Knowledge Management - Colorado Springs, CO
posted about 1 month ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Colorado Springs, CO
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
About the position
As a Jr./Mid/Sr. DevSecOps Engineer at Knowledge Management, Inc. (KMI), you will be instrumental in designing, implementing, and maintaining secure software development and deployment pipelines. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate security practices into the development lifecycle, ensuring the delivery of high-quality and secure software solutions. You will work in a multi-year contract position, requiring a TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly, and will be based onsite in Colorado Springs, CO.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to integrate security practices into the software development lifecycle.
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines that incorporate automated security testing, vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) templates and configurations, ensuring security best practices are applied to cloud resources and infrastructure components.
- Perform regular security assessments, code reviews, and penetration testing to identify and address vulnerabilities and weaknesses in applications, code, and infrastructure.
- Monitor and analyze system and application logs to detect and respond to security incidents.
- Implement and manage identity and access management (IAM) solutions, ensuring appropriate authentication and authorization mechanisms are in place.
- Collaborate with software engineers to provide guidance on secure coding practices and assist in remediation of security findings.
- Participate in incident response activities, helping to investigate and mitigate security incidents in a timely manner.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of security policies, procedures, and documentation.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI poly.
- At least 2 - 10+ years of experience as a DevSecOps Engineer or similar role, with a focus on integrating security into the software development lifecycle.
- Strong experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Artifactory, SonarQube, Selenium, Fortify, Acunetix, and Prisma Cloud).
- Strong experience building DevSecOps solutions at scale across IL5 to IL6+ classification domains.
- Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and securing cloud-based applications and services.
- Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation and tool integration.
- Knowledge of security best practices, common vulnerabilities, and exposure to security frameworks (e.g., OWASP, NIST).
Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Opportunities for professional development and training
- Supportive workplace accommodating diverse needs
