Hybrid Cloud CI/CD & Security Engineer — Unlimited PTO

Peregrine Advisors; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Unlimited PTO

Sponsored certifications

Job summary

Peregrine Advisors is seeking a DevSecOps/Platform Engineer to own secure CI/CD pipelines in AWS or similar, containerize apps, and manage IaC with CloudFormation or Terraform. You’ll implement SAST/DAST/SCA, automate provisioning, and ensure NIST controls with robust monitoring.

Proficiency in Python and Linux is essential; experience with AI-assisted development tools is a plus. Be part of a federal-focused, hybrid team in the Washington, DC area, building secure, auditable delivery pipelines

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in DevSecOps or platform engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Practical experience creating security-gated CI/CD pipelines in AWS-native tools (CodeBuild, CodePipeline) or in comparable tools (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
• A background in standing up Kubernetes clusters and running them
• Practical work containerizing applications and creating Docker images, plus infrastructure as code in CloudFormation or Terraform
• Vulnerability scanning, along with automated security testing like SAST, DAST, and SCA
• Ability to program and script in Python (Bash skills a plus)
• Proficiency working in Linux operating systems and writing shell scripts
• Strong knowledge of networking, including routing and load balancing, along with application programming interfaces and the way web applications are architected
• Using Git to track and manage versions
• A background in both logging and monitoring
• Experience generating code, reviewing it, and validating it with AI-assisted development tools, for example GitHub Copilot
• Proficiency in writing, PowerPoint, and Excel

Responsibilities

• Own CI/CD pipelines built with AWS-native or comparable tools, Docker containerization, and Kubernetes deployments
• Capture infrastructure as code with Terraform/CloudFormation
• Build security into delivery with SAST, DAST, SCA, vulnerability scanning
• Automate provisioning and releases with health checks and rollback
• Apply NIST SP 800-53 controls and maintain monitoring evidence
• Use Python and Bash; accelerate with AI-assisted tools
• Move to wherever the hardest problems are as projects evolve

Skills

DevSecOps

Platform engineering

Kubernetes

Python scripting

Linux

Networking

Git

AI-assisted tools

CI/CD

Security automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related technical discipline

Tools

AWS CodeBuild

AWS CodePipeline

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

CloudFormation

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes (ops)

AWS Secrets Manager

Job description

Peregrine Advisors is seeking a DevSecOps/Platform Engineer to own secure CI/CD pipelines in AWS or similar, containerize apps, and manage IaC with CloudFormation or Terraform. You’ll implement SAST/DAST/SCA, automate provisioning, and ensure NIST controls with robust monitoring.

Proficiency in Python and Linux is essential; experience with AI-assisted development tools is a plus. Be part of a federal-focused, hybrid team in the Washington, DC area, building secure, auditable delivery pipelines