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Senior DevSecOps Engineer

At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for war-fighters and secure our nation for a better future.

We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.

We have an immediate need for a highly skilled Senior-level DevSecOps Engineer to support federal programs hosted on AWS GovCloud. This role requires expertise in DevSecOps best practices, cloud automation, security compliance, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) to enhance the security, scalability, and efficiency of mission-critical applications.

Core Responsibilities

  • Technical Leadership & Team Management: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of approximately five DevSecOps engineers, providing technical direction, prioritizing work, conducting code and architecture reviews, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing "one team" culture while remaining an active hands-on contributor.
  • Hands-On Engineering: Serve as the technical lead for complex infrastructure, automation, and deployment efforts by designing solutions, troubleshooting production issues, developing infrastructure and pipeline code, and supporting implementation across the DevSecOps toolchain.
  • Operational Support & On-Call: Provide operational leadership during production incidents, outages, and high-priority events. Participate in an on-call rotation as required, ensuring timely incident response, root cause analysis, and restoration of services while driving continuous improvements to system reliability and operational maturity.
  • AWS GovCloud Architecture & Management: Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and compliant AWS GovCloud environments for DoD and Civilian agency applications.
  • DevSecOps Pipeline Development: Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, AWS Code Pipeline, and Terraform to automate deployments and security compliance.
  • Security & Compliance: Ensure adherence to Federal cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, RMF, FedRAMP, Zero Trust). Implement STIGs, security baselines, and automated security scanning (SAST/DAST).
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
  • Containerization & Orchestration: Deploy and manage Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters in AWS GovCloud, leveraging services like Amazon EKS, ECS, and Fargate.
  • Monitoring & Incident Response: Implement AWS CloudWatch, AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Splunk, or ELK for proactive monitoring, logging, and compliance reporting.
  • Automation & Scripting: Develop automation scripts using Python, Bash, or PowerShell to improve deployment efficiency and security enforcement.
  • Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing: Work closely with software developers, cybersecurity teams, and cloud engineers to integrate security and automation into the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Requirements

  • US citizenship with the ability to obtain a successful DoD Secret security clearance required
  • Security+, AWS Certified Security
  • 7+ years of hands-on experience in DevSecOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Automation roles.
  • Strong expertise in AWS GovCloud services, security configurations, and compliance frameworks.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, AWS Code Pipeline, or similar).
  • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
  • Proficiency in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Fargate).
  • Strong understanding of AWS security services (AWS IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub,AWS KMS, AWS WAF, AWS Config, AWS Secrets Manager).
  • Knowledge of federal cybersecurity frameworks (RMF, NIST 800-171/53, STIGs, ZeroTrust).
  • Experience implementing automated security testing (SAST, DAST, vulnerability scanning, SBOM management).
  • Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automation and security enforcement.

Salary Range: $150,000 - $180,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate's experience, education, certifications, skills, and overall qualifications.

Please join us, as together we build a better world one mission at a time powered by Technology and its People!

What this application asks

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First name, Last name, Email, Headline, Please list your full legal first and last name (e.g., John L. Smith II), Please provide your preferred first name, Phone, By providing a phone number and submitting this form you consent to receive SMS text messages from Credence LLC in accordance with our SMS Privacy Policy (https://credence-llc.com/careers/sms-privacy/) Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency may vary. Reply No, to STOP and opt out., Address, Photo, Education, Experience, List any work related certifications or licenses you currently possess, Please comment on how your prior education and experiences qualify you for the type of employment you are seeking., Summary, Resume, Please indicate which active clearances you have, If you have a security clearance not listed, please fill in., Cover letter, Type of work desired, What is your annual salary expectation? (Ranges are welcomed- non-answers may delay your consideration), What date are you available to join Credence as a new hire?, Are you legally authorized to work in the U.S. as a U.S. citizen or Fully Naturalized U.S. Citizen?
, Do you currently or will you in the future, require an immigration sponsorship and/or a host for a work visa authorization (e.g., F1 or H-1B)?  (if hired, verification will be required consistent with federal law.)
, Are you at least 18 years old?  (if no, you may be required to provide authorization to work)
, How did you hear about us? Was it a job board or an employee? Do tell...., Have you ever worked for Credence before?
If yes, what year and in what role?, Credence honors our Service Members and wonder if you are a Veteran or have Veteran status?, Credence honors our Service Members and their spouses, have you ever been a Military Spouse?, Do you have any relatives employed by this organization?, I have disclosed all information that is relevant and should be considered applicable to my candidacy for employment. 

