DevSecOps Engineer

About the role

Unissant, Inc. is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to support modernization initiatives for a federal client. The ideal candidate will excel in DevSecOps automation, proficiency in various tools, and commitment to securing and streamlining software delivery and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, Harness, enabling secure, efficient software delivery.
• Design and manage GitOps pipelines leveraging ArgoCD to ensure consistent, auditable, and declarative infrastructure and application deployments.
• Integrate security best practices into all phases of the DevOps lifecycle, performing automated security testing and compliance checks.
• Collaborate with software developers, data scientists, and system engineers to enforce DevSecOps standards, streamline deployment, and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Ensure the operational resiliency, scalability, and maintainability of cloud-based or hybrid environments supporting modernization goals.
• Maintain documentation, provide training, and promote best practices among multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop custom tools and automation through programming and scripting.
• Pro-actively identify areas to drive automation across platforms.
• Design and setup of new large cloud clusters.
• Provide support to implement Change/Service Requests per application needs.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions, primarily using Terraform.

Requirements

• 7-10 years of experience in related field.
• In-depth knowledge of DevSecOps principles, continuous integration, security automation, and compliance enforcement in federal or secure environments.
• Hands-on expertise in:
• CI/CD automation using GitLab, Jenkins/Harness/ArgoCD Continuous Delivery (CD) and GitOps workflows deploying to Kubernetes.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform for cloud and hybrid infrastructure provisioning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field required.

Skills

• Prior experience supporting federal government agencies, particularly with Homeland security/ Customs & Border Protection.
• Familiarity with system modernization, supply chain risk analysis, or related domains.
• Knowledge of common cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• AWS or DevOps/ DevSecOps certifications preferred.

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Environmental Requirements

• Mainly sedentary; in an office environment
• May be required to lift up to ten (10) pounds
• Flexible in working extended hours