PENDING CONTRACT AWARD: DevSecOps Engineer - Junior Level and Above (Applicants must already hold a Secret Level Clearance or Higher)

Cipher Tech Solutions, Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 66,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Cipher Tech Solutions, Inc. in the Greater Baltimore Area seeks a candidate to lead CI pipelines for building, validating, securing, and deploying solutions to on‑premises and cloud environments. You will implement IaC pipelines, support project teams, and align with DoD security requirements.

Requirements include U.S. citizenship with Secret clearance or higher, a CS/engineering/IT degree with relevant experience, strong communication skills, and expertise with Kubernetes, Helm, and GitLab

Qualifications

• US citizen with active Secret clearance or higher.
• Bachelor's degree + 3 years' experience OR Master's degree + 1 year.
• Strong oral and written communications.
• Expertise developing Kubernetes objects and Helm charts.
• Expertise building automated pipelines with GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar.
• Certification compliant with DoD 8570/8140 IAT II (e.g., Security+).

Responsibilities

• Lead the deployment of software and infrastructure solutions in both on-premises and cloud environments.
• Build automated pipelines for security assessments, testing, and deployment of Infrastructure and Configuration as Code.
• Support security audits and assessments of deployed infrastructure.

Skills

Oral and written communications

Security clearance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Math, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity

Master's degree in one of these domains

Tools

Kubernetes objects

Helm charts

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

DoD 8570/8140 IAT II cert (Security+ or similar)

Job description

Description

This candidate and its peers report to the Enterprise Task Lead and leads the creation and maintenance of GitLab CI pipelines for building, validating, securing, and deploying solutions to on-premises and cloud environments. Support project teams with Infrastructure and Configuration as Code to integrate the pipelines into project repositories.

Location

Greater Baltimore Area

Telework Status

No Telework Allowed

Clearance Level Required

Secret level clearance or higher

Responsibilities

• Lead the deployment of software and infrastructure solutions in both on-premises and cloud environments
• Build automated pipelines for security assessments, testing, and deployment of Infrastructure and Configuration as Code
• Support security audits and assessments of deployed infrastructure

Schedule

• Core hours are 0930-1430 Monday-Friday to ensure overlap with the team, attendance is expected outside of this window as needed to support meetings, deployments, and team activities.

Required Skills/Credentials

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and have an active Secret clearance or higher
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Math, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity AND 3 years' experience OR a master's degree in one of these domains AND 1 year of experience
• Strong oral and written communications skills
• Expertise developing Kubernetes objects and Helm charts
• Expertise building automated pipelines for building, securing, and deploying solutions with GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar
• Certification compliant with DoD 8570/8140 IAT II (e.g., Security+ or similar)

Desirable Skills/Credentials

• Experience writing Terraform for deploying AWS GovCloud or Azure Government infrastructure
• Experience integrating software with single sign on solutions
• Experience with agile software delivery lifecycles, with particular emphasis on requirements analysis, design, and testing experience
• Experience working in a disconnected network (not connected to the internet)

Benefits

• Mission focused work environment
• Subsidized medical/dental/vision insurance
• HSA contributions
• 401k matching
• Holiday and Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Monthly WAN parties & quarterly events
• Flexible hours

Remote work is not an option. We do offer relocation assistance. Please see our careers page or inquire with your recruiter about the terms and conditions.

Salary And Other Compensation

The hourly wage range is: $48.08 - $108.17

Salary range for this position is subject not only to the hire's skills, education, expertise, and years of experience, but also to features of the final position offered to the hire: including, but not limited to the location of the position, clearance required for the position, and the contract associated with the position. See our Perks & Benefits page for a general description of benefits and other potential compensation benefits: https://www.ciphertechsolutions.com/careers/perks-benefits/

About Us

At Cipher Tech Solutions, Inc. (Cipher Tech), we take great pride in supporting some of the most mission critical work in the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. The majority of our company is comprised of extremely talented software developers who write production tools which directly support one of two missions: digital forensics and malware reverse engineering.

Digital forensics is the practice of extracting and processing evidence from computers, phones, tablets, cameras, flash-drives, and just about any other form of digital media. The results of our work are then used to support federal and military law enforcement, counterintelligence, and counter terrorist activities.

Malware Reverse Engineering Is The Practice Of Analyzing Malicious Code. The Goal Of a Reverse Engineer Is To Understand How The Malicious Code Works And Determine Facts Such As

• How did it infect the victim's computer*What kind of information it is seeking to steal*How is it communicating with the author (actor)*Who that actor might be.

Vaccination Notice

Please be aware that you are applying for a position to work as a federal contractor. As such, Cipher Tech will require, and your employment will be subject to, such vaccinations as are required by federal, state, and local law requirements.

Important Security Clearance Information

Be aware that you are applying for a job that requires you already hold a U.S. government security clearance at time of application.

The U.S. government will not issue security clearances to recent users of illegal drugs. On your application to us, you must acknowledge that you have not engaged in any illegal drug use within the past twelve months (illegal drug use includes, but is not limited to, the use of illegal substances, the misuse of prescriptions, the misuse of over-the-counter substances, and the use of medical or recreational marijuana (or its derivatives) that may be deemed legal at the state level but is still considered illegal by the federal government). NOTE: CIPHER TECH WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WITH A DISABILITY OR A RECORD OF A DISABILITY, INCLUDING ILLEGAL DRUG USERS WHO HAVE RECENTLY SOUGHT PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT FOR A DRUG PROBLEM.

Cipher Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All hiring and employment decisions are made on the basis of business requirements, performance, and merit with no regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, or other protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

Salary: $48.08 - $108.17 per hour