Senior DevOps CI​/CD Engineer - AWS; DevSecOps Champion) Security Clearance

Position: Senior DevOps CI/CD Engineer - AWS (DevSecOps Champion) with Security Clearance
DEVOPS ENGINEER PRINCIPAL GDIT is looking for a Engineer - AWS (Dev Sec Ops  Champion) a senior technical role supporting DOJ Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) / National Coordination Center (NCC). This role leads secure CI/CD and Dev Sec Ops  practices for AWS-based solutions, designing and governing pipelines and automation that embed security, compliance, and risk management into the delivery lifecycle for mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities
* Define and enforce secure CI/CD and Dev Sec Ops  standards, patterns, and guardrails for AWS-hosted applications, in alignment with GDIT Cyber Security Policy, Cyber Security Handbook, and Cloud/Security standards.
* Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., AWS Code Pipeline/Code Build, Jenkins, Git Lab CI, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops) with integrated security scanning, compliance checks, approvals, and testing.
* Lead infrastructure-as-code (IaC) implementations (Cloud Formation, Terraform) with embedded security and configuration baselines, supporting secure provisioning of AWS environments.
* Automate secure environment provisioning, configuration, and deployments across development, test, and production AWS accounts, in line with cyber and IT risk management requirements.
* Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting (Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, centralized logging) to support secure, observable, and auditable delivery pipelines.
* Integrate identity and access management, encryption, secrets management, vulnerability scanning, and compliance controls into CI/CD workflows as part of Dev Sec Ops  practices.
* Ensure CI/CD pipelines and AWS solutions comply with applicable contractual and regulatory requirements (e.g., NIST 800-53/171, CMMC, FedRAMP, ISO 27001) and internal cyber standards.
* Collaborate with application development, cloud platform, cyber security, IT risk, and operations teams to ensure architectures are "Dev Sec Ops -ready" and align with secure development standards.
* Provide technical leadership, coaching, and documentation for project teams adopting Dev Sec Ops  and secure CI/CD practices; develop reusable secure pipeline templates and patterns.
* Support proposals, technical reviews, and risk assessments where secure CI/CD, cloud security, and Dev Sec Ops  capabilities are required, including input to labor category mapping and staffing. Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Cyber Security, or related field; or equivalent experience.
* Typically 8+ years of relevant IT experience, with significant experience in Dev Ops/Dev Sec Ops  and CI/CD for production systems.
* Hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, IAM, VPC, Cloud Watch/Cloud Trail) in security-sensitive or regulated environments.
* Proven experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines using one or more modern platforms (AWS Code Pipeline/Code Build, Jenkins, Git Lab CI, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops).
* Strong experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Cloud Formation, Terraform) and secure configuration management and automation.
* Demonstrated experience promoting signed builds into an air-gapped, classified, or otherwise network-isolated target environment, including artifact transfer procedures and post-deployment verification.

* Experience with containers and orchestration (e.g. Docker, ECS, EKS, Kubernetes) including security aspects (image scanning, runtime security, least privilege).
* Demonstrated experience integrating security testing, vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks into CI/CD workflows (Dev Sec Ops ).
* Experience working under formal security and risk frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-53/171, CMMC, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, customer-specific cyber requirements).
* Strong communication and collaboration skills, with ability to work across cyber, risk, engineering, and program management teams.

Preferred Qualifications
* AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Dev Ops Engineer
- Professional, AWS Certified Security
- Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect).
* Security/Dev Sec Ops  certifications.
* Experience supporting or implementing secure cloud architectures.
* Experience in enterprise Dev Sec Ops  or security transformation initiatives, or in a cloud/cyber center of excellence.
* Experience with multi-account AWS Organizations, landing zones, and centralized security/governance services. OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
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