DevSecOps Pipeline & Tooling Engineer

Dragonfli Group is a cybersecurity and IT consulting firm providing services to federal agencies and Fortune 100 enterprises. Headquartered in Washington, DC, Dragonfli supports clients in securing mission-critical systems across on-site, hybrid, and fully remote environments. We are seeking an experienced Contract DevSecOps Pipeline & Tooling Engineer to join our team in a fully remote capacity. This is a contract opportunity supporting critical DevSecOps and CI/CD tooling operations across cloud and enterprise platforms. In this role, you will serve as a hands-on technical contributor responsible for building and maintaining pipeline templates, administering key DevOps tools, and driving automation across the software delivery lifecycle. You will work closely with development and security teams to ensure pipelines are performant, secure, and reliable — triaging failures, performing root cause analysis, and implementing sustainable solutions. Your expertise in security tooling optimization and repository onboarding automation will directly support the organization's commitment to secure, efficient software delivery. This role is ideal for a self-directed engineer who thrives in a remote contract environment, brings a strong foundation in DevSecOps practices, and is comfortable operating across multiple platforms and toolchains simultaneously. This role requires a minimum of 3+ years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipeline engineering, or related tooling support roles. U.S. citizenship is required.  Key Responsibilities: Build, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipeline templates to support services deployed into AWS and client-managed environments Triage and resolve failed pipelines and deployments, conducting thorough root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions Support codebases requiring new pipeline template development and modernization Perform patching, administration, and lifecycle management of core DevOps tooling, including: SonarQube, Sonatype, Nexus, Harness, GitHub, Azure DevOps, and Jira Lead and support GitHub repository onboarding and associated automation workflows Operate, maintain, and tune security scanning tools, including rule configuration and optimization for SonarQube, Sonatype, and Nexus Identify opportunities to improve pipeline efficiency, reduce technical debt, and strengthen secure delivery practices Requirements: Must Have Qualifications: 3+ years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipeline engineering, or related tooling support roles Proven experience building and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines in enterprise environments Hands-on experience with AWS deployments and cloud-based delivery workflows Demonstrated experience administering or supporting tools such as GitHub, Azure DevOps, Harness, SonarQube, Sonatype, Nexus, and Jira Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of incident triage and root cause analysis Working knowledge of security tooling and secure software delivery best practices U.S. Citizenship required Preferred Qualifications: Experience implementing or supporting repository onboarding automation Hands-on experience tuning code quality or security scanning rules within SAST/SCA tooling Demonstrated ability to work independently and deliver results in a fully remote contract environment Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code or scripting languages used in pipeline automation (e.g., YAML, Python, Bash, Groovy) Skill(s): CI/CD Pipeline Development & Troubleshooting DevSecOps Practices & Secure Software Delivery AWS Cloud Deployments GitHub & Azure DevOps Administration Harness Pipeline Orchestration SonarQube, Sonatype & Nexus Administration & Rule Tuning Jira Project & Workflow Management Repository Onboarding & Automation Incident Triage & Root Cause Analysis Security Scanning & SAST/SCA Tooling Scripting & Automation (YAML, Python, Bash, or Groovy) Remote Collaboration & Independent Execution Benefits: Insurance - health, dental, and vision 401(k), employer match PTO & 11 Paid Holidays