DevSecOps Engineer
Knight Federal Solutions, Inc.1 day ago
Washington, DC, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Implement and manage security measures within DevOps pipelines to protect systems and applications.
- Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to automate security processes and integrate security tools.
- Conduct security assessments and audits, identify vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with security policies and standards.
- Develop and maintain security policies, procedures, guidelines, and other documentation.
- Monitor and respond to security incidents with timely solutions.
- Track emerging security threats and technologies to improve the organization’s security posture.
- Mentor junior team members on DevSecOps best practices.
- Ensure compliance with government regulations and standards while maintaining the required security clearance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field is required; a master’s degree is preferred.
- At least 8 years of experience in DevSecOps, software development, or cybersecurity engineering is required.
- Demonstrated experience implementing security measures and managing security tools in a DevOps environment.
- Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph is required.
- Experience with federal or defense contracts is highly desirable.
- Experience managing and automating infrastructure with Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Understanding of DevSecOps practices, security automation, and infrastructure as code.
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Knowledge of security protocols, cryptography, authentication, authorization, and security best practices.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, organizational, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
About Knight Federal Solutions, Inc.
Knight Federal Solutions provides IT and engineering services in constructive modeling and simulation operations, systems integration and configuration management, cybersecurity, and intelligence analysis. It delivers professional services to the U.S. Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and prime contractors through government contracts. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the privately held firm supports programs across the United States.