Hybrid Lead DevSecOps Engineer: Secure Cloud & CI/CD Leader

Zachary Piper Solutions; Gaithersburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Lead DevSecOps Engineer to design, develop, and optimize secure cloud infrastructure and CI/CD environments in Gaithersburg, MD. The role involves building automation, Kubernetes management, IaC, and security tooling to enhance developer platforms and software delivery processes.

The position requires cloud experience, CI/CD expertise, and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance, with a hybrid work setup in Gaithersburg, MD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on AWS cloud experience.
• Experience managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Strong Docker and containerization experience.
• Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform.
• Strong Linux systems administration.
• Proficiency with Python and/or Bash scripting for automation.
• Experience implementing security scanning in CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of networking, load balancing, and service mesh concepts.
• Experience with software supply chain security (Sigstore, SLSA, SBOM).
• Knowledge of artifact management and build provenance tracking.
• Experience supporting internal developer platforms and developer experience initiatives.
• Familiarity with Agile/SAFe methodologies and DevOps delivery practices.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines.
• Build, deploy, and support AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters and container orchestration.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code with Terraform.
• Build and manage Docker containers and environments.
• Automate infrastructure and deployment using Python/Bash.
• Integrate security scanning throughout SDLC.
• Implement DevSecOps practices across build/test/deploy/release.
• Support software supply chain security, SBOM generation, build provenance.
• Manage artifact repositories and secure artifact management.
• Support Linux systems administration and performance optimization.
• Assist networking, load balancing, and service mesh in cloud environments.
• Improve internal developer platforms and developer experience.
• Collaborate with engineering, cloud, security, and infrastructure teams.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

AWS cloud

Kubernetes clusters

Python scripting

Bash scripting

DevSecOps practices

Security scanning tools

Agile/SAFe

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Docker

Terraform

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Sigstore

SLSA

SBOM tooling

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Lead DevSecOps Engineer to design, develop, and optimize secure cloud infrastructure and CI/CD environments in Gaithersburg, MD. The role involves building automation, Kubernetes management, IaC, and security tooling to enhance developer platforms and software delivery processes.

The position requires cloud experience, CI/CD expertise, and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance, with a hybrid work setup in Gaithersburg, MD.