DevSecOps Engineer

Rp Pro Services - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Washington, DC

About the position

RP Professional Services, LLC is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to enhance their team. This role focuses on integrating security practices into DevOps processes, automating operations, and ensuring secure software delivery for U.S. Federal agencies. The ideal candidate will leverage their expertise in software engineering, system administration, and security to build and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring, and operations while addressing security compliance and resilience against cyber threats.

Responsibilities

• Embed security practices and tools into the CI/CD pipeline to ensure secure software delivery.
• Design, implement, and manage secure infrastructure using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Develop and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to ensure efficient and reliable software delivery.
• Conduct regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, and penetration testing, and coordinate remediation efforts.
• Manage and optimize secure cloud infrastructure on platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Automate security checks and enforcement using scripting languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Implement and manage security monitoring and logging solutions, and respond to security incidents in a timely manner.
• Ensure adherence to security best practices and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2).
• Work closely with development, IT operations, and security teams to foster a security-first culture.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for security processes, infrastructure, and compliance requirements.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of relevant working experience in DevSecOps, Task Automation, or GitOps.
• Demonstrated proficiency in installation, configuration, or implementation in one or more of the following software: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Bamboo, or similar.
• Operating Software administration experience for Ubuntu, Debian, Alpine, RHEL.
• Technical documentation writing experience.
• DevOps Engineering certification for on-premises or public cloud is advantageous.
• Experience with work planning and effort estimation is an advantage.

Benefits

• Health Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental
• 4% retirement match with 100% vesting
• Company paid STD and LTD
• Company paid basic life insurance
• Competitive PTO package