DevSecOps Engineer- Secret Clearance Required

Description

Job Location: Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD

Security Clearance: Active Secret Clearance required (Interim OK)

Citizenship: US Citizenship required

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

Successful completion of a pre‑employment background & drug screening will be required as a condition of hire.

Sherpa 6 will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990.

Sherpa 6 does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services and is an equal access/opportunity/affirmative action employer.

We offer a competitive benefits package, covering the cost of medical for you and your family; we also offer dental, vision, health and wellness benefits and a generous retirement savings plan. We believe that our employees can manage their workload and their personal life, therefore we extend a generous PTO policy. This allows our employees to balance their lives as they see fit.

The proposed salary range is reflective across all Sherpa 6 locations, years of experience, and skill levels. Salary negotiations will be based on a host of factors including but not limited to your geographic location, prior experience, relevant skills, education, and certifications.