DevSecOps Engineer/Release Manager

AEM Corporation; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AEM Corporation in Reston, Virginia is seeking a highly motivated DevSecOps Engineer/Release Manager to advance secure and reliable system delivery in federal environments. The role includes designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines while ensuring compliance and collaboration with development and cybersecurity teams.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of relevant experience, a Bachelor's degree in a related field, and expertise in Agile delivery. AEM supports equal opportunity employment practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software development, DevOps, or system operations.
• Experience in CI/CD pipeline and automated processes.
• Familiar with secure software development practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain automated build and deployment pipelines.
• Coordinate software release activities across teams.
• Support continuous improvement of software delivery workflows.

Skills

Automation

CI/CD pipeline implementation

DevSecOps practices

Troubleshooting and problem-solving

Agile delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Tools

AWS

Containerization technologies

Infrastructure as code tools

Job description

Summary of position/daily activities:

We are seeking highly motivated DevSecOps Engineer/Release Managers to join our team and play a pivotal role in advancing secure, reliable, and efficient system delivery across federal environments. AEM DevSecOps Engineer/Release Managers understand modern software delivery practices, automation, and security integration, and ensure that development, testing, and deployment processes are streamlined and compliant. In this position, you will design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines, coordinate release planning and deployment activities, and integrate security controls throughout the development lifecycle. You will work closely with development, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams to ensure code quality, system stability, and continuous authorization requirements are met. You will play an integral role in reducing deployment risk, improving release velocity, and enabling consistent delivery of high-quality, secure capabilities.

• Design and maintain automated build, integration, and deployment pipelines supporting a cloud hosted enterprise digital services platform
• Coordinate software release activities across development teams to ensure reliable and consistent deployment of application updates
• Implement and maintain DevSecOps practices that integrate security, testing, and automation into the development lifecycle
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, and infrastructure teams to support application deployment, environment configuration, and operational stability
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation and configuration management processes
• Monitor system deployment pipelines and support troubleshooting of build or release related issues
• Support continuous improvement of software delivery workflows and release management practices
• Participate in Agile delivery activities including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical coordination with development teams

Basic qualifications/experience (the required qualifications which are critical to be considered for the position):

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
• 8 or more years of experience supporting software development, DevOps, or system operations environments
• Experience implementing or supporting CI/CD pipelines and automated build and deployment processes
• Experience supporting cloud hosted applications and modern application deployment practices
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments and collaborating with development teams
• Understanding of secure software development practices and integration of security controls within development workflows
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills related to build, deployment, or infrastructure issues

Desired skills/certifications (any additional skills desired but not required to be considered for the position):

• Experience supporting applications hosted in AWS or similar cloud environments
• Experience working with containerization or modern application deployment technologies
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code and automation tools
• Experience supporting DevSecOps environments integrating automated testing and security scanning
• Cloud or DevOps related certifications are a plus
• Experience supporting federal or large enterprise digital platforms

AEM and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. - AA M/F/Vet/Disability

Federal law requires AEM and its affiliates to verify identity and employment eligibility with information from your Form I-9. The E-Verify system is used.

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA") imposes specific obligations on businesses processing personal information of California residents. Pursuant to the CCPA, AEM and its affiliates are required to provide applicants who are California residents a notice, used at or before the point of collection of such personal information, which identifies the categories of personal information that may be collected and why AEM and its affiliates collect such information. Applicants can find information about AEM's privacy policy and CCPA here.