Senior DevSecOps Architect & CI/CD Security Lead

OpenTalent; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Dark Wolf seeks a DevSecOps SME to architect and lead CI/CD tooling, security paradigms, and observability across the software lifecycle. You will drive shift-left security, zero-trust architectures, and high-reliability platform engineering.

We seek a technical leader capable of delivering high-impact results across fast-paced teams, with a focus on enterprise-grade pipelines and governance aligned to federal standards.

Qualifications

• Clearance: Must be a US Citizen holding an active TS/SCI security clearance with an active Full-Scope Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 15+ years total technical experience, with 7+ years building, securing, and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines.
• 7+ years hands-on experience with infrastructure provisioning and configuration management (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Expert-level proficiency with version control systems and ecosystem platforms (Git, GitLab, Jira).

Responsibilities

• Architect, maintain, and optimize enterprise CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).
• Lead automated security integration and governance into pipelines (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, container analysis).
• Design and maintain automated testing architectures (unit, integration, UAT).
• Lead remediation of vulnerabilities with software development and security teams.
• Define and enforce compliance with DoD guidelines and federal security standards.
• Drive DevSecOps roadmaps, evaluate tools, govern IaC, and mentor engineering teams.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Git

GitLab

Jira

Job description

Dark Wolf seeks a DevSecOps SME to architect and lead CI/CD tooling, security paradigms, and observability across the software lifecycle. You will drive shift-left security, zero-trust architectures, and high-reliability platform engineering.

We seek a technical leader capable of delivering high-impact results across fast-paced teams, with a focus on enterprise-grade pipelines and governance aligned to federal standards.