Senior DevSecOps Engineer | Classified, Top Secret/SCI

Base-2 Solutions, LLC; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions, LLC is seeking a Sr. DevSecOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure pipelines across classified mission environments.

You will ensure STIG compliance, lead Terraform/CloudFormation based IaC, and guide teams in secure coding and vulnerability remediation. The role emphasizes collaboration with customers and internal teams, building automated DevSecOps solutions, and mentoring junior engineers in CI/CD, security practices, and incident response within AWS GovCloud

Qualifications

• Experience delivering DevSecOps services across multiple classified domains.
• Strong experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and automation tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and Docker.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and/or Ansible.
• Strong experience with scripting languages such as Python and Bash in a Linux environment, such as RHEL, Oracle Linux, or similar.
• Understanding of AWS capabilities, including EC2, S3, IAM, and RDS, and experience architecting secure cloud-based infrastructure and services.
• Certification meeting DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II requirements, such as CompTIA Security , GSEC, or SSCP.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to design and implement automated technical solutions across multiple classification environments.
• Work independently and as part of a team to address complex technical requirements.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines from scratch in GitLab CI/CD and Jenkins with integrated security scanning and STIG compliance validation.
• Provide expert guidance to development teams on pipeline troubleshooting and DevSecOps best practices.
• Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code templates, primarily using CloudFormation, to architect highly available, resilient, and secure DevSecOps tool infrastructure across AWS environments, including GovCloud, C2S, and TC2S.
• Ensure STIG compliance and guide junior engineers on Infrastructure as Code best practices.
• Lead advanced troubleshooting by analyzing system and application logs using Linux command-line tools.
• Conduct root cause analysis for complex issues and develop mitigation strategies for service degradation.
• Provide expert security guidance to development teams on secure coding practices, STIG compliance, vulnerability remediation, and ATO support.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.
• Maintain technical documentation, promote best practices, and support continuous team improvement.

Skills

DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

Security scanning

STIG compliance

AWS

GovCloud

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Docker

Python

Bash

Linux

RHEL/Oracle Linux

DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

PhD

DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Docker

Job description

Base-2 Solutions, LLC is seeking a Sr. DevSecOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure pipelines across classified mission environments.

You will ensure STIG compliance, lead Terraform/CloudFormation based IaC, and guide teams in secure coding and vulnerability remediation. The role emphasizes collaboration with customers and internal teams, building automated DevSecOps solutions, and mentoring junior engineers in CI/CD, security practices, and incident response within AWS GovCloud