Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Intelligent Decisions - Herndon, VA

Full-time - Senior

Herndon, VA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

As a Senior DevSecOps Engineer at Applied Insight, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the capabilities of federal government customers by leveraging advanced technologies and quality analysis. Your primary responsibilities will include designing, deploying, and managing containerized applications using Kubernetes, as well as optimizing and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters to ensure performance and reliability. You will develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines utilizing ArgoCD and Helm, automating deployment processes to ensure seamless integration with development workflows. Security is a top priority, and you will implement and manage security practices within the DevOps pipeline, using tools like Trivy for container vulnerability scanning and ensuring compliance with security policies and standards. Collaboration is key in this role, as you will work closely with development, operations, and security teams to ensure best practices are followed and to resolve any issues related to container security and deployment. You will monitor the health and performance of containerized applications and infrastructure, providing regular reports and insights to stakeholders on system security and performance. Additionally, you will manage and provision resources within various cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, and GCP, while automating processes with popular DevOps tools and scripting languages such as Terraform, Packer, Salt, Ansible, Python, Powershell, Bash, Javascript, and Go. Your contributions will extend to code review and approval processes, deploying and configuring Kubernetes clusters, implementing Single-Sign-On (SSO) solutions, and developing and managing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions. You will also be responsible for hardening security at the cloud provider, networking, and OS layers, configuring logging to EFK Stacks, and performing deep-level troubleshooting of cloud services and applications. Continuous improvement is a core value at Applied Insight, and you will work with management and peers to enhance processes and timeliness for deployments.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes.
• Optimize and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters for performance and reliability.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using ArgoCD and Helm.
• Automate deployment processes and ensure seamless integration with development workflows.
• Implement and manage security practices within the DevOps pipeline.
• Use Trivy for container vulnerability scanning and ensure compliance with security policies and standards.
• Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to ensure best practices are followed.
• Monitor the health and performance of containerized applications and infrastructure.
• Provide regular reports and insights to stakeholders on system security and performance.
• Manage and provision resources within AWS, Azure, GCP, and other environments.
• Automate with code utilizing popular DevOps tools and scripting languages.
• Contribute to git repositories and help with code review and approval.
• Deploy, configure, and manage Kubernetes clusters utilizing tools and services such as Helm, ArgoCD, Istio, and Prometheus.
• Implement Single-Sign-On (SSO) solutions with MFA, SAML, and iDP integration.
• Implement Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), policy creation and enforcement.
• Develop and manage VDI solutions utilizing AWS Workspaces, Azure Windows Virtual Desktop and other offerings.
• Harden security at the cloud provider, networking, and OS layers.
• Configure, manage and integrate logging to EFK Stacks (ElasticSearch, Fluentd, Kibana).
• Develop and assist with architecting custom solutions with code, tools, and cloud services.
• Perform deep-level troubleshooting of cloud services, various tools, and applications.
• Create and continuously update documentation.
• Continuously work with management and peers to improve processes and timeliness for deployments.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Current TS/SCI clearance.
• Experience with containerization, cloud automation, CI/CD, or serverless tools.
• Experience with implementing, troubleshooting and securing/monitoring cloud networks (TCP/IP, Layer 3 Routing, BGP, Firewall Security).
• Cloud Experience (AWS, Azure) and knowledge of best practices.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Go, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with Linux configuration management, system administration, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with configuring and deploying containers.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Gitlab, Jenkins).
• Experience developing using cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure) using containers and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), managed using infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).

Nice-to-haves

• Certifications related to Kubernetes (e.g., CKA/CKAD), cloud platforms, or security.
• Experience with additional tools or platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, or other security tools.

Benefits

• Multiple health insurance options including a PPO plan with ZERO deductibles and an HSA plan.
• 401k Immediate Vesting with company matching 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 2% contributed.
• Fully paid long-term disability, short-term disability, and life insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account options.
• Generous paid time off.
• Flexible work schedules with the ability to bank extra hours for additional time off.
• Government shutdown protection allowing employees to not use leave for up to 3 days out of the year for inclement weather or budget issues.
• Employee centric culture promoting empowerment and success.
• Commitment to learning and growth with training budget, education assistance, mentorship programs, and collaborative learning sessions.
• Collaborative environment fostering communication and an open-door policy.