TS/SCI Cloud Lead – DevSecOps for National Security

Talentify; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

BigBear.ai seeks a Cloud Engineering / DevSecOps Technical Lead to deliver secure, scalable cloud solutions for a federal client. You will guide cloud architecture, DevSecOps practices, and delivery pipelines, coordinating with stakeholders and teams to meet tight timelines while maintaining security and quality.

You will lead across cloud development, security, and infrastructure, driving automation, metrics, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Foundational experience with AWS core services.
• Foundational understanding of cloud architecture and design patterns.
• Foundational knowledge of cloud computing principles and delivery models.
• Experience leading in cloud engineering, DevSecOps, platform engineering, or cloud security.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to translate requirements into actionable work.
• Experience implementing or operating CI/CD pipelines and modern toolchains.
• Ability to work across teams in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support delivery teams across cloud development, cloud architecture, systems engineering, cloud security, DevSecOps engineering and operations, and Agile methodologies.
• Serve as a technical liaison between the customer and the engineering team, translating mission needs into clear technical requirements and implementation plans.
• Act as the technical point of contact for cloud engineering stakeholders, aligning expectations and communicating risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs.
• Plan, execute, and close projects to meet customer objectives, timelines, and quality expectations.
• Define and track delivery health metrics and project KPIs; provide routine reporting to government leadership and internal management.
• Design, implement, and maintain tooling and infrastructure to support modern development, testing, automation, and deployment.
• Establish and continuously improve DevSecOps processes across development, test, release, deployment, update, and support activities.
• Select, implement, and optimize CI/CD tools and pipelines to enable repeatable and secure delivery.
• Perform technical reviews to validate software quality, supportability, and alignment with standards.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across the stack, resolve defects, and drive root cause analysis for recurring problems.
• Promote automation-first practices to reduce manual work and improve speed and reliability.
• Integrate security throughout the lifecycle by enabling continuous vulnerability assessment, risk management, and secure engineering controls.
• Support incident management activities and coordinate remediation across internal teams and customer stakeholders.
• Coordinate and communicate effectively with distributed teams and customers throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Cloud engineering leadership

DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Cloud security

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a technical field

Master's Degree in a technical field

10+ years experience without degree

Tools

AWS

GitLab

Jenkins

CI/CD tooling

Job description

BigBear.ai seeks a Cloud Engineering / DevSecOps Technical Lead to deliver secure, scalable cloud solutions for a federal client. You will guide cloud architecture, DevSecOps practices, and delivery pipelines, coordinating with stakeholders and teams to meet tight timelines while maintaining security and quality.

You will lead across cloud development, security, and infrastructure, driving automation, metrics, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced Agile environment.