DevSecOps Engineer - AJ - Optima

Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to provide expertise to a federal client in support of their mission critical systems in defense of our Homeland.

As a key member of our team, the DevSecOps Engineer will play a pivotal role in integrating security practices into the software development lifecycle and ensuring the reliability and security of mission-critical systems.

This is an on-site position that requires a Secret Clearance.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS087, T3, Band 6

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Innovate, and develop cutting edge solutions through automation - IaC (Infrastructure as code), DevSecOps tools (CICD, Code quality, security, and monitoring).
- Ensure the infrastructure, services, and applications developed meets all standards including security, monitoring, performance, and SLAs.
- Demonstrable experience releasing production code and developing PaaS/SaaS
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to design, implement, and maintain secure and automated infrastructure.
- Implement security best practices throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including code scanning, vulnerability assessment, and threat modeling.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, enabling continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment of applications.
- Develop and maintain containerization and micro-services.
- Integrate security controls, such as automated vulnerability scanning, static and dynamic analysis, and security testing, into the CI/CD process.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with security standards and regulatory requirements.
- Automate and orchestrate security processes, including incident response and threat detection, using technologies like Splunk, Chef Automate, and others.
- Stay updated with emerging DevSecOps trends, tools, and practices, and provide recommendations for implementing new technologies.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers in DevSecOps practices and techniques.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- 8+ years of experience as a DevSecOps Engineer or related field.
- Active Secret clearance.
- Due to federal requirements, all candidates must be US Citizens without Dual Citizenship to another country.
- This is an on-site position at a government facility.
- Requires presence on-site five days per week in Annapolis Junction, MD.
- Candidates must reside within a commutable distance.
- Participation in a rotational on-call schedule for emergency page-outs is required.
- Experience in any or all the following:

- Docker Enterprise, Splunk, Chef, Chef Automate, Chef (Ruby), Puppet, Ansible, Kubernetes, Openshift

- Hands-on working experience in Terraform (IaC), Jenkins groovy scripts, and Python.

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Minimum Requirements

TCS087, T3, Band 6

EEO Statement

Active military service members, t...