Senior DevSecOps Engineer: CI/CD Automation & Security

BuddoBot Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Dark Wolf in Chantilly/Herndon, VA seeks a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to own CI/CD pipelines, automate security controls, and improve resilience across deployment environments. You’ll lead architecture decisions, implement GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux), and ensure compliance with government standards.

Requires TS/SCI with Full-Scope Poly, 7+ years in CI/CD, and strong Linux administration. Target salary range is $150,000–$170,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years building and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines.
• 3+ years automation for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
• Proficiency with Git, GitLab, Jira, and related developer ecosystem tools.
• Strong Linux systems administration and basic networking knowledge.
• Clearance: US Citizen with TS/SCI and Full-Scope Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, optimize, and operate CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD.
• Integrate security controls into CI/CD: SAST, DAST, and container scanning.
• Develop and maintain automated testing across unit, integration, and UAT.
• Collaborate with teams to identify and remediate security vulnerabilities.
• Enforce security governance and regulatory compliance across environments.
• Design Policy-as-Code workflows and lead security posture improvements.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Security mindset

Troubleshooting

Education

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

Tools

Git

GitLab

Jira

Kubernetes

ArgoCD

Flux

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Vault

OPA

Falco

Job description

Dark Wolf in Chantilly/Herndon, VA seeks a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to own CI/CD pipelines, automate security controls, and improve resilience across deployment environments. You’ll lead architecture decisions, implement GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux), and ensure compliance with government standards.

Requires TS/SCI with Full-Scope Poly, 7+ years in CI/CD, and strong Linux administration. Target salary range is $150,000–$170,000 annually.