Lead DevSecOps Engineer

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Lead DevSecOps Engineer to join our team in Tampa, FL.This is an onsite position.

The Lead DevSecOps Engineer will serve as a platform team developer responsible for developing, maintaining, and managing enterprise CI/CD pipelines across a wide variety of mission-critical applications. In this role, you will operate as part of a co-located platform engineering team, functioning as a technical generalist across pipeline architectures and automated security controls while delivering robust, scalable platform capabilities.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Architecting, implementing, and optimizing automated CI/CD pipelines supporting hundreds of enterprise applications.
• Developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining hardened containerized applications and orchestration workflows.
• Integrating automated application security testing (SAST/DAST), vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks directly into build cycles.
• Managing source version control structures, automated build/release processes, and artifact management systems across the platform.
• Collaborating with platform engineers and stakeholders to establish repeatable deployment baselines and operational platform standards.
• Troubleshooting complex build, integration, and platform deployment issues to ensure high availability and pipeline reliability.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline, combined with 8+ years of progressive engineering experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience implementing enterprise-scale DevSecOps pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or comparable toolsets.
• Demonstrated experience developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, or container runtimes.
• Strong working knowledge of source version control systems (e.g., Git), automated build/release tools, and end-to-end CI/CD methodologies.
• In-depth understanding of the end-to-end Software Build process, deployment packaging, and artifact lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated passion for building, scaling, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines across a large enterprise environment supporting hundreds of applications.
• Strong security-first mindset with direct experience embedding automated security controls and compliance practices into developer workflows.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience operating within co-located, cross-functional platform engineering teams supporting disconnected or specialized product development groups.
• Industry certifications such as AWS/Azure Certified DevOps Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or Security+.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling such as Terraform, Ansible, or Helm.
• Experience with enterprise security scanning and artifact repository tools such as SonarQube, Fortify, Anchore, Nexus, or Artifactory.

Clearance Requirements:

• An active Secret security clearance is required, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering technical briefings; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.