{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"f9109794953b571085666c1f","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f9109794953b571085666c1f","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f9109794953b571085666c1f","title":"DevSecOps Engineer","description":"At Ardent, we hire people who want more than a job — they want to serve a mission that matters. Our teams support the federal government's most critical national security and defense priorities, helping protect the nation, strengthen resilience, and advance the technologies and capabilities that keep America secure. For veterans, cleared professionals, and purpose-driven innovators, Ardent is a place to continue serving alongside a team that understands the importance of the mission and the people behind it.\nWe also know top talent has choices, which is why we back our mission with benefits and flexibility that stand out: competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, flexible PTO, federal holidays off, tuition reimbursement, professional development support, wellness stipends, and a culture that values and rewards hard work, dedication, and adaptability. If you want to build something meaningful, while enjoying the kind of flexibility and support that you need to do your best work — Ardent is where your next mission begins.\nArdent is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to join our team.\nThis position is based in Washington, DC and may require a combination of on-site and remote support depending on program needs.\nPosition Description:\nArdent is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to support infrastructure automation, secure software delivery, CI/CD pipeline development, container orchestration, and security integration activities within a hybrid cloud environment. This role will work closely with engineering teams to enhance existing DevSecOps capabilities, improve automation, strengthen security controls, and support modernization initiatives across enterprise infrastructure and application environments.\nThe DevSecOps Engineer will contribute to infrastructure as code, configuration management, pipeline automation, containerized deployments, and compliance hardening efforts while supporting established engineering standards, change management processes, and federal cybersecurity requirements.\nResponsibilities and Duties:\nMaintain, extend, and improve Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and OpenTofu.\nDevelop and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles to automate system configuration, compliance enforcement, patch management, and application deployment.\nBuild, maintain, and enhance GitHub Actions workflows supporting automated build, test, security scanning, and deployment processes.\nIntegrate security controls throughout the software development lifecycle using DevSecOps and Shift-Left security practices.\nSupport containerized application delivery using Docker and Kubernetes.\nDevelop and maintain Dockerfiles, Kubernetes manifests, and Helm charts following security and operational best practices.\nSupport namespace management, RBAC configuration, cluster health monitoring, and container troubleshooting activities.\nImplement and maintain security gates including SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, secrets detection, and policy-as-code validation.\nSupport compliance and hardening initiatives aligned with CIS benchmarks, NIST standards, and organizational security baselines.\nParticipate in sprint planning, standups, technical reviews, peer reviews, and engineering collaboration activities.\nDevelop and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and configuration records.\nSupport code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement efforts across infrastructure and software delivery pipelines.\nRequirements:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.\nMinimum of 5 years of experience supporting DevSecOps, Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, or related disciplines.\nExperience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and/or OpenTofu.\nExperience with Configuration as Code (CaC) using Ansible.\nExperience designing, developing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar technologies.\nExperience supporting containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes.\nExperience integrating security tools and controls into software delivery pipelines.\nFamiliarity with SAST tools, secrets management, dependency scanning, and policy-as-code frameworks.\nExperience with Git-based development workflows, pull request reviews, and source code management practices.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nAbility to work independently while supporting multiple priorities in a collaborative environment.\nAbility to successfully complete and maintain a government background investigation.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience supporting federal government or highly regulated environments.\nFamiliarity with NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, and Zero Trust security principles.\nExperience with AWS cloud services and cloud-native infrastructure.\nExperience with secrets management platforms such as HashiCorp Vault.\nProficiency in Python, Bash, or other scripting languages.\nExperience supporting Kubernetes security, container hardening, and compliance initiatives.\nExperience implementing DevSecOps best practices within enterprise-scale environments.\nDue to the nature of the work we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process. We highly encourage all Veterans and those with disabilities to apply.\nArdent is an equal opportunity employer. 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Our teams support the federal government's most critical national security and defense priorities, helping protect the nation, strengthen resilience, and advance the technologies and capabilities that keep America secure. For veterans, cleared professionals, and purpose-driven innovators, Ardent is a place to continue serving alongside a team that understands the importance of the mission and the people behind it.\nWe also know top talent has choices, which is why we back our mission with benefits and flexibility that stand out: competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, flexible PTO, federal holidays off, tuition reimbursement, professional development support, wellness stipends, and a culture that values and rewards hard work, dedication, and adaptability. If you want to build something meaningful, while enjoying the kind of flexibility and support that you need to do your best work — Ardent is where your next mission begins.\nArdent is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to join our team.\nThis position is based in Washington, DC and may require a combination of on-site and remote support depending on program needs.\nPosition Description:\nArdent is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to support infrastructure automation, secure software delivery, CI/CD pipeline development, container orchestration, and security integration activities within a hybrid cloud environment. This role will work closely with engineering teams to enhance existing DevSecOps capabilities, improve automation, strengthen security controls, and support modernization initiatives across enterprise infrastructure and application environments.\nThe DevSecOps Engineer will contribute to infrastructure as code, configuration management, pipeline automation, containerized deployments, and compliance hardening efforts while supporting established engineering standards, change management processes, and federal cybersecurity requirements.\nResponsibilities and Duties:\nMaintain, extend, and improve Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and OpenTofu.\nDevelop and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles to automate system configuration, compliance enforcement, patch management, and application deployment.\nBuild, maintain, and enhance GitHub Actions workflows supporting automated build, test, security scanning, and deployment processes.\nIntegrate security controls throughout the software development lifecycle using DevSecOps and Shift-Left security practices.\nSupport containerized application delivery using Docker and Kubernetes.\nDevelop and maintain Dockerfiles, Kubernetes manifests, and Helm charts following security and operational best practices.\nSupport namespace management, RBAC configuration, cluster health monitoring, and container troubleshooting activities.\nImplement and maintain security gates including SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, secrets detection, and policy-as-code validation.\nSupport compliance and hardening initiatives aligned with CIS benchmarks, NIST standards, and organizational security baselines.\nParticipate in sprint planning, standups, technical reviews, peer reviews, and engineering collaboration activities.\nDevelop and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and configuration records.\nSupport code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement efforts across infrastructure and software delivery pipelines.\nRequirements:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.\nMinimum of 5 years of experience supporting DevSecOps, Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, or related disciplines.\nExperience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and/or OpenTofu.\nExperience with Configuration as Code (CaC) using Ansible.\nExperience designing, developing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar technologies.\nExperience supporting containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes.\nExperience integrating security tools and controls into software delivery pipelines.\nFamiliarity with SAST tools, secrets management, dependency scanning, and policy-as-code frameworks.\nExperience with Git-based development workflows, pull request reviews, and source code management practices.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nAbility to work independently while supporting multiple priorities in a collaborative environment.\nAbility to successfully complete and maintain a government background investigation.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience supporting federal government or highly regulated environments.\nFamiliarity with NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, and Zero Trust security principles.\nExperience with AWS cloud services and cloud-native infrastructure.\nExperience with secrets management platforms such as HashiCorp Vault.\nProficiency in Python, Bash, or other scripting languages.\nExperience supporting Kubernetes security, container hardening, and compliance initiatives.\nExperience implementing DevSecOps best practices within enterprise-scale environments.\nDue to the nature of the work we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process. We highly encourage all Veterans and those with disabilities to apply.\nArdent is an equal opportunity employer. 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