Senior DevSecOps Engineer

This req is available to candidates nationwide, but candidate must be ready to relocate for this hybrid position (60% remote vs. 40% onsite). Candidate must go onsite on their first day to pick up client-issued equipment, badging, etc.

Description:

Client requires the services of a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to act as consultant.

Role summary

Hands-on security automation for AWS delivery. Build secure-by-default CDK constructs and CloudFormation templates, wire them into CI/CD, and enforce compliance checks that map to CJIS and NIST. Azure support is a future consideration, not a core day-one duty.

Scope boundaries

Does not own enterprise AWS Organizations or SCP operations.

Designs and builds reference guardrails and enforcement patterns that can be deployed by enterprise teams.

Focuses on preventive controls and compliance automation, not incident response.

What you will deliver

First 90 days

Pipeline security templates in GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps with SAST, SCA, IaC, container, and secret scanning gates.

Compliance as code in reference accounts: AWS Config rules and Security Hub standards aligned to CJIS and NIST 800-53, with exceptions workflow documented.

IaC reference modules using AWS CDK and CloudFormation for IAM least privilege, KMS, Secrets Manager, logging, and network baselines; Terraform equivalents provided where teams require them.

Evidence exports tying checks to control IDs and producing auditor-ready artifacts.

Ongoing

Harden CDK/CFT modules and pipeline templates as compliance needs evolve.

Coach pilot teams to adopt templates.

Raise gaps to enterprise teams for org-level enforcement.

Day-to-day responsibilities

Author and maintain AWS CDK constructs and CloudFormation templates; provide Terraform versions as secondary.

Implement AWS Config conformance, Security Hub standards, and GuardDuty routing in reference accounts.

Wire scanning in CI/CD for app code, containers, and IaC.

Create reusable GitHub/Azure DevOps templates with enforcement gates and exception handling.

Generate posture and evidence reports mapped to CJIS and NIST controls.

Required skills

5+ years AWS security automation and DevOps.

Strong with AWS CDK and CloudFormation; working proficiency in Terraform.

CI/CD authoring in GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.

Proficient in Python and Bash, with PowerShell for Windows automation.

Able to read Java and C# to integrate and tune SAST/SCA.

Practical knowledge of CJIS and NIST 800-53 control families and how to automate checks and evidence.

Nice to have

EKS/ECS/Lambda hardening patterns.

OPA/Conftest, Checkov, Trivy, Inspector, CodeQL or equivalent.

Basic Azure security automation for future phases.

Decision rights

Independent on design and build within standards; proposes guardrails and reference patterns; escalates enterprise-wide changes.

Skills requirement:

5+ years AWS security automation and DevOps
Strong with AWS CDK and CloudFormation; working proficiency in Terraform
CI/CD authoring in GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
Proficient in Python and Bash, with PowerShell for Windows automation
Able to read Java and C# to integrate and tune SAST/SCA
Practical knowledge of CJIS and NIST 800-53 control families and how to automate checks and evidence
EKS/ECS/Lambda hardening patterns
OPA/Conftest, Checkov, Trivy, Inspector, CodeQL or equivalent
Basic Azure security automation for future phases