Principal DevSecOps Engineer – Platform

Jobtailor; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor, based in Arlington, VA, seeks a senior DevSecOps/Cloud Security Engineer to design, deploy, and secure cloud products while advancing CI/CD pipelines and automation.

You will work with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and cross-domain solutions in Agile teams to transform legacy systems into secure cloud architectures. An active TS/SCI clearance is required to join our security-conscious environment.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship with active TS/SCI clearance or SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with 9+ years, or Master's degree with 7+ years, or Ph.D. with 4+ years.
• Experience in fast-paced DevOps/DevSecOps environments.
• CI/CD development and deployment using GitLab and Bitbucket.
• Security automation for cloud platforms and hardened infrastructure configurations.
• Experience with CloudOne One, AWS, or similar cloud ecosystems.
• Container workload management using Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, and Podman.
• Agile software development using Scrum, Kanban, Jira, and Confluence.
• Experience securing MILS/MLS and integrating cross-domain solutions.
• Preferred: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, CISSP, CCSP, or Security+.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates expertise in designing, deploying, and maintaining secure cloud products and services, with a strong focus on CI/CD processes, security automation, and container workload management.
• Collaborate with software developers, production support teams, and cybersecurity experts using Agile and DevOps methods.
• Identify automation opportunities and develop tooling to improve pipeline efficiency and product delivery.
• Work with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and cross-domain solutions to transform legacy systems into cloud architectures.
• Ensure development pipelines, staging, test, and production environments are secure, scalable, and operationally efficient.

Skills

Cloud Security Automation

CI/CD Development

Container Workload Management

Agile Software Development

Security Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

GitLab

Bitbucket

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Podman

Jira

Confluence

CloudOne One

Job description

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure cloud products and services
• Implement security automation tools and develop pipelines that proactively mitigate cloud-platform risk
• Develop, manage, and optimize CI/CD processes using GitLab and Bitbucket
• Write, build, and deploy scripts and infrastructure as code to create reliable, scalable cloud environments
• Collaborate with software developers, production support teams, and cybersecurity experts using Agile and DevOps methods
• Identify automation opportunities and develop tooling to improve pipeline efficiency and product delivery
• Work with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and cross-domain solutions to transform legacy systems into cloud architectures
• Ensure development pipelines, staging, test, and production environments are secure, scalable, and operationally efficient

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship with active TS/SCI clearance or SCI eligibility
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 9+ years of relevant expertise, or Master's degree and 7+ years, or Ph.D. with 4+ years
• Experience in fast-paced DevOps/DevSecOps environments
• CI/CD development and deployment using GitLab and Bitbucket
• Security automation for cloud platforms and hardened infrastructure configurations
• Experience with CloudOne One, AWS, or similar cloud ecosystems
• Container workload management using Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, and Podman
• Agile software development using Scrum, Kanban, Jira, and Confluence
• Experience securing multi-level security networks (MILS/MLS) and integrating cross-domain solutions
• Preferred: end-to-end pipeline development, cloud-platform security practices, infrastructure automation, and industry certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, CISSP, CCSP, or Security+

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing, deploying, and maintaining secure cloud products and services, with a strong focus on CI/CD processes, security automation, and container workload management. Proficient in collaborating within Agile and DevOps environments to enhance pipeline efficiency and ensure operational security.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Cloud Security Automation
• CI/CD Development Using GitLab
• Container Workload Management Using Kubernetes
• Agile Software Development Using Scrum
• Active TS/SCI Clearance

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Cloud Security Automation
• CI/CD Development
• Infrastructure as Code
• Scripting
• Container Management
• Security Practices
• Pipeline Development
• Cloud Ecosystems
• Automation Tools
• Cross-Domain Solutions

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Problem-Solving
• Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator
• CISSP
• CCSP
• Security+

Industry Keywords

• DevOps
• DevSecOps
• Agile
• MILS
• MLS
• Infrastructure Automation
• Cloud Architecture
• Legacy Systems Transformation
• Security Clearance
• Cloud-Platform Risk

Tools & Technologies

• GitLab
• Bitbucket
• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Helm
• Podman
• Jira
• Confluence
• CloudOne One