Senior DevSecOps Architect​/Engineer Security Clearance

GCyber is seeking a Senior Dev Sec Ops  Architect/Engineer to serve as a subject matter expert for a critical program supporting the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Software Yard - ASE - Architecture and Modeling Branch. The Dev Sec Ops  Architect will be responsible for establishing, sustaining, and automating the foundational technical baseline and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) domain architectures throughout the solution lifecycle.

In this role you will serve as a technical subject matter expert, providing the architectural context that guides all software development, delivery, and sustainment activities, ensuring all platforms and applications are built on a consistent, secure, and automated foundation. This position is located in Kearneysville, WV, and will be a hybrid position (2-3 days/week onsite).

• Design, deploy, and manage continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD), and automated provisioning pipelines built on secure architecture models.
• Construct and maintain actionable MBSE domain architectures and integrated digital models to establish a definitive technical baseline.
• Integrate Zero Trust principles and cybersecurity requirements directly into the foundational design of all platform and domain architectures.
• Formalize technical standards and interoperability standards, ensuring full synchronization with overarching PEO C5I enterprise strategies and policies.
• Provide architectural guidance and reference models to development, integration, and product teams to ensure engineering remains traceable.
• Map and document complex service capabilities, architectural dependencies, and automated workflows across multiple technology domains.
• Drive the continuous evolution of the Software Yard's baseline by monitoring, evaluating, and recommending emerging technologies.
• Ensure compliance with federal security standards, government baselines, and DISA STIGs through automated security gating and vulnerability remediation.

• Active DoD Secret Clearance
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE, CySA+, CCNA Security)
• 10+ years of experience; prior experience supporting USCG or DHS preferred
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining secure Dev Sec Ops  pipelines and automated software delivery frameworks
• Proven experience creating and maintaining MBSE domain architectures, integrated digital models, or enterprise-level architecture blueprints
• Comprehensive operational understanding of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles and integrating cybersecurity controls into foundational designs
• Strong experience establishing engineering frameworks, technical standards, and software traceability practices across automated life cycles
• Proficiency in automating infrastructure, configuration management, and deployment gating within complex, multi-domain environments
• Strong foundational understanding of diverse IT domains including enterprise virtualization, software engineering, cloud architecture, and network boundaries

• Familiarity with PEO C5I enterprise strategies, architectural policies, and command structures
• Relevant professional certifications highly preferred (e.g., Dev Sec Ops  certifications, AWS/Azure Certified Solutions Architect, or INCOSE ASEP/CSEP)
• Understanding containerization and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Docker) paired with automated vulnerability scanning tools
• Experience with cloud-native architectures, software-defined infrastructure, and secure hybrid-cloud environments