Senior Security Engineer: Cloud & CI/CD for Federal Gov

Rise8; Colorado Springs, Los Angeles (CO, CA); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium Insurance

401k match

Paid time off

Education & Training budget

Home office stipend

Wellness budget

MacBook Pro

Job summary

Rise8 is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to own security across the build pipeline and authorization packages. You will design and harden AWS GovCloud/Azure GCC High infrastructure, implement Zero Trust in code, and automate evidence gathering for continuous risk reduction.

This hands-on role blends security and compliance within delivery, enabling continuous delivery and continuous compliance across programs. You will mentor others while advancing program-wide security maturity.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience in cloud/security engineering or DevSecOps.
• Deep fluency with major cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, Azure GCC High).
• Hands-on production CI/CD security experience.
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) as standard for infra and controls.
• Direct experience applying control frameworks (NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, CMMC).
• Strong programming ability in Python, Go or Rust to build security tools.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery pipeline and cloud infrastructure security for production software.
• Translate control frameworks into automated checks and guardrails.
• Drive Continuous ATO/cATO adoption and evidence collection.
• Lead adoption of AI-driven security tooling with rigorous engineering judgment.

Skills

Cloud security

DevSecOps

Python

Go

Rust

Terraform

NIST 800-53

FedRAMP

CMMC

Security engineering

Tools

Kyverno

OPA Gatekeeper

Terraform

AWS GovCloud

Azure GCC High

Job description

Rise8 is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to own security across the build pipeline and authorization packages. You will design and harden AWS GovCloud/Azure GCC High infrastructure, implement Zero Trust in code, and automate evidence gathering for continuous risk reduction.

This hands-on role blends security and compliance within delivery, enabling continuous delivery and continuous compliance across programs. You will mentor others while advancing program-wide security maturity.