Senior AWS DevSecOps & Cloud Security Engineer

Booz Allen; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Texas is seeking an experienced AWS DevSecOps engineer to build, secure, and operate cloud-native applications and container platforms for DoD missions.

You will design secure AWS architectures, develop Infrastructure as Code, and maintain CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and security checks across environments. Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, Docker, and Kubernetes is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevSecOps, cloud engineering, platform engineering, or cybersecurity engineering.
• 3+ years designing, deploying, and securing AWS environments with IAM, VPCs, KMS, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and Config.
• Experience developing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines with automated builds, testing, security checks, and releases across environments (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or AWS-native).
• Experience deploying and managing containerized workloads with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience integrating vulnerability management, secrets management, software supply chain security, and compliance checks.
• Proficient in Linux system administration and automation using Bash or Python.
• Experience with Zero Trust principles and secure-by-design practices; ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design secure AWS architectures and implement Infrastructure as Code.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with integrated security tests and policy enforcement.
• Harden containerized workloads, manage IAM, network segmentation, encryption, and secrets management.
• Translate cybersecurity requirements into automated controls; support RMF and ATO activities.
• Implement logging, monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability remediation.
• Review architectures, evaluate cloud/container technologies, and mentor engineers on secure DevSecOps practices.

Skills

DevSecOps

Cloud security

IaC

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Docker

Zero Trust

RMF/ATO

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or Engineering

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

AWS CDK

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton in Texas is seeking an experienced AWS DevSecOps engineer to build, secure, and operate cloud-native applications and container platforms for DoD missions.

You will design secure AWS architectures, develop Infrastructure as Code, and maintain CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and security checks across environments. Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, Docker, and Kubernetes is required.