DevSecOps Engineer

Ardent supports the federal government’s critical national security and defense priorities through technology and mission-focused services. The company is seeking a remote DevSecOps Engineer Consultant to design, deploy, operate, and maintain secure cloud products and services, automate security vulnerability mitigation, and collaborate with cloud and DevOps teams to support development and tenant operations.

Responsibilities:

• Establish system information requirements through analysis and collaboration with information engineering teams supporting enterprise-wide and large-scale information systems
• Design system architectures encompassing software, hardware, and communications infrastructure to support current requirements and future cross-functional needs and interfaces
• Ensure system architectures comply with applicable open systems standards, including OSI and ISO reference models and relevant IEEE Open Systems Environment standards
• Develop and maintain information management solutions across application platforms, APIs, and external software environments
• Ensure the common operating environment aligns with Agency enterprise architecture requirements and applicable reference models and standards
• Analyze workflow, organizational, and planning challenges and develop appropriate corrective actions and process improvements
• Provide daily supervision, guidance, and direction to assigned staff

Requirements:

• 5+ years of IT experience with relevant DevOps and software development experience
• Experience analyzing user needs, defining functional requirements, and supporting complex information systems
• Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, source control, build automation, and deployment automation
• Experience with tools such as Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, or comparable technologies
• Experience supporting cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments, including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Experience with APIs, web services, systems architecture, networking, and software lifecycle management
• Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Shell, CloudFormation, Groovy, Go, or similar technologies
• Strong analytical, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills