DevSecOps Security Engineer

DevSecOps Security Engineer

Help us simplify the complex as a DevSecOps Security Engineer at GDIT, where we tailor advanced cloud security solutions to critical client missions. In this role, your priority will be engineering automated, secure compliance and vulnerability-management workflows for our program, while we focus on supporting your professional growth.

Our work on the AED program depends on a senior security engineer who has managed the security portion of a DevSecOps pipeline operating under a continuous ATO (cATO). You’ll leverage a modern stack, including AWS GovCloud security services, Terraform, and CI/CD pipeline tooling, to shift our security posture from reactive to proactive across a highly secure, automated environment.

HOW A DEVSECOPS SECURITY ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Architect and automate security workflows across our CI/CD pipeline and compliance operations, reducing manual effort in vulnerability scan analysis, security inventory auditing, and continuous monitoring reporting.
• Partner with development and platform teams to integrate, automate, and monitor security tool components (scan ingestion, finding triage, evidence generation) within automated pipelines.
• Build automation for compliance and ATO artifacts, including continuous monitoring reports, SPIAs, and control evidence mapping against NIST 800-53 / 800-171.
• Perform automated inventory delta analysis and drift detection across cloud accounts to maintain an accurate, auditable security posture.
• Champion DevSecOps culture by mentoring junior/mid-level engineers, educating teams on modern security tooling, and resolving complex configuration or performance issues.
• Leverage Generative AI engineering tools (such as Claude, Gemini, Copilot) to accelerate the development of security automation, compliance reporting, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scanning workflows.
• Define guidelines and standards for securing AWS Cloud and container environments, implementing advanced solutions for system security, logging, and audit correlation.
• Drive engineering excellence by guiding the preparation of comprehensive technical documentation, processes, and procedures.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Technical Expertise:

• Continuous ATO Pipeline Security (Required): Direct, hands-on experience managing the security portion of a DevSecOps pipeline in a continuous ATO (cATO) environment. Candidates must have owned automated security gates, control evidence, and compliance posture within a live continuous-authorization pipeline, not point-in-time ATO or general DevOps exposure.
• Education & Experience: BA/BS Degree and 8+ years of relevant experience (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Compliance Automation: Hands-on automation of compliance workflows: scan ingestion, finding triage, evidence generation, and continuous monitoring reporting.
• Cloud Security Tooling: Familiarity with AWS GovCloud security services (Security Hub, Inspector, GuardDuty, Config) and centralizing/correlating their findings, along with scanning and monitoring tooling such as Qualys, CrowdStrike, Nexus/Sonatype, SonarQube, and Datadog.
• Infrastructure as Code Security: Experience building and scanning IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation) for security and compliance.
• Standards & Frameworks: Background in NIST 800-53 or 800-171 control implementation and evidence mapping; familiarity with FedRAMP and IAM.
• Scripting/Development: Strong proficiency in automation scripting (Python, Bash, or similar) for building internal security tooling; Linux/Unix administration (RHEL or CentOS preferred).
• Compliance: Active Security+ Certification (or equivalent DoD 8570/8140 baseline).

Leadership & Professional Skills:

• Team 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.
• Problem Solving: Exceptional critical thinking skills with a proven track record of delivering simple, elegant solutions to highly complex security and compliance problems.
• Communication: Highly effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to bridge technical concepts between development teams and program stakeholders.
• Growth Mindset: A strong commitment to continuous learning, engineering best practices, and driving process improvements.

Preferred Background:

• Prior experience at a company that builds security products or DevSecOps tooling for software development, with a focus on cyber automation.
• Experience with continuous monitoring automation and proactive compliance posture management.
• Experience supporting a security audit cadence and evidence collection at scale.
• Exposure to security analytics platforms (e.g., Databricks) for correlating and analyzing security telemetry at scale.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• True Work-Life Autonomy: Enjoy a full-flex work week designed to give you ownership over your personal and professional priorities.
• Total Well-being: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and wellness packages to support you and your family.
• Invested in Your Wealth: A robust 401(k) program with a competitive company match.
• Continuous Technical Evolution: Access to paid advanced certifications, higher education, and dedicated professional growth opportunities to keep your skills sharp.
• Internal Career Mobility: A dedicated internal talent team focused entirely on helping you navigate and advance your career path within GDIT.
• Scale & Innovation: Work with complex, mission-critical technologies and modern infrastructure frameworks that make a tangible impact.
• Rest & Recharge: Generous paid vacation, floating holidays, and time off to ensure you maintain peak performance.