Senior DevSecOps Engineer (AWS GovCloud • Federal Security)

Credence; Tysons (VA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary &

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick &

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Wellness Resources

Job summary

Credence seeks a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to support federal programs hosted on AWS GovCloud. The role emphasizes secure architecture, automated deployments, and compliance with federal standards across CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and container orchestration.

You will collaborate with software, cybersecurity, and cloud teams to integrate security into the SDLC, implement automated testing, and maintain robust monitoring and incident response using AWS and Splunk tooling.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering DevSecOps for federal programs, AWS GovCloud, and security compliance.
• Proficient in Iac with Terraform/CloudFormation/Ansible and containerization with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Strong scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell; familiarity with CI/CD tooling and security testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure AWS GovCloud environments for DoD and Civilian apps.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline).
• Ensure compliance with NIST RMF, 800-171/53, FedRAMP, and Zero Trust.

Skills

DevSecOps

AWS GovCloud

CI/CD

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

EKS

ECS

Fargate

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

AWS CodePipeline

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Security+ Certification

RMF/NIST 800-171/53

Zero Trust

Education

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

AWS CodePipeline

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

EKS

ECS

Fargate

AWS CloudWatch

GuardDuty

Security Hub

Splunk

ELK

Job description

Credence seeks a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to support federal programs hosted on AWS GovCloud. The role emphasizes secure architecture, automated deployments, and compliance with federal standards across CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and container orchestration.

You will collaborate with software, cybersecurity, and cloud teams to integrate security into the SDLC, implement automated testing, and maintain robust monitoring and incident response using AWS and Splunk tooling.