DevSecOps SME & Cloud Security Engineer — Hybrid

Dark Wolf; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Dark Wolf is seeking a Mid-Level DevSecOps SME / ISSE to join a collaborative team in a fast-paced mission environment. You will work with customers and contractors to strengthen cyber security across cloud, containerized, and on-prem environments.

The role requires strong automation, Kubernetes administration, and cloud engineering skills, plus DoD/federal security exposure. Hybrid on-site work is available from Herndon, VA or Colorado Springs, CO, with an emphasis on secure software

Qualifications

• 5+ years in IT security, IA, or DevSecOps engineering.
• Scripting in Python or Golang with REST API exposure.
• Experience working directly with customers to improve cyber posture.
• Experience building docs and hardening configurations for cloud environments.
• Strong Kubernetes administration and containerization knowledge.
• Bachelor’s Degree in CS, Cyber Security or related field.
• IAT Level 2 certification (e.g., Security+).

Responsibilities

• Evaluate designs of systems, containerized apps, and cloud architectures for security and accreditation.
• Perform vulnerability assessments with Snyk, SonarQube, OWASP ZAP.
• Review software install requests and assess risk in Kubernetes environments.
• Coordinate security actions and report status using GitOps tools.
• Maintain client's security posture and perform continuous ATO with DISA STIGs via Ansible.
• Audit logging, metrics, and tracing with Grafana/Loki/Prometheus/Tempo.
• Enforce zero-trust in containerized environments with Istio.

Skills

Automation scripting

Kubernetes Administration

Customer collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Cyber Security or related field

Tools

ArgoCD

GitLab CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Loki

Prometheus

Istio

Snyk

SonarQube

Job description

Dark Wolf is seeking a Mid-Level DevSecOps SME / ISSE to join a collaborative team in a fast-paced mission environment. You will work with customers and contractors to strengthen cyber security across cloud, containerized, and on-prem environments.

The role requires strong automation, Kubernetes administration, and cloud engineering skills, plus DoD/federal security exposure. Hybrid on-site work is available from Herndon, VA or Colorado Springs, CO, with an emphasis on secure software