{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"b96152a6c37ed78d8f60f8d3","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/b96152a6c37ed78d8f60f8d3","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/b96152a6c37ed78d8f60f8d3","title":"Lead DevSecOps Systems Engineer","description":"Your Impact\nOwn your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by providing services that help the government ensure the well being and support of U.S. citizens.\nJob Description\nHelp us simplify the complex as a Lead DevSecOps Systems Engineer at GDIT, where we tailor advanced cloud solutions to critical client missions. In this role, your priority will be engineering seamless, secure platform experiences for our development teams, while we focus on supporting your professional growth.\nOur work on the AED program depends on a senior engineer ready to own and evolve our cloud footprint. You’ll leverage a modern stack—including Terraform, Docker, Kaniko, Helm, and Kubernetes—to maintain and scale a highly secure, automated Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC).\n\nHOW A Lead DevSecOps Systems Engineer WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:\nArchitect and scale robust, secure CI/CD pipelines, data integrations, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) across project-based deployments.\nPartner with development teams to seamlessly integrate, automate, and monitor security tool components within automated workflows.\nDefine guidelines and standards for AWS Cloud and Kubernetes environments, implementing advanced solutions for system security, backups, and redundancy.\nChampion DevSecOps culture by mentoring junior/mid-level engineers, educating teams on modern tooling, and resolving complex configuration or performance issues.\nLeverage Generative AI engineering tools (such as Claude, Gemini, Copilot) to accelerate the development of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), pipeline scripts, and automation workflows.\nOptimize cloud infrastructure and container ecosystems to ensure cost-efficiency, scalability, and strict adherence to governance standards.\nDrive engineering excellence by guiding the preparation of comprehensive technical documentation, processes, and procedures.\nWHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:\nTechnical Expertise:\nEducation & Experience: BA/BS Degree and 8+ years of relevant experience (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).\nCloud Architecture: Proven experience architecting and managing scalable AWS Cloud infrastructure.\nGenerative AI Infrastructure: Hands-on experience deploying or supporting Generative AI development workflows, with specific familiarity utilizing AWS Bedrock or similar cloud-native AI/ML services.\nContainer & Orchestration Mastery: Strong expertise deploying, performance tuning, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters utilizing Helm, Docker, container registries, and secure build tools like Kaniko.\nInfrastructure as Code (IaC): Deep hands-on experience building and maintaining Infrastructure as Code configurations using Terraform.\nPipeline Automation: Proven experience designing and implementing end-to-end CI/CD pipelines, automated security gates, and advanced Git version control workflows.\nConfiguration & OS: Strong proficiency in automation scripting (Ansible, Bash, or Python) and Linux/Unix system administration (RHEL or CentOS preferred).\nCompliance: Active Security+ Certification and familiarity with government standards for security, identity, and data management (e.g., NIST, FedRAMP, IAM).\nLeadership & Professional Skills:\nTeam Leadership Potential: Demonstrated capability or strong desire to mentor junior/mid-level engineers, drive technical consensus, and serve as a technical anchor for the team.\nProblem Solving: Exceptional critical thinking skills with a proven track record of delivering simple, elegant solutions to highly complex platform problems.\nCommunication: Highly effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to bridge technical concepts between development teams and program stakeholders.\nGrowth Mindset: A strong commitment to continuous learning, engineering best practices, and driving process improvements.\nGDIT IS YOUR PLACE:\nTrue Work-Life Autonomy: Enjoy a full-flex work week designed to give you ownership over your personal and professional priorities.\nTotal Well-being: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and wellness packages to support you and your family.\nInvested in Your Wealth: A robust 401(k) program with a competitive company match.\nContinuous Technical Evolution: Access to paid advanced certifications, higher education, and dedicated professional growth opportunities to keep your skills sharp.\nInternal Career Mobility: A dedicated internal talent team focused entirely on helping you navigate and advance your career path within GDIT.\nScale & Innovation: Work with complex, mission-critical technologies and modern infrastructure frameworks that make a tangible impact.\nRest & Recharge: Generous paid vacation, floating holidays, and time off to ensure you maintain peak performance.