DevSecOps Security Engineer — Cloud & Kubernetes (Hybrid/Remote)

ZP Group; Gaithersburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO Holidays

Medical Benefits

Vision Insurance

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a DevSecOps Security Engineer to support a company focused on developing and securing next-generation air traffic management systems through a hybrid cloud automation platform, modern DevSecOps practices, and AI-enabled engineering solutions.

This hybrid role can be based in Gaithersburg, MD; Eagan, MN; or Egg Harbor Township, NJ, with the possibility of 100% remote work for qualified candidates outside commutable areas.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in DevSecOps, cybersecurity engineering, or cloud security.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD security tools (SAST/DAST, SCA, container scanning).
• Experience securing Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure (AWS and/or Azure).
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, CS, IT, or equivalent.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain automated security controls within CI/CD pipelines.
• Enforce security gates, artifact signing, SBOM generation, and provenance verification.
• Secure Kubernetes and containerized environments with RBAC, policies, and secrets management.
• Develop policy-as-code and guardrails with OPA/Rego, Kyverno, and cloud-native tools.
• Collaborate with teams to remediate vulnerabilities and support compliance evidence.

Skills

DevSecOps

Cybersecurity

Cloud security

Kubernetes security

RBAC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT

Tools

SAST

DAST

SBOM

Container scanning

IaC security

OPA/Rego

Kyverno

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Nessus

Trivy

Grype

Qualys

Vault

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a DevSecOps Security Engineer to support a company focused on developing and securing next-generation air traffic management systems through a hybrid cloud automation platform, modern DevSecOps practices, and AI-enabled engineering solutions.

This hybrid role can be based in Gaithersburg, MD; Eagan, MN; or Egg Harbor Township, NJ, with the possibility of 100% remote work for qualified candidates outside commutable areas.