Senior DevSecOps Engineer (TS/SCI) — AWS GovCloud

Metric5

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 145,000 - 165,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Metric5 is seeking a highly experienced Senior DevSecOps Engineer to support the Cache team, leading efforts to design, automate, secure, and optimize mission-critical cloud infrastructure in AWS GovCloud.

The on-site role requires 10+ years in DevOps/DevSecOps, hands-on experience with FedRAMP-aligned compliance, Terraform or CloudFormation, and strong collaboration to mentor engineers and drive secure, scalable deployments.

Qualifications

10+ years of DevOps/DevSecOps engineering experience in AWS environments.
Experience with AWS GovCloud and services (Lambda, CloudFormation, Fargate, RDS, ElastiCache).
Hands-on with FedRAMP-aligned or equivalent compliance.
Proficiency in Terraform or CloudFormation for IaC.
Security automation integrated into DevOps processes.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to lead complex technical initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead design, development, and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines in secure AWS GovCloud.
Architect and manage IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.
Design compliant, highly available systems in AWS GovCloud.
Develop containerized/serverless solutions with Fargate and Lambda.
Monitor, troubleshoot, optimize performance, scalability, and cost.
Embed security controls and compliance automation into pipelines.
Implement IAM policies and security posture assessments.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams; mentor junior engineers.
Lead incident root cause analyses and preventive measures.