IT DevSecops Engineer

Job Description:

iQuasar is seeking to fill a IT DevSecops Engineer at Washington DC. At iQuasar, we strive to provide the next generation of cutting-edge technologies. Our growth means exciting career opportunities for talented professionals in engineering, software development, and other key areas. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance, a matching 401k plan, and other benefits given below, excellent training, and a vibrant working environment. Our exceptional employees give us a competitive advantage by innovating solutions with a strong sense of mission and integrity.

One of our clients in Washington DC needs a IT DevSecops Engineer for a Contract position.

• Position: IT DevSecops Engineer
• Location: Washington, DC
• Position Type: Full time
• Travel: On-site

Job Description:

Candidate will help build GitLab-based DevSecOps automated pipelines into AWS gov cloud; support and enable application delivery times on CI/CD platform; manage and operate GitLab CI/CD. 

Certification 

• GitLab certification desired but not required. 
• AWS certification desired but not required. 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience 

Version Control Systems 

• Proficiency with Git 

• Advanced knowledge of GitLab, including CI/CD pipelines, merge requests, and issue tracking 

• Familiarity with branching, promotion, and release strategies (such as SemRel) 

• Familiarity using internalized registries and repositories (Nexus dependency management, internal container registries, etc.) 
  
  

CI/CD 

• GitLab CI/CD 

• GitLab runners (configuration and management) 

• GitLab components (Or generally developing and utilizing templates for CI/CD jobs in any platform, such as GitHub Actions) 
  
  

Cloud Platforms 

• Demonstrated proficiency with AWS (Lambda, EC2, S3, EBS/EFS, ECS, EKS, SNS, CloudWatch) 

Containerization 

• Docker (building, deploying, and managing containers) 

• Kubernetes (orchestration, deployment strategies, security, troubleshooting) 

• Container security best practices 

• Including container hardening strategies, such as maintaining a secure “golden” image 

• Deploying and managing container-based runners hosted on EKS 

• GitOps tools and deployment principles (such as ArgoCD/Flux) 
  
  

Security Testing 

• Static Application Security Testing (SAST) 

• Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) 

• Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) 

• Software Composition Analysis (SCA) 

• Container scanning tooling (Trivy, Prisma/Twistlock, Neuvector, etc..) 
  
  

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) 

• Terraform (writing, managing, and optimizing Terraform configurations) 

• Other IaC tools (e.g., CloudFormation, Ansible) 
  
  

Scripting and Programming 

• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) 

• Basic to intermediate programming skills 

• Experience working with a Linux-based shell, managing way around a Linux-based system 

• Ability to work well in a paired programming environment at times 
  
  

Automation 

• Creating and maintaining automated security checks and remediations 

• Integrating security into automated deployment processes 

• Incorporating linting tooling into development processes 

• Incorporating unit & performance testing into deployment processes 
  
  

If you are interested in this position, please send me a copy of your latest resume at  with the information requested below: Also, please let me know what time/number is best to call to discuss this great opportunity. In case you are not interested in this position, or this is not a right fit for you, please feel free to share this opportunity with your friends/networks or anyone you know who may be interested in this position. Thank you! 

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Please don’t hesitate to contact me for any question (s) you may have. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
Regards,
Binish (Brenda) Kullah
Sr. Recruitment Professional
iQuasar, LLC
6 Pidgeon Hill Drive, Suite 305,
Sterling, VA 20165

Direct:
Main: Ext. 584

An Equal Opportunity Employer

iQuasar, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion/belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, disability, gender/gender identity, marital/partnership status, pregnancy, medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by federal and state regulations.