DevSecOps Engineer (Ansible/Terraform)

Valiant Solutions is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer (Ansible/Terraform) to join our rapidly growing and innovative cybersecurity team!  Do you have experience in IT security and a strong background in DevOps/development, Writing Ansible Playbooks, and Terraform scripts? Do you have experience With the Elastic Stack?

This is your opportunity to join a busy Security Engineering team delivering cutting-edge solutions to a fantastic Government client.  A solid foundation with Linux/UNIX operating systems and scripting experience is key for this challenging and rewarding role.  You will join a team supporting a large and mature Elastic Stack implementation, based on security analytics and compliance use case. Our client’s solution recently won an Elastic award for innovation, and we’re looking to expand the team to continue on this successful trajectory. In addition to supporting the Elastic platform, you will support numerous security orchestration efforts to interconnect tools and to automate security processes. Your role will involve the development of log parsers, custom Kibana visualizations and dashboards, custom alerting, and documentation. It’s a great opportunity to forge log engineering with data analytics.

This DevSecOps team is responsible for developing a wide range of security and infrastructure solutions in the cloud and on-premises data centers.  We are seeking a motivated individual as this team is constantly evolving and is currently evolving cloud security solutions in AWS.  To be successful in this role you’ll be passionate about what you do and will be able to work autonomously to engineer your way out of problems.  The successful candidate will have proven experience in automating manual IT infrastructure and security processes and will have a proven track record of learning new technologies.

Named one of the in the Washington DC area for 12 consecutive years, Valiant is proud of our employee-centric culture and commitment to excellence. If you are interested in learning more about Valiant and this opportunity, we invite you to apply now!

This position allows for 100% remote work. Remote work requires a high level of trust in our employees, and we strictly adhere to the details outlined in our Remote Work Policy below. 

Must-Have Experience: 

• 5+ years of IT experience 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical field, or at least 8 years of IT experience and no degree requirement
• 6+ years of development experience.  This experience must include full-time development on Linux/UNIX platforms and will involve the use of bash scripting, Python, or Ruby. 
• 3+ years of Ansible and Terraform experience.  The successful candidate will have proven experience developing Ansible Playbooks and Roles and will have written Terraform code to implement configuration within the AWS cloud service provider layer and within operating systems.
• 4+ years of AWS experience.  The successful candidate will have experience working with Amazon Web Services, either deploying or accessing AWS services and applications that run in AWS. This experience must have included significant AWS API automation. 
• 2+ years of Jenkins (or similar CI/CD) experience:  Advanced-level Jenkins experience (building/maintaining pipelines).  Solid understanding of CI/CD processes, with proven experience building and automating jobs.
• 2+ years of Ruby Development experience. The successful candidate will have experience scripting Ruby to integrate with operating systems and various tool APIs

Strongly Preferred Experience:

• Security Engineering:  Broad mix of security expertise in areas such as: SIEM integration, and implementation of technology mechanisms to protect the Confidentiality, Availability, and Integrity of information systems.
• Strong experience with systems administration:  The successful candidate must have experience with Windows and Linux/UNIX server operating systems.  You will understand permissions in both OS types and be familiar with authentication mechanisms. 
• Networking engineering experience (Routing & Switching): The successful candidate will be experienced with static routing, EIGRP, and OSPF routing protocols and must be experienced with TCP/IP and IP subnetting.  The successful candidate will be experienced working in a mid to large environment and will be able to work with minimal direction.
• Experience with source code management:  The successful candidate will be very knowledgeable with Git, GitHub, and with repository management tools such as Artifactory.
• 2+ years of Elastic Stack experience.  The successful candidate will have proven experience deploying and managing Elastic Stack/ELK clusters. This includes experience configuring Elasticsearch, logstash, and kibana.

 Responsibilities:

• Writing Ansible and Terraform to expand and automate a large Elastic Stack implementation
• Scripting in Python or Ruby to automate tool integration and processes
• Automating the development of security controls, including firewall rules and policy and IPS policy.
• Automating new integration with the Elastic Stack
• SOAR automation
• Developing custom enhancements to COTS tools to improve their functionality and enrich data.
• Automating server configuration for security, including logging, key changes, and system hardening.
• Automate and enhance CI/CD pipelines and environments.
• Automating the implementation of security controls in Amazon Web Services (AWS) via the AWS API.
• Build out auto-provisioning and auto-scaling of security infrastructure.
• Developing security enhancements to improve the security posture of our Government clients.  Building blue team defenses to detect and block the adversary.

Do you have experience in IT security and a strong background in DevOps/development, Writing Ansible Playbooks, and Terraform scripts? Do you have experience With the Elastic Stack?

