Senior DevSecOps Engineer — TS/SCI Cleared

VetJobs; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Noblis in Reston, Virginia is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer with active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph to embed security across the DevOps lifecycle. You will design secure CI/CD pipelines, automate security controls, and guide teams in secure coding practices.

The role emphasizes cloud security, IaC management with Terraform/Ansible, and secure Kubernetes/EKS operations, with a posted salary range of USD 120,700 to 188,725 per year. This is an on-site opportunity in the National Security space.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with 7+ years of related experience; or appropriate combinations per policy.
• Proficiency in Python and scripting for automation.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools, container orchestration, and infrastructure as code.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines with automated security scans.
• Integrating testing, security controls, and compliance checks into pipelines.
• Developing and managing IaC using Terraform or CloudFormation and enforcing guardrails.
• Implementing security practices for Docker, Kubernetes, and EKS.
• Partnering to enforce IAM least-privilege, network controls, and encryption standards.
• Operationalizing vulnerability management across applications and infra.
• Translating security requirements into automated controls and audit-ready evidence.
• Mentoring junior engineers on secure coding and DevSecOps principles.

Skills

Python

Bash scripting

DevSecOps

Security concepts

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

EKS

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Noblis in Reston, Virginia is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer with active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph to embed security across the DevOps lifecycle. You will design secure CI/CD pipelines, automate security controls, and guide teams in secure coding practices.

The role emphasizes cloud security, IaC management with Terraform/Ansible, and secure Kubernetes/EKS operations, with a posted salary range of USD 120,700 to 188,725 per year. This is an on-site opportunity in the National Security space.