DevSecOps AWS Engineer

CACI International Inc is seeking a DevSecOps AWS Engineer to join their cloud operations team supporting cloud solutions at the Department of Homeland Security. The role focuses on securing and managing applications on AWS, creating CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with clients to implement technical solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a Cloud Operations team member responsible for troubleshooting and maintenance. Responsibilities include:
• Engineer, install, maintain, configure, and optimize server operating systems (Windows and Linux) and hosted applications hosted in AWS cloud environment
• Perform analysis for collaboration of network / system needs and participate in planning, designing, upgrading and deployment of enterprise datacenter hardware and software using a project-based timeline
• Apply appropriate security measures to properly safeguard government systems by implementing industry standard best practices and DHS mandated mitigations
• Support the distribution of security patches using enterprise level tools such as AWS Systems manager Agent (SSM Agent) and Yum server
• Providing guidance for adhering to best practices for optimal and secure use of cloud technologies
• Deliver RMF documentation to support accreditation efforts
• Participate in the design, development, testing, and management of DevSecOps processes and tools
• Develop and integrate new or enhanced capabilities in the Organization using a DevSecOps approach
• Provide and manage test automation and performance testing tool chain capabilities to support the validation of applications and the environment
• Serve as a technical consultant for application teams and provide mentoring support for DevSecOps adoption
• Configure and customize tools to enable automation
• Perform container management
• Ensure compliance of current security policies and remediations
• Participate in on-call rotation to handle and resolve high severity technical escalations
• Designing and implementing appropriate environments for those applications, engineer suitable release management procedures and provide production support
• Assisting in migrating products from on-prem infrastructure to AWS
• Working with other Cloud Solutions Engineers to develop prototypes and enhance or expand fundamental capabilities offered in the PaaS and containerized or serverless workloads
• Participating in a daily stand-up meeting to report accomplishments, plans for the day, and any roadblocks encountered
• Prepare, participate, present in Change Management process, Technical Review Board, and Change Control Board
• Contribute to documentation in the Knowledge Base, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), work instructions, and job aids
• Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions with more junior members of the team
• Document all work and updates in Service Now, JIRA, Confluence
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Ability to obtain DoD Security Clearance
• Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry On Duty (EOD) - Active EOD preferred
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent + 5 years of applicable experience
• At least one Amazon AWS cloud certification
• Previous Amazon AWS cloud support experience in a production environment including network, security, deployment, and automation
• Previous DevSecOps experience and with DevSecOps tools
• ITIL Foundation certification (not required to start but expected to attain in first six months)
• Experienced with coding and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, JavaScript etc
• Comfortable in at least one high-level scripting language (PowerShell, Python, Bash, etc.)
• An understand/knowledge of Cybersecurity RMF Controls Validation Testing
• Work on-call rotation to respond to incident escalations
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in interpersonal and written formats
• Previous DHS or DoD experience
• Familiar with Windows and Linux Infrastructure hardening to DISA STIG specifications
• The following certifications are highly desired: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, Cybersecurity certification, ITIL Foundation, Other Cloud certifications
• Knowledgeable of Problem Management best practice and processes
• Experience using Service Now service management software (or similar tool) to document incidents and service requests
• Participation in total software development lifecycle
• Knowledge of Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) pipelines
• Knowledge of the Certification and Accreditation (C&A)
• Experience with Ansible Tower and Terraform