SecOps Engineer: Cloud Security & CI/CD Automation

VulnU; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Security and Operations Engineer to secure and manage cloud infrastructure, automate security tooling, and support compliance. The role emphasizes patching Linux systems, IaC, and threat investigations across DevOps and IT teams.

Strong DoD/STIG and CIS knowledge is expected, with a TS/SCI clearance or eligibility. Ideal candidates have hands-on AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD experience, plus familiarity with vulnerability management and security automation within

Qualifications

• Experience administering RHEL and patching Linux systems.
• Hands-on IaC with Ansible or Terraform in cloud infra.
• Experience with AWS and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with DoD STIGs, CIS benchmarks, IAVA, CVEs and patching.
• Must hold TS/SCI with polygraph or be eligible to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain security automation, tooling, and integrations.
• Collaborate with DevOps, IT, and Engineering to embed security into CI/CD and infrastructure.
• Perform log analysis, threat hunting, and investigations as needed.
• Manage vulnerability management platforms and support compliance (NIST, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, SOC 2).
• Assist in building and refining operational images for compute instances.

Skills

RHEL administration

IaC with Ansible

Terraform

AWS

Kubernetes

DoD STIGs

CIS benchmarks

IAVA/CVEs/patching

Security clearance TS/SCI

Security certifications (CE/SSCP/CCNA)

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years patching Linux / cloud infra

Tools

Jenkins

Packer

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Security and Operations Engineer to secure and manage cloud infrastructure, automate security tooling, and support compliance. The role emphasizes patching Linux systems, IaC, and threat investigations across DevOps and IT teams.

Strong DoD/STIG and CIS knowledge is expected, with a TS/SCI clearance or eligibility. Ideal candidates have hands-on AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD experience, plus familiarity with vulnerability management and security automation within