# DevSecOps Engineer

**Company:** [Credence](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/dDMM24CqubVwkeiipTJ8WP.md)
**Location:** McLean, United States
**Workplace:** hybrid
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Horizontal

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## Description

Join a team where innovation meets mission. Our AI, cloud, cyber, and modernization solutions save agencies thousands of hours, safeguard national security, and strengthen health and humanitarian missions worldwide. With 1,700+ team members, 1,500+ AI/data experts, and 100+ prime contracts, we deliver at scale and with purpose.

We’ve been recognized as a Top Workplace by the Washington Post for six straight years and named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies 13 of the past 14 years. Credence is a welcoming home for those looking to grow and contribute to positive change. We encourage all employees to expand beyond their boundaries, dive into important world-changing Federal challenges.

We have an immediate need for a DevSecOps Engineer to support the development, enhancement, and operation of scalable, application-focused CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks for build, test, and deployment workflows in AWS GovCloud. This role supports a variety of modern applications, including backend services, frontend applications, and data pipelines, with a strong emphasis on pipeline engineering, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and cloud-native deployments.  
  
The position focuses on enabling reliable and scalable software delivery by building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and deployment workflows, while improving developer experience, release velocity, application quality, and system reliability across multi-stack environments.  

**Core Responsibilities:  
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**CI/CD & Pipeline Engineering**

-   Build, enhance, and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting backend, frontend, and data workflows
-   Implement and contribute to reusable pipeline templates for build, test, validation, and deployment
-   Support pipeline quality gates, including test coverage, code quality checks, and artifact versioning for promotion across environments
-   Assist in optimizing pipelines for speed, reliability, and traceability

**Infrastructure as Code**

-   Implement and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform as the primary IaC tool
-   Contribute to and utilize reusable Terraform modules to standardize infrastructure
-   Support automated provisioning of infrastructure supporting application environments and CI/CD pipelines

**Application Delivery & Developer Experience**

-   Apply best practices supporting application delivery across backend, frontend, and data applications
-   Improve developer workflows by enabling efficient build, test, and deployment processes
-   Partner with engineering teams to improve test coverage, reliability, and maintainability
-   Improve overall release confidence, developer experience, and software quality

**Cloud-Native Deployment (AWS)**

-   Build and optimize deployment pipelines for AWS-native services, including Fargate, Lambda, and API-driven architectures
-   Support implementation of scalable deployment strategies and environment consistency
-   Assist with versioning, artifact management, and release automation

**Embedded Security & Compliance**

-   Integrate security tools (e.g., SAST, SCA, container scanning) into CI/CD pipelines
-   Support policy-as-code and automated compliance validation
-   Contribute to aligning pipeline and infrastructure practices with NIST 800-53, STIG, and RMF requirements

**Monitoring & Reliability**

-   Support implementation and maintenance of observability for applications, pipelines, and infrastructure
-   Assist with proactive monitoring and continuous improvement of system reliability

## Requirements

-   U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance

-   Security+ certification (or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire)
-   3-6 years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, or Platform Engineering, with a strong focus on CI/CD pipeline development for application delivery
-   Hands-on experience with Terraform for provisioning and managing infrastructure
-   Experience integrating automated testing (unit, integration, API) and security/quality checks (e.g., SAST, DAST) into CI/CD workflows
-   Experience working across multi-stack environments (backend, frontend, data pipelines)
-   Experience collaborating with engineering teams in Agile environments
-   Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, or similar)
-   Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, or similar)
-   Working knowledge of AWS cloud-native architectures (e.g., Fargate, Lambda, API Gateway)
-   Familiarity with logging, monitoring, and observability practices in cloud environments
-   Familiarity with artifact management and versioning practices in CI/CD pipelines
-   Familiarity with implementing least-privilege access controls for CI/CD pipelines and cloud resources
-   Familiarity with federal compliance frameworks (NIST, RMF, FedRAMP)

_**Please join us, as together we build a better world one mission at a time powered by Technology and its People!**_

**Salary Range:** $150,000 - $170,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate's experience, education, certifications, skills, and overall qualifications.

## Benefits

-   Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
-   Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
-   Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
-   Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
-   Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
-   Short Term & Long Term Disability
-   Training & Development
-   Free Food & Snacks
-   Wellness Resources
-   Stock Option Plan