Platform Security Engineer - AWS, DoW, Secret Clearance

Insight Global (United States); McLean (VA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Platform Security Engineer to fortify mission‑critical systems by embedding security into our CI/CD pipelines and enforcing DoW cybersecurity mandates. You will implement secure development practices, tune scanners, and reduce false positives while driving zero‑trust adoption across the SDLC.

You will collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to monitor pipelines, respond to incidents, and advance continuous ATO efforts, leveraging Terraform and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity engineering, including DevSecOps in federal/defense environments with IaC/CaC, CI/CD, SDLC concepts.
• 3+ years in software engineering using Python, Typescript, or Bash with automation.
• 2+ years implementing cybersecurity in AWS and container orchestration like Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Integrate and enhance security in software delivery pipelines to meet DoW mandates.
• Automate security tooling (SAST, DAST, SCA, container scanning) and optimize remediation workflows.
• Harden IaC templates (Terraform) and enforce policy-as-code; support SSPs and ATO efforts.

Skills

DevSecOps

Python/Typescript/Bash

AWS security

Kubernetes

Agile/Change Management

NIST SP 800-53

Zero Trust

CI/CD security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/CS

Security+ / CISSP / AWS Certifications

Tools

Terraform

SAST/DAST/SCA tools

Container scanning

Kubernetes

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Platform Security Engineer to fortify mission‑critical systems by embedding security into our CI/CD pipelines and enforcing DoW cybersecurity mandates. You will implement secure development practices, tune scanners, and reduce false positives while driving zero‑trust adoption across the SDLC.

You will collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to monitor pipelines, respond to incidents, and advance continuous ATO efforts, leveraging Terraform and