Lead DevSecOps Engineer- Secret Clearance Required Security Clearance

Overview

Travel Requirement:
Up to 10%
Security Clearance:
Active Secret clearance required (interim OK)
Citizenship: US Citizenship required

• Lead the design and implementation of secure CI/CD pipelines across development, staging, and production environments.
• Own the end-to-end software release process, ensuring reliability, traceability, and compliance.
• Integrate automated security scanning (SAST, DAST, dependency, container) into build and deployment workflows.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or Pulumi to provision and manage cloud environments.
• Ensure compliance with DoD and industry security standards (e.g., RMF, NIST, STIGs).
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to validate release readiness and enforce quality gates.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve build, deployment, and infrastructure issues.
• Implement logging, monitoring, and observability best practices across environments.
• Drive process improvements to increase automation, efficiency, and deployment reliability.
• Maintain release documentation, runbooks, and security artifacts required for audits and ATO support.
• Mentor junior and mid-level Dev Sec Ops  engineers to enhance their skillsets and grow a team.

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in software release engineering, build engineering, Dev Ops, or related field.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Git Lab, Jenkins, Azure Dev Ops).
• Strong knowledge of source control systems (Git, branching strategies, tagging).
• Experience with scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash, Groovy, Power Shell).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Must be a US citizen.
• Experience with developing and configuring solutions for integrating automated security tasks, such as scans and documentation, into CI/CD pipelines or IT workflows.
• Knowledge of Linux operating systems.
• Experience working in the DoD or government realms is a plus.
• Familiarity with DISA STIGs and automated scanning.

Background/drug screening may be required as a condition of hire. Sherpa 6 will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with applicable laws. Sherpa 6 is an equal opportunity employer.