DevSecOps Engineer- Secret Clearance Eligibility

Description

Job Location: Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD

Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance

Citizenship: US Citizenship required

Onsite Expectations: Hybrid;
Onsite work required at APG as needed to support customer requirements.

At Sherpa 6, you won’t just build pipelines—you’ll help build the systems that keep our nation safe. We’re looking for a Dev Sec Ops  Engineer who thrives in hands-on environments, values close collaboration, and wants to work directly with a mission-focused customer at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Working directly at Aberdeen Proving Ground provides unique access to secure systems, rapid decision cycles, and close collaboration with customer stakeholders

If you enjoy solving complex Dev Sec Ops  challenges, influencing architecture decisions, and seeing your work immediately shape real-world outcomes, this is an exceptional opportunity.

• Support the design and implementation of AWS-based solutions aligned with customer and project needs.
• You will have significant ownership over Dev Sec Ops  strategy, tooling, automation, and cloud deployment approaches
• Provide hands‑on technical contributions while also mentoring and guiding solution development.
• Collaborate with customer and internal teams to validate release readiness, ensuring regression, performance, and security testing gates are met.
• Create and maintain release documentation, including schedules, rollback plans, and release notes.
• Identify and implement improvements that enhance release efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve build, pipeline, and deployment issues efficiently.
• Monitor release metrics to ensure compliance with SLAs and organizational standards.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Pulumi or Terraform to deploy solutions to cloud environments.
• Work closely with the customer and internal teams to understand existing solutions, champion updates, and guide architectural evolution.
• Research, propose, and validate solutions tailored to customer needs.
• Clearly communicate status, challenges, and recommendations, owning all Dev Sec Ops  deliverables for the project

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience working within AWS environments.
• 5+ years of experience in Dev Ops, release engineering, build engineering, or a similar discipline.
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD platforms such as Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, Git Lab CI, or Azure Dev Ops.
• Strong knowledge of Git, including branching strategies and tagging workflows.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, Power Shell, or Groovy.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and teamwork skills.

• Experience integrating automated security scans and documentation into CI/CD pipelines or IT workflows.
• Experience with Sage Maker.
• Knowledge of Linux operating systems.
• Experience working within DoD or government environments.
• Familiarity with DISA STIGs and automated compliance scanning. MLOps experience

At Sherpa 6 we love to solve problems and provide the best solutions for our customers. Our approach to a problem is to find a user‑focused and design‑driven solution that is simple yet functional and effective. We are a group of enthusiastic forward‑thinkers who are excited to build amazing solutions with bleeding‑edge technology. We hire people who are forward thinkers, passionate about what they do, love to collaborate and want to…