DevSecOps Security Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a DevSecOps Security Engineer to support a federal government customer in a hybrid work environment (3 days onsite, 2 days remote) within commuting distance of Gaithersburg, MD; Eagan, MN; or Egg Harbor Township, NJ. This role focuses on embedding automated security controls throughout the software delivery lifecycle, helping ensure secure, compliant, and efficient application and platform deployments. The DevSecOps Security Engineer will partner with platform and application teams to strengthen security posture, support continuous authorization efforts, and enable secure software delivery at scale.

Responsibilities of the DevSecOps Security Engineer Include:

• Implement and maintain automated security controls within CI/CD pipelines, including SAST, DAST, software composition analysis, container scanning, and infrastructure-as-code scanning.
• Enforce security gates, artifact signing, provenance verification, and SBOM generation to prevent vulnerable or unverified software deployments.
• Secure and harden Kubernetes and container environments through RBAC, network policies, admission controls, secrets management, mTLS, and Linux/container hardening practices.
• Develop and maintain policy-as-code and infrastructure guardrails using tools such as OPA/Rego, Kyverno, or equivalent technologies.
• Partner with engineering teams to remediate vulnerabilities, produce security evidence for authorization activities, and support incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous monitoring initiatives.

Qualifications of the DevSecOps Security Engineer Includes:

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field + 4 years of relevant experience
• Experience securing CI/CD pipelines with SAST, DAST, software composition analysis, and container scanning technologies.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, container security, and vulnerability remediation processes.
• Experience with Git-based development workflows and CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Experience with security automation using Python, Bash, or Go.
• Knowledge of HashiCorp Vault or similar secrets-management solutions.
• Working knowledge of NIST 800-53 and AWS and/or Azure security
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust US government security clearance

Compensation of the DevSecOps Security Engineer Includes:

• Salary range: $140,000 - 150,000 (based on experience)
• Comprehensive benefits: Cigna Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave as required by law, and Holidays

This job opens for applications on October 13th, 2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: Kubernetes, clusters, security, DevSecOps, CI/CD, cloud, automation, vulnerability, IAM, NIST, AWS, Azure, GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Python, Bash, Go, secrets-management, Identity Access Management, vulnerability management

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