DevSecOps Engineer - Secure CI/CD on AWS & IaC

Jobtailor; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a skilled engineer to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, write infrastructure-as-code on AWS, and containerize services. You will implement monitoring, security practices, and shift-left development to ensure secure, observable delivery.

Collaboration with cross-functional teams across clients is essential. Required 3+ years in software/ops, a CS degree, scripting in Python/Bash/PowerShell, and citizenship with ability to obtain a Public Trust.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development, platform, or operations engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Scripting ability in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD concepts and hands-on experience with at least one pipeline tool.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services and containerization.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code using CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Basic proficiency in writing, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust determination.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for repeatable builds, tests, and deployments.
• Write infrastructure-as-code on AWS to create environments from templates.
• Containerize services and keep images patched, scanned, and small.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and vulnerability scanning for observability and security.
• Help assemble security evidence for Authority to Operate (ATO) processes.
• Build security into delivery through shift-left practices.
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools such as Amazon Q Developer across the lifecycle.
• Develop new capabilities, tools, and lines of business for the firm.
• Collaborate with developers, engineers, data scientists, architects, and strategists across roles and clients.

Skills

CI/CD Pipeline Development

Infrastructure-As-Code

AWS Cloud Services

Containerization

Scripting in Python

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Amazon Q Developer

PowerPoint

Excel

CloudFormation

Terraform

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a skilled engineer to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, write infrastructure-as-code on AWS, and containerize services. You will implement monitoring, security practices, and shift-left development to ensure secure, observable delivery.

Collaboration with cross-functional teams across clients is essential. Required 3+ years in software/ops, a CS degree, scripting in Python/Bash/PowerShell, and citizenship with ability to obtain a Public Trust.