DevSecOps Lead - Remote (WFH)

COGNITIVE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC; United States; Remote; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognitive is seeking a DevSecOps Lead to own the CI/CD pipeline, IaC, and security scanning for CMS DDPS/PRS. You will enable continuous integration and delivery using CMS tools, maintain ATO compliance, and drive standardization across sprint teams.

Remote with state restrictions (VA, DC, MD, TN, FL, AZ, CO, OR, TX) required. Responsibilities include implementing pipelines, IaC, and security tooling, tracking key metrics, supporting ATO timelines, and coaching teams in DevSecOps practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field plus 8+ years in DevOps/DevSecOps.
• 4+ years owning CI/CD for a production federal system.
• Hands-on with Jenkins/CloudBees and Artifactory/XRay, SonarQube, Snyk, GitHub.
• Experience with AWS CloudFormation across multi-AZ production environments.
• Familiarity with monitoring: CloudWatch, Splunk, New Relic, DataDog; security tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own the CI/CD pipeline, infrastructure as code, and security scanning across all environments.
• Maintain and optimize pipelines using CMS enterprise tools and ensure security controls.
• Maintain AWS infrastructure: EC2, Lambda, VPC, IAM, Secrets Manager; multi-AZ configs.
• Automate integration, testing, and deployments; support BDD/TDD and validation testing.
• Track real-time metrics via CloudWatch, Splunk, New Relic, and DataDog; ensure uptime.
• Coordinate security scanning and ATO compliance with Nessus, TrendMicro, CrowdStrike, AWS Inspector, SecurityHub, GuardDuty, CloudTrail.
• Lead DevSecOps coaching across teams; deliver releases on schedule.

Skills

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Security scanning

Infrastructure as code

GitHub

Jenkins/CloudBees

JFrog Artifactory/XRay

SonarQube

Snyk

AWS CloudFormation

EC2

Lambda

VPC

CloudWatch

Splunk

New Relic

DataDog

Bash

Groovy

YAML

RHEL/CentOS/Amazon Linux 2

SAFe

PI Planning

Agile Release Train

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jenkins/CloudBees

JFrog Artifactory/XRay

SonarQube

Snyk

GitHub

AWS CloudFormation

EC2

Lambda

VPC

S3/Secrets Manager/IAM

AWS CloudWatch

Splunk

New Relic

DataDog

Bash

Groovy

YAML

Job description

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Full-Time US

Salary Range: $115,000.00 To $145,000.00 Annually

About Cognitive:

Cognitive is an IT and software engineering services company dedicated to elevating the quality, speed and delivery of today’s US government healthcare programs. With a wealth of clinical expertise and hands-on experience, our team understands the significant challenges our government clients—and their customers—face every day. This real-world experience equips us to develop IT solutions that seamlessly connect all facets of healthcare delivery. At Cognitive, we’re guiding government agencies to the forefront of technology innovation in healthcare delivery.

Position Overview:

*This position is contingent upon contract award*

The DevSecOps Lead is responsible for the CI/CD pipeline, infrastructure as code, and security scanning for the CMS Drug Data Processing System (DDPS) and Payment Reconciliation System (PRS). This individual owns the end-to-end DevSecOps capability, enabling continuous integration and delivery using CMS enterprise tools, maintaining the ATO compliance chain, and driving DevSecOps standardization across all sprint teams within the CMS Lean-Agile Release Train.

This is a remote position; however, Cognitive hires only in the following designated U.S. states based on contract and business requirements: VA, DC, MD, TN, FL, AZ, CO, OR, and TX.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the CI/CD pipeline, infrastructure as code, and security scanning across all DDPS/PRS environments.
• Maintain andoptimize CI/CD pipelines using CMS enterprise tools: GitHub, Jenkins/CloudBees, JFrog Artifactory/XRay, SonarQube, and Snyk.
• Maintain infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation across multi-AZ Production and Non-Production VPCs including EC2, Lambda, and VPC configurations.
• Automate integration, testing, and deployments across environments; support BDD and TDD practices and post-implementation validation testing.
• Track real-time operational metrics like PDE volumes, error rates, reconciliation accuracy, & uptime via CloudWatch, Splunk, Splunk On-Call, New Relic, and DataDog .
• Coordinate security scanning and ATO compliance with Nessus, TrendMicro, CrowdStrike, AWS Inspector,SecurityHub, GuardDuty, and CloudTrail.
• Support CMS ATO compliance including SSP maintenance and vulnerability remediation within CMS-defined timelines.
• Lead coaching of development teams on DevSecOps practices; adhere to project schedule and submit Release Deliverables as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Scienceor related field; 8 or more years in DevOps orDevSecOps, including 4 or more years owning CI/CD for aproduction federal system.
• Hands-on expertise with Jenkins/CloudBees, JFrog Artifactory/XRay, SonarQube, Snyk, and GitHub.
• Hands-on AWS CloudFormation for infrastructure as code across multi-AZ production environments; experience with EC2, Lambda, Systems Manager, VPC, IAM, and Secrets Manager.
• Experience with monitoring tools: AWS CloudWatch, Splunk, Splunk On-Call/VictorOps, New Relic, andDataDog.
• Working knowledge of federal ATO, FISMA, and CMS ARS compliance processes including vulnerability remediation timelines.
• Experience with Bash, Groovy, and YAML scripting; Linux environments (RHEL, CentOS, Amazon Linux 2).
• Experience within a SAFe environment including PI Planning and Agile Release Train delivery.
• Ability to pass CMS and internal required background checks for public trust.
• Preferred certification - AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a mission-driven organization making a difference in healthcare IT.
• Collaborate with innovative and passionate professionals that are there to support you at every turn.
• Enjoy a supportive work/life balance with the flexibility of a 100% remote company.
• Benefit from opportunities for growth and development in a dynamic environment.