DevSecOps Engineer w/Secret Clearance

Responsibilities & Qualifications

We are seeking a DevSecOps Engineer.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

• Five (5) + years Agile experience.
• Five (5) + years relevant experience in all area listed below
  • Driving strategy and overseeing architecture of continuous integration and deployment and monitoring across technologies.
  • Demonstrated experience with defining Scrum Agile methodology for large scale clients.
  • Demonstrated experience in leading DevSecOps methodologies.
  • Demonstrated experience with implementing Test Driven Development (TDD) Methodologies.
  • Demonstrated experience with driving automated software development lifecycle toolchain.
  • Demonstrated experience with deployments in both on premise and cloud environments.
  • Experience serving as the engineer of complex technology implementations in a product-centric environment
  • Experience with DevSecOps services using infrastructure as a service provider (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Compute Engine, Rackspace/OpenStack).
  • Experience using scripting or basic programming skills to solve problems.
  • Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., TFS, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt, LVM).
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., AKS, Docker, Rocket, OpenShift, Rancher).
  • Experience in the following technologies:
    • Kubernetes.
    • Jenkins.
    • ArgoCD.
    • Jira.
    • GitHub.
    • SonarQube.
    • Fortify.
    • Nexus.
    • Falco.
    • Anchore.
    • OpenScap.
    • Ansible.
    • Terraform.
    • Helm

• Demonstrated experience supporting government agencies, customers, or contracts within federal environments. This includes the Intelligence Community (IC), Department of Defense (DoD), Federal Civil agencies, and military organizations. Prior experience supporting the same or similar contract, with an in-depth understanding of the customer environment, requirements, and operational landscape, is highly desirable.

Certifications

• Cloud Service Provider Certification (e.g., AWS DevOps Engineer, Azure SA).
• DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification: Category IAT Level II (Security+).

Education

• Bachelors Degreee 

Clearance

• Must possess IT-II / Tier 3 Secret clearance

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitates the development of new software solutions and transition of existing solutions from monolithic structures to micro-service structure operating within hardened containers.
• Work with application development teams to refactor or create solutions that leverage the DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline and tools. Instructs/guides teams through their solution development.
• Deploys and sustain microservices factory utilizing COTS and open-source solutions.

Overview

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Locations: National Capitol Region
• Type of environment: Remote with periodic support for meetings at Fort Belvoir (driving distance from National Capital Region)
• Noise level: Medium
• Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday – Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
• Amount of Travel: Less than 10%

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

U.S. Citizen 

Secret IT-II Non-Critical security clearance, Tier 3 investigation. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

OTHER INFORMATION

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice

This position supports an upcoming government contract proposal and is contingent upon contract award and government approval. Candidates must meet all stated requirements and may be required to sign a Letter of Commitment (LOC).

Additional Job Information

TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers. Apply now to explore jobs with us at www.TekSynap.com. 

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays. 

TekSynap is a drug-free workplace. We reserve the right to conduct drug testing in accordance with federal, state, and local laws. All employees and candidates may be subject to drug screening if deemed necessary to ensure a safe and compliant working environment.

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. TekSynap does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as “protected status”). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. TekSynap is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an application, please contact hr@teksynap.com for assistance.