Senior DevSecOps Engineer, Lead
- Salary
- $170,000 - $200,000 annually
- Level
- Lead
- Work type
- Hybrid · Tysons
Not stated in the posting: visa.
Open. First seen 27 October 2026.
About the role
At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for war-fighters and secure our nation for a better future.
We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.
We have an immediate need for a highly skilled Senior leveled DevSecOps Engineer to support federal programs hosted on AWS GovCloud. This hybrid role requires expertise in DevSecOps best practices, cloud automation, security compliance, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) to enhance the security, scalability, and efficiency of mission-critical applications.
Core Responsibilities
- AWS GovCloud Architecture & Management: Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and compliant AWS GovCloud environments for DoD and Civilian agency applications.
- DevSecOps Pipeline Development: Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, AWS Code Pipeline, and Terraform to automate deployments and security compliance.
- Security & Compliance: Ensure adherence to Federal cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, RMF, FedRAMP, Zero Trust). Implement STIGs, security baselines, and automated security scanning (SAST/DAST).
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
- Containerization & Orchestration: Deploy and manage Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters in AWS GovCloud, leveraging services like Amazon EKS, ECS, and Fargate.
- Monitoring & Incident Response: Implement AWS CloudWatch, AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Splunk, or ELK for proactive monitoring, logging, and compliance reporting.
- Automation & Scripting: Develop automation scripts using Python, Bash, or PowerShell to improve deployment efficiency and security enforcement.
- Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing: Work closely with software developers, cybersecurity teams, and cloud engineers to integrate security and automation into the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Requirements
- US citizenship with the ability to obtain a successful DoD Secret security clearance required
- Security+ Certification
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in DevSecOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Automation roles.
- Strong expertise in AWS GovCloud services, security configurations, and compliance frameworks.
- Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, AWS Code Pipeline, or similar).
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
- Proficiency in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Fargate).
- Strong understanding of AWS security services (AWS IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub,AWS KMS, AWS WAF, AWS Config, AWS Secrets Manager).
- Knowledge of federal cybersecurity frameworks (RMF, NIST 800-171/53, STIGs, ZeroTrust).
- Experience implementing automated security testing (SAST, DAST, vulnerability scanning, SBOM management).
- Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automation and security enforcement.
Please join us, as together we build a better world one mission at a time powered by Technology and its People!
Salary Range: $170,000 - $200,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate's experience, education, certifications, skills, and overall qualifications.
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Wellness Resources
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
Ansible · Bash · CloudFormation · GitLab · IAM · PowerShell · Splunk · Zero Trust
Rare in Credence's other 82 open postings.
Standard for DevOps / SRE / cloud roles
AWS · CI/CD · Docker · Kubernetes · Python · Terraform
Common in DevOps / SRE / cloud postings at any company.
Compared with Credence's other open jobs.
The team: Agency HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 46 open in Agency. 26 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in June: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Cybersecurity (16 of 46), SAP (8 of 46), Embedded Systems (3 of 46), Python (3 of 46), Zero Trust (3 of 46), Agile (2 of 46), AWS (2 of 46)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
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- Security Specialist (Generalist) posted Oct 22
- Principal Technical Manager- C3I DCGS posted Oct 21
- Security Manager IN - 10.42 posted Oct 21
- Systems Engineer B-2 (WBZ) 01.6.07 posted Oct 20
- Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, RSO 14.19 posted Oct 20
- Senior Program Systems Engineer posted Oct 20
- Journeyman Security Services Support F-16 WAM (Secret) - 210 posted Oct 19
- Principal Security Services Support F-16 WAM (Secret) - 209 posted Oct 19
- Senior Program Engineer posted Oct 14
- Instructional Systems Designer posted Oct 14
- IT System Administrator, Journeyman posted Oct 9
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator posted Oct 8
- Avionics Radar & Electronic Warfare Systems Engineering F-16 - 13 posted Oct 8
- Software and Hardware Test Support, Senior F-16 WAM (Top-Secret) - 45 posted Oct 7
- Test Manager B-52 (WBD) - 01.3.25 posted Oct 7
- Avionics Hardware Engineering Support F-16 WAM (Top-Secret) - 196 posted Oct 6
- Cyber Security Engineering B-2, 01.6.35 posted Oct 6
- Security Specialist (Generalist) posted Oct 6
- General Security Operations & Program Security Support (WBO) 01.5.13 posted Oct 5
- Avionics Engineer B-2 (WBZ) 01.6.14 & 01.6.28 posted Oct 5
- Aircraft & Store Integration Engineer posted Sep 30
- Senior Program Engineer-Systems Security posted Sep 29
- Software Engineer posted Sep 29
- Security Manager - Development Planning IDO - 20.2 posted Sep 29
- Data Analytics and AI Integrator posted Sep 16
- Sr. Systems Engineering Lead posted Sep 11
- Systems Engineer B-2 - 01.6.38 posted Sep 9
- Software and Hardware Test Support, Principal F-16 WAM (Top Secret) - 204 posted Sep 3
- Technical Writer- DAF Zero Trust posted Aug 31
- Network Engineer SA 4.21 posted Aug 31
- Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) posted Aug 31
- Test and Evaluation Engineer III posted Aug 20
- Test and Evaluation Engineer II - Data Analyst posted Aug 20
- Systems Engineer III/Configuration Manager posted Aug 20
- Regional Dynamics Analyst Support - AFCENT 4.6 posted Aug 14
- Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) posted Aug 4
- Senior All-Source OSINT - Focused Analyst Support - AFCENT 4.19 posted Jul 28
- Operations Intelligence Support Analyst - AFCENT 4.35 posted Jul 15
- Data Scientist- AFCENT 4.45 posted Jul 7
- Senior OSINT/PAI Language Enabled Analyst - Arabic - AFCENT 4.25 posted Jul 7
- Senior OSINT/PAI Language Enabled Analyst - Russian - AFCENT 4.27 posted Jul 7
- Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Engineering F-16 WAM (Top-Secret) - 197 posted Jul 6
- Software and Hardware Test Support, Senior F-16 WAM (Top Secret) - 198 posted Jul 6
- Senior OSINT/PAI Language Enabled Analyst - Farsi - AFCENT 4.26 posted Jun 10
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