DevSecOps Engineer

Job Description
Everforth ECS is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to work in a hybrid remote/onsite capacity, with minimum of 3 business days onsite at our Fairfax, VA corporate office and/or our Ashburn, VA customer site.

Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.

This role will architect, operate, and optimize DevSecOps pipelines that deliver Everforth ECS products across NIPRNet pipelines, ensuring mission alignment and operational resilience.

Job Responsibilities:

• Architects, operates, and optimizes advanced DevSecOps pipelines supporting integration enterprise delivery across NIPRNet for Department of Homeland Security missions, and Senior Executive Service leadership.
• Designs core pipeline architectures, cross-domain artifact flow patterns, and security tool integrations using GitLab, Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus, Harbor, Kubernetes, Terraform, and container orchestration platforms.
• Leads continuous development of pipeline architecture, authors detailed process documentation, and coordinates extensively with software engineering, cybersecurity, and platform infrastructure teams to maintain mission alignment and operational resilience.
• Acts as the primary escalation point for complex pipeline failures, zero-day vulnerability triage, and classification boundary issues affecting multi-network delivery.
• Maintains expert-level mastery of continuous integration tooling, static and dynamic security scanning platforms, software composition analysis systems, and compliance automation capabilities used across the CBP Outrider integration ecosystem.
• Authors technical standards including pipeline YAML and domain-specific DSL, policy-as-code modules, artifact signing procedures, and automated authorization workflows governing software factory operations.
• Pilots advanced security-as-code techniques such as policy-driven guardrails, automated risk scoring, and cross-domain validation prototypes within controlled lab environments prior to production adoption.
• Integrates scanning, software bill of materials generation, compliance validation, and automated security gates using Anchore, Trivy, OpenSCAP, and Sysdig to maintain vulnerability reduction and configuration discipline.
• Monitors pipeline performance indicators-including success rates, deployment frequency, restoration times, defect recurrence, and integration stability-to identify reliability risks and accelerate delivery velocity.
• Produces technical assessments, architecture updates, optimization recommendations, and leadership reports that strengthen automation coverage, operational readiness, and mission execution across the CBP Outrider integration enterprise.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Salary Range: $125,000-150,000

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, or Information Technology.
• US Citizen; Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust determination.
• IAT III-level security certifications (CompTIA CASP+ CE, ISC² CISSP or Associate, GIAC GCED, GIAC GCIH, or Cisco CCNP Security).
• Minimum 5 years of experience designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-scale DevSecOps pipelines across multi-domain and classified environments.
• Proven expertise in integrating CI/CD tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus, Harbor, Kubernetes, and Terraform with security-as-code frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, author process documentation, and provide escalation for complex pipeline failures and vulnerability triage.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.
• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).

Desired Skills

• Active SECRET Clearance.
• Experience pioneering policy-as-code and automated risk-scoring mechanisms in production DevSecOps environments.
• Knowledge of DHS security frameworks and ability to translate them into pipeline governance and compliance controls.
• Track record of driving automation coverage to exceed 90 % of build-time security checks without impacting delivery velocity.
• Leadership in cross-domain certification coordination (ATO/POA&M) for multi-enclave pipeline deployments.

ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

is the federal segment of , a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. Our nearly 3,500 professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies.

Our work powers mission-critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow.

We value:

• Attracting and developing top talent and high-performing teams
• Fostering a culture that is engaging, accountable, and mission-driven

Meet the challenge. Make a difference with Everforth ECS!