Junior DevSecOps Engineer: CI/CD & Cloud Security

Peregrine Advisors LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with match

Unlimited paid time off

Sponsoring professional certifications

Job summary

Peregrine Advisors LLC in the Washington, DC area is seeking a software engineer to help run secure cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and automation behind federal systems. You will collaborate with engineers, map and implement controls, and gain exposure to Terraform, CloudFormation, and Docker within a hybrid work setting.

Your first assignments involve building and maintaining pipelines, enabling deployment automation, running AWS environments, and applying security practices early in

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in software development, platform engineering, or operations engineering.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Scripting in Python; Bash or PowerShell is a plus.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD concepts and hands-on experience with at least one pipeline tool.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services, and with Docker and containerization.
• A basic grasp of container orchestration concepts.
• Exposure to infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Foundational Linux experience.
• Knowledge of networking concepts, application programming interfaces, load balancing, and web applications.
• An understanding of cloud security principles and secure software delivery practices.
• The ability to troubleshoot issues in infrastructure and deployments.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot for code generation and review.
• Proficiency in writing, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain pipelines and deployment automation, with senior engineers guiding you.
• Help write infrastructure as code in Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Add security scanning, vulnerability checks, and policy controls to the delivery pipeline.
• Help run AWS environments and Docker containers, including orchestration, monitoring, and logging.
• Help map and implement NIST SP 800-53 controls, and automate the compliance evidence.
• Script repeatable operational tasks in Python, with Bash or PowerShell where they fit, and fix the findings that come back.
• Use AI-assisted tools for scripting, testing, and pipeline work, and check everything they produce.

Skills

CI/CD concepts

Python scripting

AWS cloud services

Docker and containers

Infrastructure as code

Linux fundamentals

Security best practices

Code review

AI-assisted development tools

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Copilot

Docker

AWS

NIST SP 800-53

SAST/DAST tooling

Bash/PowerShell

Job description

Peregrine Advisors LLC in the Washington, DC area is seeking a software engineer to help run secure cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and automation behind federal systems. You will collaborate with engineers, map and implement controls, and gain exposure to Terraform, CloudFormation, and Docker within a hybrid work setting.

Your first assignments involve building and maintaining pipelines, enabling deployment automation, running AWS environments, and applying security practices early in