Senior DevSecOps Engineer (TS/SCI) Secure Cloud Architect

Base-2 Solutions; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off (PTO)

Short-term disability insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions in Reston, VA is seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure, efficient software pipelines supporting classified environments. You will integrate security throughout the SDLC, enabling high-quality, secure software delivery.

You will build CI/CD pipelines from scratch in GitLab CI/CD and Jenkins, apply STIG compliance, and guide teams on DevSecOps best practices while architecting resilient AWS-based infrastructure across GovCloud environments.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.
• 10+ years in DevSecOps or similar role.
• Experience delivering DevSecOps across multiple classified domains.
• Strong experience with DevOps, CI/CD, containerization, and automation tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Docker).
• IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and/or Ansible.
• Scripting in Python and Bash on Linux (RHEL/Oracle Linux).
• Understanding of AWS capabilities (EC2, S3, IAM, RDS) and secure cloud architecture.
• DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+, GSEC, 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, secure DevSecOps tool infrastructure across AWS environments (GovCloud, C2S, 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 CLIs.
• Conduct root cause analysis and develop mitigation strategies for service degradation.
• Provide expert security guidance to development teams on secure coding, vulnerability remediation, and ATO support.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Maintain technical documentation and promote best practices.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

CI/CD pipelines

DevSecOps

CloudFormation

Terraform

Python scripting

Linux

AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Docker

CloudFormation

Ansible

AWS

Job description

Base-2 Solutions in Reston, VA is seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure, efficient software pipelines supporting classified environments. You will integrate security throughout the SDLC, enabling high-quality, secure software delivery.

You will build CI/CD pipelines from scratch in GitLab CI/CD and Jenkins, apply STIG compliance, and guide teams on DevSecOps best practices while architecting resilient AWS-based infrastructure across GovCloud environments.