This is your opportunity to join a busy Security Engineering team delivering cutting-edge solutions to a fantastic Government client.  A solid foundation with Linux/UNIX operating systems and scripting experience is key for this challenging and rewarding role.  You will join a team supporting a large and mature Elastic Stack implementation, based on security analytics and compliance use case. Our client’s solution recently won an Elastic award for innovation, and we’re looking to expand the team to continue on this successful trajectory. In addition to supporting the Elastic platform, you will support numerous security orchestration efforts to interconnect tools and to automate security processes. Your role will involve the development of log parsers, custom Kibana visualizations and dashboards, custom alerting, and documentation. It’s a great opportunity to forge log engineering with data analytics.

Grabbing your attention? Apply to speak to our team and learn more!

This DevSecOps team is responsible for developing a wide range of security and infrastructure solutions in the cloud and on-premises data centers.  We are seeking a motivated individual as this team is constantly evolving and is currently evolving cloud security solutions in AWS.  To be successful in this role you’ll be passionate about what you do and will be able to work autonomously to engineer your way out of problems.

The successful candidate will have proven experience in automating manual IT infrastructure and security processes and will have a proven track record of learning new technologies.

Must-Have Experience: 

• 5+ years of IT experience 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical field, or at least 8 years of IT experience and no degree requirement
• 6+ years of development experience.  This experience must include full-time development on Linux/UNIX platforms and will involve the use of bash scripting, Python, or Ruby. 
• 3+ years of Ansible and Terraform experience.  The successful candidate will have proven experience developing Ansible Playbooks and Roles and will have written Terraform code to implement configuration within the AWS cloud service provider layer and within operating systems.
• 4+ years of AWS experience.  The successful candidate will have experience working with Amazon Web Services, either deploying or accessing AWS services and applications that run in AWS. This experience must have included significant AWS API automation. 
• 2+ years of Jenkins (or similar CI/CD) experience:  Advanced-level Jenkins experience (building/maintaining pipelines).  Solid understanding of CI/CD processes, with proven experience building and automating jobs.
• 2+ years of Ruby Development experience. The successful candidate will have experience scripting Ruby to integrate with operating systems and various tool APIs

Strongly Preferred Experience:

• Security Engineering:  Broad mix of security expertise in areas such as: SIEM integration, and implementation of technology mechanisms to protect the Confidentiality, Availability, and Integrity of information systems.
• Strong experience with systems administration:  The successful candidate must have experience with Windows and Linux/UNIX server operating systems.  You will understand permissions in both OS types and be familiar with authentication mechanisms. 
• Networking engineering experience (Routing & Switching): The successful candidate will be experienced with static routing, EIGRP, and OSPF routing protocols and must be experienced with TCP/IP and IP subnetting.  The successful candidate will be experienced working in a mid to large environment and will be able to work with minimal direction.
• Experience with source code management:  The successful candidate will be very knowledgeable with Git, GitHub, and with repository management tools such as Artifactory.
• 2+ years of Elastic Stack experience.  The successful candidate will have proven experience deploying and managing Elastic Stack/ELK clusters. This includes experience configuring Elasticsearch, logstash, and kibana.

 Responsibilities:

• Writing Ansible and Terraform to expand and automate a large Elastic Stack implementation
• Scripting in Python or Ruby to automate tool integration and processes
• Automating the development of security controls, including firewall rules and policy and IPS policy.
• Automating new integration with the Elastic Stack
• SOAR automation
• Developing custom enhancements to COTS tools to improve their functionality and enrich data.
• Automating server configuration for security, including logging, key changes, and system hardening.
• Automate and enhance CI/CD pipelines and environments.
• Automating the implementation of security controls in Amazon Web Services (AWS) via the AWS API.
• Build out auto-provisioning and auto-scaling of security infrastructure.
• Developing security enhancements to improve the security posture of our Government clients.  Building blue team defenses to detect and block the adversary.

About Valiant Solutions

Valiant Solutions is a security-focused IT solutions provider with public clients nationwide. Named one of the fastest growing privately held companies by Inc. 5000, Washington Technology’s Fast 50, and Washington Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in the D.C. area, Valiant Solutions prides itself on providing its employees with great benefits and career development opportunities. As a company, we are just as committed to growing careers as we are to building world-class IT solutions, all while enjoying an unparalleled work-life balance. We are in a phase of tremendous growth and building the team that will take us to the next level. We seek people whose talents and accomplishments will contribute to a thriving company, who have the character to support their capacity, and can make a positive impact on our culture. Alongside our talented team, you’ll learn to think quickly on your feet and expand your own personal and professional skill set. Our management team will inspire you to consider new perspectives and challenge you to become a better practitioner in the fast-paced industry of IT security. We hire people we respect – and we trust them to deliver results leveraging their expertise. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment as part of a stellar team of professionals, then we invite you to apply online today.