Senior DevSecOps Engineer: Cloud Security & CI/CD

Jobtailor; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor, based in Arlington, VA, seeks a senior DevSecOps/Cloud Security Engineer to design, deploy, and secure cloud products while advancing CI/CD pipelines and automation.

You will work with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and cross-domain solutions in Agile teams to transform legacy systems into secure cloud architectures. An active TS/SCI clearance is required to join our security-conscious environment.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship with active TS/SCI clearance or SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with 9+ years, or Master's degree with 7+ years, or Ph.D. with 4+ years.
• Experience in fast-paced DevOps/DevSecOps environments.
• CI/CD development and deployment using GitLab and Bitbucket.
• Security automation for cloud platforms and hardened infrastructure configurations.
• Experience with CloudOne One, AWS, or similar cloud ecosystems.
• Container workload management using Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, and Podman.
• Agile software development using Scrum, Kanban, Jira, and Confluence.
• Experience securing MILS/MLS and integrating cross-domain solutions.
• Preferred: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, CISSP, CCSP, or Security+.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates expertise in designing, deploying, and maintaining secure cloud products and services, with a strong focus on CI/CD processes, security automation, and container workload management.
• Collaborate with software developers, production support teams, and cybersecurity experts using Agile and DevOps methods.
• Identify automation opportunities and develop tooling to improve pipeline efficiency and product delivery.
• Work with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and cross-domain solutions to transform legacy systems into cloud architectures.
• Ensure development pipelines, staging, test, and production environments are secure, scalable, and operationally efficient.

Skills

Cloud Security Automation

CI/CD Development

Container Workload Management

Agile Software Development

Security Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

GitLab

Bitbucket

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Podman

Jira

Confluence

CloudOne One

Job description

Jobtailor, based in Arlington, VA, seeks a senior DevSecOps/Cloud Security Engineer to design, deploy, and secure cloud products while advancing CI/CD pipelines and automation.

You will work with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and cross-domain solutions in Agile teams to transform legacy systems into secure cloud architectures. An active TS/SCI clearance is required to join our security-conscious environment.