Junior DevSecOps Engineer

BLN24; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous medical, dental, and vision plans

Flexibility and remote working opportunities

Job summary

BLN24 in McLean, Virginia is seeking a Junior DevSecOps Engineer to assist in modernizing a mission-critical forecasting system. The role involves building and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines, managing AWS infrastructure, and working with Docker and Kubernetes for microservices applications.

Candidates should have 1–2 years in DevOps, strong AWS experience, and proficiency in Docker and Kubernetes. This position offers flexibility, generous benefits, and a commitment to diversity.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of DevOps experience.
• 1+ year of AWS experience, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, or EKS.
• 1+ year of GitLab CI/CD experience or comparable.
• Strong Docker and Kubernetes experience.
• Scripting experience with Python, Bash, or Node.js.
• Experience with Terraform or AWS CDK; Terraform preferred.
• Linux administration.
• Git version control experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement automated testing and security scanning.
• Provision cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes workloads.
• Support compliance requirements.

Skills

DevOps experience

AWS experience

GitLab CI/CD experience

Docker

Kubernetes

Scripting with Python, Bash, or Node.js

Terraform

Linux administration

Git version control

Tools

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Job Title:

Junior DevSecOps Engineer

Company:

BLN24

About Us:

We find strength in teamwork-a better you is a better us. BLN24 is an award-winning Management Consulting Firm that supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving their mission and goals. Our service and solutions delivery start with understanding each client’s end‑state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance strategic and technical operations and deployments.

Position Overview:

BLN24 is seeking a Junior DevSecOps Engineer to support a cloud‑native, web‑based modernization of a mission‑critical forecasting system. The selected candidate will help build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines, AWS infrastructure, and Kubernetes deployments for modern micro‑frontend and microservices‑based applications.

Tech Stack:

React micro‑frontends, Python/Node.js microservices, AWS EKS, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for micro‑frontends and microservices.
• Implement automated testing, security scanning, including SAST/DAST, and deployment workflows.
• Manage container builds and AWS ECR container registries.
• Configure GitOps workflows.
• Support blue‑green and canary deployment strategies.

AWS Cloud Infrastructure:

• Provision cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Manage AWS services, including EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, CloudFront, API Gateway, and ALB.
• Support auto‑scaling, cost optimization, disaster recovery, and multi‑region deployments.

Kubernetes Operations:

• Deploy and manage Kubernetes workloads, including Deployments, StatefulSets, and HPA.
• Create and maintain Helm charts for application packaging.
• Troubleshoot pod failures, resource constraints, and deployment issues.
• Support service mesh configuration, including Istio or Linkerd, as needed.

Security & Compliance:

• Support FISMA High and FedRAMP Moderate compliance requirements.
• Manage IAM policies, Secrets Manager, and KMS encryption.
• Support human‑level validations for Gen‑AI led test‑driven design processes.

Required Qualifications:

• 1–2 years of DevOps experience.
• 1+ year of AWS experience, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, or EKS.
• 1+ year of GitLab CI/CD experience, or comparable experience with GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
• Strong Docker and Kubernetes experience.
• Scripting experience with Python, Bash, or Node.js.
• Experience with Terraform or AWS CDK; Terraform preferred.
• Linux administration.
• Git version control experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Certifications.
• Experience with real‑time web applications, WebSocket, or WebGL.

Benefits:

• Access to generous medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Opportunity to work in different sectors while maintaining stability.
• Flexibility and remote working opportunities.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

BLN24 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe people are our strength and understand diverse talents are key to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.