DevSecOps Secuirty Engineer

IMR Soft LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IMR Soft LLC is seeking a DevSecOps Security Engineer to build and operate automated security controls in L-CAP’s delivery pipeline. You’ll work with platform and application teams to raise security posture while maintaining continuous delivery and producing pipeline evidence for authorization.

You will implement security gates, container vulnerability remediation, and Kubernetes controls, while advancing security automation using AI-enabled practices and modern engineering techniques.

Qualifications

• BS degree in cybersecurity/CS/IT with 4+ years' relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience with SAST/DAST and container scanning in CI/CD.
• Experience securing Kubernetes and container environments.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning tools (Nessus/Trivy/Grype/Qualys).
• Secrets management and automation using Python, Bash, or Go.
• Experience with Git-based workflows and CI/CD tooling.
• Knowledge of NIST 800-53 and cloud security (AWS/Azure).
• US citizenship with ability to obtain Public Trust; FAA facility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain automated security controls in CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, SCA, container scanning).
• Enforce security gates, artifact signing, and SBOMs to prevent vulnerable deployments.
• Drive container remediation and hardening, including minimal base images.
• Implement Kubernetes security controls (pod security, network policies, RBAC).
• Secure workloads via secrets management, mTLS, service meshes, and hardened images.
• Develop policy-as-code and guardrails using OPA/Rego or Kyverno.
• Produce evidence for authorization and continuous monitoring requirements.
• Triage vulnerabilities and support incident response with platform teams.
• Leverage AI-assisted development to improve security and delivery speed.

Skills

CI/CD security

Kubernetes security

Vulnerability scanning

Secrets management

Git-based workflows

NIST 800-53 & cloud security

Automation in Python/Bash/Go

Public Trust / background clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT

Tools

Nessus

Trivy

Grype

Qualys

HashiCorp Vault

OPA/Rego

Kyverno

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Description

In this role, you will build and operate the automated security controls embedded in L-CAP’s delivery pipeline — the scanning, gating, signing, and hardening that make security continuous rather than periodic. You will work alongside platform and application teams to raise the security posture of every build and every container image without stalling delivery, and you will produce the pipeline evidence that supports platform security authorization.

Job Title: DevSecOps Secuirty Engineer

Remote

12 months contract/ Fulltime

Job Description

In this role, you will build and operate the automated security controls embedded in L-CAP’s delivery pipeline — the scanning, gating, signing, and hardening that make security continuous rather than periodic. You will work alongside platform and application teams to raise the security posture of every build and every container image without stalling delivery, and you will produce the pipeline evidence that supports platform security authorization.

What You’ll Do

• Implement and maintain automated security controls in CI/CD pipelines, including SAST, DAST, software composition analysis, container scanning, and infrastructure-as-code scanning.
• Enforce security gates, artifact signing, provenance verification, and SBOMs (CycloneDX/SPDX) to prevent vulnerable or unverified deployments.
• Drive container vulnerability remediation and hardening, including hardened minimal base images and elimination of critical/high findings.
• Implement Kubernetes security controls, including pod security, network policies, RBAC, admission controls, and security context constraints.
• Secure workloads through secrets management, mutual TLS (mTLS), service mesh policies, and Linux/container hardening.
• Build and maintain policy-as-code and infrastructure guardrails using OPA/Rego, Kyverno, or equivalent tools.
• Produce security evidence supporting authorization and continuous monitoring requirements.
• Partner with platform and application teams to triage vulnerabilities, remediate findings, and support security incident response and root cause analysis.
• Leverage AI-assisted development, automation, and modern engineering practices to improve security, code quality, productivity, and delivery speed.

Core Technical Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field with 4+ years of relevant experience. (additional experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree)
• Hands‑on experience integrating SAST, DAST, software composition analysis, and container scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience securing Kubernetes and container environments, including pod security, network policies, RBAC, admission controls, and hardened/minimal base images.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning and remediation, using tools such as Nessus, Trivy, Grype, or Qualys, including CVE triage and tracking.
• Experience with secrets management (HashiCorp Vault or equivalent) and security automation using Python, Bash, or Go.
• Experience with Git‑based workflows and CI/CD tooling, such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Working knowledge of NIST 800‑53, automated security evidence, and AWS or Azure cloud security.
• Understanding of network security, including segmentation and default‑deny policies.
• U.S. citizenship required, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and meet government background investigation requirements.
• Must meet FAA facility and information system access requirements, including continuous U.S. residency for at least 3 of the prior 5 years.

Preferred / Desired Qualifications

• Security+ CE, CySA+, or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
• Knowledge of software supply chain security, including SLSA, Sigstore/cosign, in‑toto, and FIPS 140‑3.
• Experience with policy-as-code (OPA/Rego, Kyverno) and infrastructure-as-code security scanning (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience securing Kubernetes/OpenShift environments, including service mesh security (Istio, Linkerd) and security context constraints.
• Experience with GitOps deployment using ArgoCD, Flux, or equivalent.
• Experience in aviation, FAA, or other safety‑critical environments.
• Experience with SAFe or large‑scale Agile delivery