\n#EDopportunities\nWork Requirements\nYears of Experience\n8 + years of related experience\nmay vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree\nCertification\nTravel Required\n10-25%\nCitizenship\nU.S. Citizenship Required\nSalary and Benefit Information\nThe likely salary range for this position is $212,500 - $287,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.\nView information about benefits and our total rewards program.\nOur Identity Verification Process\nAs part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.\nAbout Our Work\nWe are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. 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You’ll leverage a modern stack—including Terraform, Docker, Kaniko, Helm, and Kubernetes—to maintain and scale a highly secure, automated Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC).\n\nHOW A Lead DevSecOps Systems Engineer WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:\nArchitect and scale robust, secure CI/CD pipelines, data integrations, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) across project-based deployments.\nPartner with development teams to seamlessly integrate, automate, and monitor security tool components within automated workflows.\nDefine guidelines and standards for AWS Cloud and Kubernetes environments, implementing advanced solutions for system security, backups, and redundancy.\nChampion DevSecOps culture by mentoring junior/mid-level engineers, educating teams on modern tooling, and resolving complex configuration or performance issues.\nLeverage Generative AI engineering tools (such as Claude, Gemini, Copilot) to accelerate the development of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), pipeline scripts, and automation workflows.\nOptimize cloud infrastructure and container ecosystems to ensure cost-efficiency, scalability, and strict adherence to governance standards.\nDrive engineering excellence by guiding the preparation of comprehensive technical documentation, processes, and procedures.\nWHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:\nTechnical Expertise:\nEducation & Experience: BA/BS Degree and 8+ years of relevant experience (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).\nCloud Architecture: Proven experience architecting and managing scalable AWS Cloud infrastructure.\nGenerative AI Infrastructure: Hands-on experience deploying or supporting Generative AI development workflows, with specific familiarity utilizing AWS Bedrock or similar cloud-native AI/ML services.\nContainer & Orchestration Mastery: Strong expertise deploying, performance tuning, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters utilizing Helm, Docker, container registries, and secure build tools like Kaniko.\nInfrastructure as Code (IaC): Deep hands-on experience building and maintaining Infrastructure as Code configurations using Terraform.\nPipeline Automation: Proven experience designing and implementing end-to-end CI/CD pipelines, automated security gates, and advanced Git version control workflows.\nConfiguration & OS: Strong proficiency in automation scripting (Ansible, Bash, or Python) and Linux/Unix system administration (RHEL or CentOS preferred).\nCompliance: Active Security+ Certification and familiarity with government standards for security, identity, and data management (e.g., NIST, FedRAMP, IAM).\nLeadership & Professional Skills:\nTeam Leadership Potential: Demonstrated capability or strong desire to mentor junior/mid-level engineers, drive technical consensus, and serve as a technical anchor for the team.\nProblem Solving: Exceptional critical thinking skills with a proven track record of delivering simple, elegant solutions to highly complex platform problems.\nCommunication: Highly effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to bridge technical concepts between development teams and program stakeholders.\nGrowth Mindset: A strong commitment to continuous learning, engineering best practices, and driving process improvements.\nGDIT IS YOUR PLACE:\nTrue Work-Life Autonomy: Enjoy a full-flex work week designed to give you ownership over your personal and professional priorities.\nTotal Well-being: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and wellness packages to support you and your family.\nInvested in Your Wealth: A robust 401(k) program with a competitive company match.\nContinuous Technical Evolution: Access to paid advanced certifications, higher education, and dedicated professional growth opportunities to keep your skills sharp.\nInternal Career Mobility: A dedicated internal talent team focused entirely on helping you navigate and advance your career path within GDIT.\nScale & Innovation: Work with complex, mission-critical technologies and modern infrastructure frameworks that make a tangible impact.\nRest & Recharge: Generous paid vacation, floating holidays, and time off to ensure you maintain peak performance.\n#EDopportunities\nWork Requirements\nYears of Experience\n8 + years of related experience\nmay vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree\nCertification\nTravel Required\n10-25%\nCitizenship\nU.S. Citizenship Required\nSalary and Benefit Information\nThe likely salary range for this position is $212,500 - $287,500. 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