Vulnerability & Threat Remediation: Lead cross-functional collaboration with software development and security teams to proactively identify, prioritize, and remediate application and infrastructure vulnerabilities.
Governance & Standards Compliance: Define and enforce compliance strategies aligned with federal security regulations, DoD guidelines, and strict agency security standards.
Technical Leadership & Innovation: Drive DevSecOps roadmaps, evaluate cutting-edge tools, define infrastructure-as-code (IaC) governance, and mentor multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
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.
Experience: Minimum 15+ years of total technical experience, with at least 7+ years specializing in building, securing, and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines.
Infrastructure Automation: Minimum 7+ years of hands-on experience using automation tools for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
Source Control & Developer Tooling: Expert-level proficiency with version control systems and ecosystem platforms (e.g., Git, GitLab, Jira).
Systems & Networking Mastery: Strong understanding of Containerization, Linux systems administration, kernel-level operations, and fundamental networking protocols.
Communication & Leadership: Superior problem-solving skills and excellent communication abilities to articulate complex technical architectures, risks, and strategies to executive leadership, technical teams, and government stakeholders.
Security Discipline: Deep commitment to adhering to strict security protocols, defensive systems design, and DoD/IC best practices.
Core SME Technical Competencies
Continuous ATO (cATO) & Compliance-as-Code: Proven expertise translating NIST SP 800-53, DISA STIGs, and CNSSI 1253 controls into automated pipeline validation checks (e.g., using OSCAL, Open Policy Agent).
Air-Gapped & High-Security Environment Engineering: Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and mirror repositories within disconnected, air-gapped, or Cross Domain Solution (CDS) networks.
Advanced Container Orchestration Security: Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes security architectures, Service Mesh traffic policies (Istio), Admission Controllers (OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno), and runtime security tooling (Falco).
Zero Trust & Secrets Lifecycle Management: Architecture experience implementing identity-aware security models and enterprise secrets management solutions (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager) for automated dynamic dynamic secret rotation.
Desired Qualifications
Programming & Scripting: Strong proficiency in programming/scripting languages such as Python, Go, Bash, or C/C++.
Containerization: Deep practical experience with containerized software practices and container runtimes (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes).
Agile Frameworks: Experience driving outcomes within Agile, Scrum, or SAFe software engineering methodologies.
Multi-Cloud Architecture: Direct experience architecting secure cloud platforms across AWS, Azure, GCP, or specialized IC cloud environments (C2S/GovCloud).
Security Scanning Tooling: Deep familiarity with modern vulnerability management and static/dynamic scanning tools (e.g., SonarQube, Snyk, Trivy, OWASP ZAP, Fortify).
Advanced Certifications
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
CompTIA Security+ 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: $185,000.00 – $240,000.00+ (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.
