DevSecOps Engineer- Secret Clearance Eligibility Required - Sherpa 6

OpenTalent; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherpa 6 is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to join a mission-focused team at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. You will own the DevSecOps strategy, drive tooling and automation, and collaborate with customers and internal teams to deploy secure, scalable AWS-based solutions.

The role requires 5+ years in DevOps or release engineering, strong CI/CD experience, and a solid background in scripting and containerization. Hybrid onsite work will be needed to support customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, release/build engineering or similar.
• Hands-on AWS experience required.
• Proficient in CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI or Azure DevOps).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AWS-based solutions aligned with project needs.
• Own DevSecOps strategy, tooling, automation, and cloud deployment approaches.
• Provide hands-on contributions while mentoring solution development.
• Validate release readiness with teams; ensure regression, performance and security gates.
• Create and maintain release docs, schedules, rollback plans, and release notes.
• Develop IaC to deploy solutions to cloud environments using Pulumi or Terraform.
• Troubleshoot build, pipeline, and deployment issues efficiently.
• Monitor release metrics to ensure SLA compliance and standards.
• Communicate status and recommendations; own all DevSecOps deliverables.

Skills

DevSecOps

AWS

CI/CD

Git

Python

Scripting

Docker

Kubernetes

IaC (Pulumi/Terraform)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Location: Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD

Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance

Citizenship: US Citizenship required

Onsite Expectations: Hybrid; Onsite work required at APG as needed to support customer requirements.

Make an Impact Where It Matters Most

At Sherpa 6, you won't just build pipelines—you'll help build the systems that keep our nation safe. We're looking for a DevSecOps Engineer who thrives in hands-on environments, values close collaboration, and wants to work directly with a mission-focused customer at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Working directly at Aberdeen Proving Ground provides unique access to secure systems, rapid decision cycles, and close collaboration with customer stakeholders

If you enjoy solving complex DevSecOps challenges, influencing architecture decisions, and seeing your work immediately shape real-world outcomes, this is an exceptional opportunity.

Responsibilities:

• Support the design and implementation of AWS-based solutions aligned with customer and project needs.
• You will have significant ownership over DevSecOps strategy, tooling, automation, and cloud deployment approaches
• Provide hands-on technical contributions while also mentoring and guiding solution development.
• Collaborate with customer and internal teams to validate release readiness, ensuring regression, performance, and security testing gates are met.
• Create and maintain release documentation, including schedules, rollback plans, and release notes.
• Identify and implement improvements that enhance release efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve build, pipeline, and deployment issues efficiently.
• Monitor release metrics to ensure compliance with SLAs and organizational standards.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Pulumi or Terraform to deploy solutions to cloud environments.
• Work closely with the customer and internal teams to understand existing solutions, champion updates, and guide architectural evolution.
• Research, propose, and validate solutions tailored to customer needs.
• Clearly communicate status, challenges, and recommendations, owning all DevSecOps deliverables for the project
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience working within AWS environments.
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, release engineering, build engineering, or a similar discipline.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Strong knowledge of Git, including branching strategies and tagging workflows.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Groovy.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).