DevSecOps Engineer

Fortreum

. Deploy, integrate, and operationalize the Kovr AI Platform within enterprise and federal customer environments .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeLeesburg • Virginia • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $155,000 - $205,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in deploying and operationalizing cloud infrastructure, particularly with AWS and Terraform, while ensuring compliance with NIST standards. Proficient in building CI/CD pipelines and integrating security practices within DevSecOps environments.

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AWS Infrastructure ArchitectureTerraform Module DesignKubernetes Cluster ManagementNIST 800-53 ComplianceScripting Automation (Python, Bash)

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Hard Skills

CI/CD Pipeline DesignContainerization (Kubernetes, EKS)Compliance Workflow ConfigurationEvidence Collection AutomationSecurity Control Implementation

Soft Skills

CollaborationTechnical CommunicationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

GitHubJIRASplunkSnykHelmArgoCD

Certifications & Qualifications

Security+AWS Certified SecurityCYSA+CISSP

Industry Keywords

DevSecOpsFedRAMPCMMCDoD SRGOSCAL

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudKubernetesPythonSplunkTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deploy, integrate, and operationalize the Kovr AI Platform within enterprise and federal customer environments
Build integrations with customer DevSecOps toolchains
Automate evidence collection and continuous monitoring
Configure compliance workflows that accelerate Authority to Operate (ATO)
Serve as the hands-on technical bridge between customers and Kovr’s engineering team
Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines
Manage AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform, including reusable module design
Administer and scale containerized workloads using Kubernetes/EKS, Helm, and ArgoCD
Implement and maintain security controls and monitoring aligned to NIST 800-53 and OSCAL-based frameworks
Design observability strategies covering logging, metrics, alerting, and SLOs
Integrate GitHub, JIRA, Splunk, and Snyk into automated compliance and remediation workflows
Collaborate with engineering and compliance teams to maintain continuous authorization posture
Support continuous monitoring and audit-readiness activities, including evidence collection and control mapping
Troubleshoot production issues and improve deployment reliability
Build and maintain documentation, runbooks, and architecture decision records
Represent infrastructure/security in cross-functional planning and customer-facing technical conversations

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering experience
Hands-on experience architecting AWS infrastructure using Terraform at scale
Strong production experience with Kubernetes (EKS or similar), including cluster design, Helm Charts, and GitHub/GitOps workflows
Direct experience with FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST 800-53/800-171, or DoD SRG compliance environments
Familiarity with OSCAL or other machine-readable compliance/documentation frameworks
Experience integrating SAST/DAST or IaC security scanning into a pipeline
Scripting/automation proficiency (Python, Bash, or similar)
U.S. Citizenship
Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance
Comfortable working in a fast-moving startup-within-a-company environment
Local to Washington, DC metro area
Existing security or cloud certifications (Security+, AWS Certified Security, CYSA+, CISSP) — preferred
Experience integrating LLM coding agents, MCPs, and automations into DevOps workflows — preferred
Background supporting federal DevSecOps deployments or highly regulated commercial clients — preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401K plan with a 4% match
Company paid short-term disability
Company paid long-term disability
Company paid AD&D and life insurance
Flex time off
Annual bonuses
Training stipends
Certification reimbursements
Access to over 30,000 free online training courses
Personal cell phone allowance
New hire and annual home office stipend
Spot awards
Eleven paid holidays