps/DevSecOps roles; Masters and 7 years experience.
• Candidates must be U.S. Citizens.
• Candidates must be able to get a secret clearance.
• Expert-level Kubernetes including cluster administration, workload deployment, and security hardening, with experience in EKS and Helm.
• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS services including EKS, ECS, EC2, Lambda, VPC, IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config, with specific experience in AWS GovCloud environments.
• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for infrastructure provisioning, management, and security scanning.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD or GitHub Actions with strong Git workflow and GitOps experience.
• Deep understanding of FedRAMP and FISMA compliance requirements with hands‑on experience implementing NIST 800-171 and 800-53 security controls, supporting authorization processes, and maintaining continuous monitoring programs.
• Experience developing and maintaining security compliance documentation including SSPs, POA&Ms, and security assessment artifacts.
• Proficiency with security tooling including SIEM platforms (Splunk, AWS Security Hub), vulnerability scanning (Nessus, Tenable.io), SAST/DAST tools (SonarQube, OWASP ZAP), secrets management (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager), and cloud security posture management using Orca Security.
• Experience integrating security controls directly into CI/CD pipelines including SAST/DAST, software composition analysis (SCA), container image scanning, and secrets detection.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python for automation and tooling development.
• Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK Stack.
• Familiarity with zero-trust architecture principles and service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.
• Relevant certifications such as CKA, CKS, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Security Specialty, CISSP, or CompTIA Security+ are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, operate, and maintain secure, scalable Cloud products and services.
• Ensure security-first culture in development and operations and automate processes.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI/CD or GitHub Actions.
• Support FedRAMP/FISMA compliance and continuous monitoring programs.
• Collaborate across teams to integrate security into development and operations.

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS GovCloud

CI/CD pipelines

FedRAMP/FISMA

Security compliance

Python scripting

Observability

Zero-trust / Istio

Helm

GitHub Actions

Splunk

Nessus

Orca Security

Vault

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Cybersecurity or related field

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Helm

GitHub Actions

Splunk

Nessus

Orca Security

HashiCorp Vault

Job description

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced and dedicated DevSecOps Engineer Principal to support the design, deployment, operation, and maintenance of secure, scalable Cloud products and services within our Cloud-based environment. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in ensuring the efficiency, security, and automation of our development and operational processes. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, AWS GovCloud, FedRAMP/FISMA security control implementation, and CI/CD pipeline engineering, with an unwavering commitment to a security-first mindset. This role can be worked 100% remotely within the united states. Candidates must have the ability to get a secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field with 9+ years of experience in DevOps/DevSecOps engineering roles. Masters and 7 years of experience.
• Candidates must be U.S. Citizens.
• Candidates must be able to get a secret clearance.
• Expert-level proficiency in Kubernetes including cluster administration, workload deployment, and security hardening, with experience in EKS and Helm.
• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS services including EKS, ECS, EC2, Lambda, VPC, IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config, with specific experience in AWS GovCloud environments.
• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for infrastructure provisioning, management, and security scanning.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD or GitHub Actions with strong Git workflow and GitOps experience.
• Deep understanding of FedRAMP and FISMA compliance requirements with hands‑on experience implementing NIST 800-171 and 800-53 security controls, supporting authorization processes, and maintaining continuous monitoring programs.
• Experience developing and maintaining security compliance documentation including System Security Plans (SSPs), Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), and security assessment artifacts.
• Proficiency with security tooling including SIEM platforms (Splunk, AWS Security Hub), vulnerability scanning (Nessus, Tenable.io), SAST/DAST tools (SonarQube, OWASP ZAP), secrets management (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager), and cloud security posture management using Orca Security.
• Experience integrating security controls directly into CI/CD pipelines including SAST/DAST, software composition analysis (SCA), container image scanning, and secrets detection.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python for automation and tooling development.
• Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK Stack.
• Familiarity with zero-trust architecture principles and service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.
• Relevant certifications such as CKA, CKS, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Security Specialty, CISSP, or CompTIA Security+ are strongly preferred.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.