DevSecOps Engineer

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. Support Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering Services for the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information Security Cybersecurity Operations Systems Engineering program .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeSpringfield • Virginia • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $100,000 - $110,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Cybersecurity Architecture, DevSecOps practices, and secure application development, with a strong focus on risk assessment, vulnerability management, and compliance within federal environments. Proficient in integrating security throughout the software development lifecycle and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure secure and reliable delivery of mission-critical capabilities.

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Cybersecurity ArchitectureDevSecOps PracticesRisk AssessmentVulnerability ManagementSecure Application Development

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Hard Skills

CybersecurityInformation SecuritySystems Security EngineeringApplication SecuritySecurity TestingContinuous MonitoringSecure ConfigurationTechnical Risk AnalysisAutomated Security TestingCloud Security

Soft Skills

CollaborationTechnical CommunicationLeadershipDocumentation DevelopmentStakeholder Engagement

Tools & Technologies

CI/CD PipelinesAutomated Deployment TechnologiesContainer SecurityInfrastructure-as-CodeSource-Code Management

Certifications & Qualifications

Public Trust: T4 or T5 (TS)Relevant Cybersecurity Certifications

Industry Keywords

Federal Cybersecurity RequirementsSecurity ControlsRisk ManagementCompliance ActivitiesZero-Trust Security Principles

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityKubernetesMicroservicesSDLCTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering Services for the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information Security Cybersecurity Operations Systems Engineering program
Design, develop, integrate, deploy, and operate secure applications and information systems
Integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle
Evaluate security requirements and technology capabilities
Identify and mitigate cybersecurity risks
Develop solutions enabling secure and reliable delivery of mission-critical capabilities
Work with development, security, operations, and engineering teams to incorporate automated security controls, continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and compliance activities
Provide technical risk analysis, including risk assessments
Analyze and define cybersecurity and system security requirements
Design, develop, engineer, and implement secure application, infrastructure, cloud, container, and DevSecOps solutions
Integrate security controls and testing throughout the SDLC and CI/CD pipeline
Implement and support automated security testing, including SAST, DAST, SCA, dependency scanning, container scanning, and infrastructure-as-code security scanning
Evaluate security products, platforms, and tools
Identify vulnerabilities, security deficiencies, and technical risks and coordinate remediation
Support secure configuration, vulnerability management, continuous monitoring, and security compliance across environments
Gather and organize technical information regarding mission objectives, system requirements, security capabilities, architectures, products, and cybersecurity initiatives
Collaborate with developers, system engineers, security engineers, architects, and operations personnel
Develop and maintain security-related technical documentation, engineering artifacts, procedures, implementation guidance, and risk assessment information
Support investigation and resolution of security findings
Promote secure coding, secure configuration, least privilege, secrets management, identity and access management, and other cybersecurity engineering practices
Provide technical guidance, daily supervision, and direction to assigned technical staff
Communicate cybersecurity risks, technical recommendations, remediation priorities, and implementation considerations to stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

Public Trust: T4 or T5 (TS)
Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, Risk Management or a related technical discipline, or an Associate's degree in the above discipline with an additional 2 years of experience
Minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience in cybersecurity, information security, DevSecOps, systems security engineering, application security, or a related technical field
Demonstrated experience analyzing cybersecurity requirements and implementing technical security solutions
Experience supporting DevSecOps processes and integrating cybersecurity activities into application development and deployment workflows
Experience performing cybersecurity risk assessments and identifying appropriate technical risk mitigation approaches
Knowledge of security principles, vulnerability management, security testing, access control, secure configuration, and continuous monitoring
Ability to collaborate effectively with software development, security, engineering, and IT operations teams
Ability to develop clear technical documentation and communicate security requirements and risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience providing technical direction, supervision, or leadership to technical personnel
Preferred: experience implementing DevSecOps practices within federal government environments
Preferred: experience designing or operating secure CI/CD pipelines
Preferred: experience with automated application and infrastructure security testing technologies
Preferred: experience securing cloud-native applications, containers, Kubernetes environments, microservices, APIs, and infrastructure-as-code deployments
Preferred: experience with source-code management, build automation, artifact repositories, container registries, and automated deployment technologies
Preferred: familiarity with federal cybersecurity requirements, security controls, risk management, and continuous monitoring practices
Preferred: experience supporting security authorization, assessment, remediation, and compliance activities
Preferred: experience implementing security gates and automated compliance checks within CI/CD pipelines
Preferred: knowledge of secure software development practices, supply-chain security, secrets management, identity and access management, and zero-trust security principles
Relevant cybersecurity, cloud, DevSecOps, or technical certifications are desirable

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k) package
Generous Paid Time Off
Ongoing professional development
Confidentiality for all applicants