Vulnerability & Risk Remediation: Collaborate directly with software development and security teams to proactively identify, prioritize, and remediate security vulnerabilities and architectural weaknesses in deployed software products.
Regulatory Compliance & Security Governance: Implement and enforce compliance with relevant federal, DoD, and organizational security regulations and standards.
Platform & Infrastructure Strategy: Establish enterprise Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) module standards, direct multi-environment deployment frameworks, and lead response strategies for enterprise-level vulnerabilities.
Qualifications
Clearance: Must be a US Citizen holding an active TS/SCI security clearance with an active Full-Scope Polygraph.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
Professional Experience: 10+ years of progressive engineering experience, including deep expertise in CI/CD concepts, methodologies, and enterprise automated pipeline construction.
Core Technical Skills Required for Expert Level: (Advanced competencies expected for a 10+ year Expert practitioner)
Enterprise Container Orchestration & Security: Deep experience managing enterprise Kubernetes clusters, authoring NetworkPolicies, implementing Service Meshes (e.g., Istio, Linkerd), and enforcing runtime security (e.g., Falco).
Policy-as-Code & Guardrails: Experience implementing Policy-as-Code architectures using tools like Open Policy Agent (OPA/Gatekeeper) or Kyverno to automate compliance enforcement before runtime.
Secrets Management Architecture: Hands-on design and implementation of automated secret lifecycle solutions (e.g., HashiCorp Vault) integrating dynamically into pipelines and runtime platforms.
Distributed Observability: Proven capability building centralized telemetry stacks leveraging OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK/OpenSearch.
Desired Qualifications
Programming & Scripting: High proficiency in languages such as Python, Go, Bash, or C/C++.
Containerization: Comprehensive experience with containerized software engineering practices and runtimes (Docker, Podman, OCI specs).
Agile Engineering: Proven experience working within and leading Agile/Scrum software development teams.
Multi-Cloud Expertise: Architecture experience across major cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Security Tooling Ecosystem: Hands-on experience integrating modern security scanners (e.g., SonarQube, Snyk, Trivy, OWASP ZAP, Fortify).
Industry Certifications
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) / Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or GIAC DevSecOps Automation (GCSA)
Position Clearance Requirement
US Citizenship with an active TS/SCI security clearance with Full-Scope Polygraph
Location: Chantilly/Herndon, VA.
Target Salary Range: $160,000.00 – $210,000.00 (Commensurate with specialized expertise and technical skillset).
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity, confirm US Citizenship, and complete the required employment eligibility verification upon hire.
We are strictly looking for direct, full-time W2 employees. We do not engage with third-party staffing agencies, C2C, or 1099 independent contractors for this role.
