Lead DevSecOps Engineer

Tech Sur Solutions  is a digital services company whose mission is to enable digital transformation for our customers to improve quality and efficiency. Based in the DC metropolitan area, Tech Sur specializes in advanced cloud services, modernization for both IT structures and applications, leveraging Agile development, and Data Analytics. Since we were formed in August of 2016, we have supported multiple impactful and exciting government programs.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Dev Sec Ops  Technical Lead to guide the technical direction of our Dev Sec Ops  and platform engineering initiatives. In this role, you will lead the design, implementation, and evolution of secure, scalable, and automated development platforms and cloud-native solutions that enable rapid and reliable software delivery.

The ideal candidate is both a strong hands‑on engineer and an experienced technical leader who can mentor team members, establish engineering standards, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate closely with customer stakeholders, developers, security teams, and operations personnel.

This position requires deep expertise in Dev Sec Ops , cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, platform engineering, and secure software delivery practices, along with the ability to lead technical execution across complex enterprise environments.

• Serve as the technical lead for Dev Sec Ops  and platform engineering initiatives across multiple projects and teams.
• Lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and resilient cloud‑native architectures and CI/CD platforms.
• Establish engineering standards, reusable patterns, and best practices for infrastructure automation, security integration, and software delivery.
• Drive architectural decisions related to cloud platforms, Kubernetes, infrastructure‑as‑code, observability, and deployment automation.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend tools and solutions that improve security, operational efficiency, and developer experience.
• Provide technical leadership during planning sessions, design reviews, incident response activities, and production troubleshooting efforts.

• Design, implement, and maintain Internal Developer Platform (IDP) capabilities using tools such as Backstage and modern platform engineering practices.
• Develop and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines that integrate automated testing, vulnerability scanning, compliance validation, and deployment automation.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment using Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) technologies.
• Implement and maintain container orchestration platforms using Kubernetes and Docker.
• Improve platform observability through centralized logging, monitoring, alerting, and performance analytics solutions.
• Lead operational excellence initiatives focused on reliability, scalability, resiliency, and deployment velocity.

• Integrate security controls and secure‑by‑design principles throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Conduct security assessments, vulnerability analysis, and remediation planning for infrastructure and applications.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal security standards and frameworks including NIST, CIS, and OWASP guidance.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement secure configurations, access controls, and incident response procedures.

• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid‑level engineers.
• Conduct code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical design sessions to ensure quality and consistency.
• Collaborate with software developers, architects, security engineers, and customer stakeholders to deliver mission‑focused solutions.
• Serve as a technical advisor and escalation point for complex engineering and operational issues.
• Contribute to project planning, estimation, technical roadmaps, and continuous process improvement initiatives.

• Develop and maintain technical documentation, platform standards, operational runbooks, and…