I understand, where permissible under applicable state and local law, I may be subject to a pre-employment drug test after receiving a conditional offer of employment, and must receive a negative result for illegal drug use before being permitted to commence work with Company. I understand, where permissible under applicable state and local law, I may be subject to a pre-employment medical examination after receiving a conditional offer of employment, and must meet the qualifications for the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, before being permitted to commence work with Company. I understand, where permissible under applicable state and local law, I may be subject to a pre-employment background check after receiving a conditional offer of employment to investigate my criminal background and other matters related to my suitability for employment. Initial to agree., I hereby certify that the information given by me is true in all respects. I authorize Company and its representatives to contact my prior employers and all others (with the exception of my current employer, only if I have marked "May we contact your present employer" on this application as "No") for the purpose of verification of the information I have supplied and release same from any liability resulting from the information released. I authorize employers, schools and other persons named on this application to provide any information or transcripts requested. Initials to agree, I understand employment with Company is also contingent on my providing sufficient documentation necessary to establish my identity and eligibility to work in the United States. 

If employed, I understand that as a condition of employment that I may be required to agree to and sign a non-solicitation, non-disclosure, and/or other similar agreements. I also agree to notify the organization during the pre-employment process of any non-solicitation, non-disclosure, and/or other similar agreements that I may have already signed with current and former employers. 

I expressly understand and agree that, if employed, my employment, having no specified term, is based upon mutual consent and may be terminated at-will, with or without cause, by either party (Company or me) without prior notice to the other, unless otherwise prohibited by law. 

I understand that no representation, whether oral or written, by any representative or agent of Company, at any time, can constitute an implied or express contract of employment. I further understand no representative or agent of Company has the authority to enter into an agreement for employment for any specified period of time or to make any change in any policy, procedure, benefit or other terms or condition of employment other than in a document signed by an authorized representative. 

I understand that the technical processing and transmission of the application, including my personal information, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks, including the transfer of this information to the United States and/or other countries for storage, processing and use by Company, its affiliates, and their agents; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks and devices. Accordingly, I agree to permit such parties to make such transmissions and changes, and hereby provide the necessary consent for the same. Initial to agree., Do you currently meet the worksite location requirements for being On-site or Hybrid as defined in the job description?, If “No”, are you willing to relocate to meet this requirement? Please note that candidates who are unable to work onsite or relocate will not meet the position requirements.

  • Mid level requires 5+ years of hands-on experience in WebSphere, DevSecOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Automation roles. yes / no
  • Senior level requires 7+ years of hands-on experience in WebSphere, DevSecOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Automation roles. yes / no
  • Do you have experience with IBM HTTP Server, IBM MQ, and HCL Commerce (7.x–9.x)? yes / no
  • Familiarity with IBM Installation Manager, and IBM Deployment Manager topologies. yes / no
  • Understanding of IBM SSL/KDB keystore management, Jython/JACL scripting, and wsadmin automation. yes / no
  • Modern Platform Skills: yes / no
  • Kubernetes / Amazon EKS experience, including Helm and YAML-based configuration management. yes / no
  • Strong Terraform background for IaC deployment, with GitLab CI/CD or Jenkins pipeline experience. yes / no
  • Containerization (Docker), artifact repository management (Nexus/Artifactory), and GitOps familiarity. yes / no
  • Security & Compliance: yes / no
  • Hands-on experience managing SSL certs, keystores, and Java truststores. yes / no
  • Understanding of IAM integration between legacy and cloud-native components. yes / no
  • Knowledge of patching and vulnerability management processes within a regulated or enterprise ecosystem. yes / no
  • Security+, AWS Certified Security yes / no
  • Are you a US citizen with the ability to obtain successful DoD SECRET security clearance? yes / no

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