Sr. DevSecOps Engineer

The Phoenix Group; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Phoenix Group seeks a highly skilled SecDevOps Engineer to lead the design, automation, and maintenance of secure cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines in multi-cloud environments. This role emphasizes Zero Trust architectures, continuous security monitoring, and FedRAMP/NIST 800-53 compliance within federal cloud platforms.

You will automate provisioning via Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation, manage credentials with Vault and Okta/Entra ID, and implement policy-driven security using

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional experience in SecDevOps, Cloud Security Engineering, Platform Engineering, or DevOps.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major hyperscaler (AWS preferred); working knowledge of Azure and GCP.
• Advanced skills in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation) and scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Proven experience managing enterprise identity/access solutions (Okta, Entra ID) and secrets management platforms (HashiCorp Vault, AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault).
• Familiarity with security tooling such as endpoint protection, CSPM, and vulnerability scanners (CrowdStrike, Wiz, Qualys).
• Strong understanding of containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Practical knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, SOC 2 frameworks, or comparable compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Own development and management of secure, compliant cloud infrastructures across multiple providers.
• Enhance automation, security, and observability for robust federal cloud operations and continuous compliance.
• Implement Zero Trust architectures and secure deployment workflows with IaC and Policy-as-Code.
• Build and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines and GitOps processes (ArgoCD, Helm).
• Lead incident response and on-call troubleshooting with root-cause analysis.
• Support FedRAMP continuous monitoring, POA&M tracking, and remediation activities.
• Embed SAST, SCA, and container vulnerability scanning into deployment workflows.
• Define and report on SLIs/SLOs for critical cloud security services.

Skills

Cloud security engineering

SecDevOps

Automation & CI/CD

Identity & access management

Incident response

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Okta

Entra ID

HashiCorp Vault

AWS IAM

Azure AD

Zscaler ZPA

OPA

HashiCorp Sentinel

Grafana

Prometheus

CloudWatch

ArgoCD

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled SecDevOps Engineer to lead the design, automation, and maintenance of secure cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines within multi-cloud environments. This role focuses on implementing Zero Trust architectures, continuous security monitoring, and ensuring compliance across federal cloud platforms, integrating security controls into deployment workflows through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Policy-as-Code frameworks. The ideal candidate will possess deep cloud architecture expertise, robust automation skills, and a strong security-operations mindset to support secure, compliant, and scalable cloud operations.

Role Overview

The SecDevOps Engineer owns the development and management of secure, compliant cloud infrastructures across multiple cloud providers, enhancing automation, security, and observability to ensure robust federal cloud operations and continuous compliance with security standards such as FedRAMP and NIST 800-53.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and operate Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) architectures, including app connectors, privileged remote access, and private application boundaries, utilizing tools like Zscaler ZPA / PRA.
• Manage privileged credentials, API tokens, and secret lifecycle workflows using HashiCorp Vault, establishing automated credential rotation and lifecycle management.
• Integrate federated identity providers (Okta, Azure AD / Entra ID, AWS IAM Identity Center) and support multi-cloud identity migrations.
• Enforce strict least-privilege access policies across cloud environments, automating role-based access controls and credential rotations.
• Build, automate, and maintain multi-tenant cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform as primary, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Automate cloud provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment through secure CI/CD pipelines and GitOps processes (ArgoCD, Helm).
• Configure and manage cloud networking, security groups, IAM roles, and network permissions aligning with FedRAMP IL4 controls.
• Develop and uphold secure CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins, integrating Policy-as-Code frameworks (OPA, HashiCorp Sentinel, Azure Policy).
• Embed static application security testing (SAST), software composition analysis (SCA), and container vulnerability scanning into deployment workflows.
• Build, deploy, and troubleshoot containerized workloads in Kubernetes environments (EKS, AKS, GKE) using Helm, ArgoCD, or Kustomize.
• Support FedRAMP continuous monitoring (ConMon), incident management, POA\u0027M tracking, and remediation activities.
• Automate audit evidence collection and compliance reporting for controls like CM-2, CM-6, AU-2, SC-12.
• Participate in enterprise change management processes, including documentation and technical review cycles via tools such as ServiceNow.
• Maintain centralized observability infrastructure using Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, and other cloud-native tooling.
• Define, monitor, and report on SLIs/SLOs for critical cloud security services.
• Lead incident response efforts, on-call troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and rapid resolution for security and operational issues.

Core Qualifications & Requirements

• 3-5 years of professional experience in SecDevOps, Cloud Security Engineering, Platform Engineering, or DevOps.
• Hands‑on experience with at least one major hyperscaler (preferably AWS); working knowledge of Azure and GCP.
• Advanced skills in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation) and scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Proven experience managing enterprise identity/access solutions (Okta, Entra ID) and secrets management platforms (HashiCorp Vault, AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault).
• Familiarity with security tooling such as endpoint protection (EDR), CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management), and vulnerability scanners (CrowdStrike, Wiz, Qualys).
• Strong understanding of containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Practical knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, SOC 2 frameworks, or comparable compliance standards.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Certifications such as HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, Solutions Architect, or Security+.
• Experience with additional cloud tools and automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with enterprise change management and incident response processes in government or highly regulated environments.

Core Technical Skills

• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible
• Scripting Languages: Python, Bash, PowerShell
• Identity & Secrets Management: HashiCorp Vault, Okta, Entra ID, AWS IAM, Azure AD
• Security & Compliance Tools: Wiz, Qualys, CrowdStrike, OPA, HashiCorp Sentinel
• Monitoring & Observability: Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, PagerDuty, ServiceNow

Due to the nature of our work with federal government clients and compliance with applicable regulations, this position requires U.S. citizenship. Dual citizenship is not permitted for this role. Candidates must be able to provide documentation verifying sole U.S. citizenship status as part of the background check process and ability to pass a government background investigation.