Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Requirements:

• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance
• Security+ certification and AWS Certified Security certification
• At least 7 years of hands-on experience in DevSecOps, cloud engineering, or infrastructure automation
• Strong expertise in AWS GovCloud services, security configurations, and compliance frameworks
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code and configuration management tools, including Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible
• Proficiency in Docker and container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, and Fargate
• Strong understanding of AWS security services, including IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, KMS, WAF, Config, and Secrets Manager
• Knowledge of federal cybersecurity frameworks and practices, including RMF, NIST 800-171/53, STIGs, and Zero Trust
• Experience with automated security testing, including SAST, DAST, vulnerability scanning, and SBOM management
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation and security enforcement

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of approximately five DevSecOps engineers, providing technical direction, prioritizing work, reviewing code and architecture, and fostering collaboration while remaining hands-on
• Lead complex infrastructure, automation, and deployment work by designing solutions, troubleshooting production issues, developing infrastructure and pipeline code, and supporting implementation across the DevSecOps toolchain
• Provide operational leadership during incidents, outages, and high-priority events; participate in an on-call rotation, coordinate timely response and root cause analysis, restore services, and improve reliability
• Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, compliant AWS GovCloud environments for DoD and civilian agency applications
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments and security compliance
• Apply federal cybersecurity frameworks and implement STIGs, security baselines, and automated security scanning
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using infrastructure-as-code tools
• Deploy and manage Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters in AWS GovCloud, including EKS, ECS, and Fargate services
• Implement monitoring, logging, and compliance reporting with tools such as CloudWatch, Security Hub, GuardDuty, Splunk, or ELK
• Develop scripts to improve deployment efficiency and enforce security
• Collaborate with software developers, cybersecurity teams, and cloud engineers to embed security and automation throughout the software development lifecycle

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Ansible
• Bash
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• CloudWatch
• DevSecOps
• Docker
• ELK
• GitLab
• IAM
• Support
• Jenkins
• Kubernetes
• PowerShell
• Python
• Security
• Splunk
• Terraform
• WAF
• DevOps

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At Credence, we provide technology solutions—including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities—to major federal defense and health organizations, helping advance mission success and national security. We are a privately held company, recognized as a top place to work and listed among the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies for 12 consecutive years. Our servant-leadership approach emphasizes the success of our clients, team members, and partners. We are seeking a senior-level DevSecOps Engineer to support federal programs hosted on AWS GovCloud. The annual salary range is $150,000–$180,000; compensation will depend on the selected candidates experience, education, certifications, skills, and overall qualifications.

last updated 44 week of 2026