Senior DevOps Specialist

Job Family:
Management Consulting

Travel Required:
Up to 10%

Clearance Required:
Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Specialist to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for integrating security practices into our DevOps processes, ensuring that security is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle. You will work closely with development, operations, and security teams to automate and enhance our CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and application security.

This Position will:

• Integrate security tools and practices into DevOps workflows (e.g., SAST, DAST, SCA).
• Automate security testing and compliance checks.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure secure coding and deployment practices.
• Monitor and respond to security incidents and vulnerabilities.
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) with security best practices.
• Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments.
• Stay current with emerging security threats, tools, and technologies.
• When needed, advise on cloud strategy for the government client in assessing cloud alternatives, migration strategy, procurement strategy, identifying a suite of applications for the cloud, and achieving optimization of economics, compute, storage, scale, performance, and redundancies.
• Develop supporting in-depth analysis that will include economic feasibility assessments via business case development for DevSecOps in an enterprise cloud architecture.
• Advise on overall strategy and alignment with modernization of Client IT infrastructure including cloud hybrid and on-premises solutions with provisions for security, low latency connectivity, and mobile service delivery.
• Assist in the development of an application rationalization strategy, a cloud migration approach, and a cloud assessment framework optimize Client IT workloads in a hybrid or multi-cloud environment.
• Provide analysis and oversight for technical processes to provision cloud-based service models and related hosting in DevSecOps environments for use within the enterprise.
• Support the development and use of governance frameworks for cloud management along with provisions for security, data protections, privacy, and relevant safeguards.
• The candidate must be a strong written and oral communicator and be comfortable interacting with clients and serving as confidant of senior consulting leadership.
• Support the client management and stakeholders to plan for and address risks and issues as they occur, to ensure that the project remains on schedule and within budget.
• Assist in the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure CI/CD pipelines.

What You Will Need:

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• THREE (3) or more years of experience in DevOps, Security Engineering, or related roles.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and cloud security.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with security tools (e.g., SonarQube, OWASP ZAP, Aqua, Snyk).
• Understanding of compliance standards (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST).

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Existing TSA or DHS Suitability.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Security, Certified DevSecOps Professional, or CISSP.
• Experience with multiple IaC tools (i.e., Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins).
• Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture and secure software supply chain practices.
• Experience supporting federal government customers and/or prior experience within the federal government.
• Demonstrated experience of hands-on experience providing writing support, go-to-market support, and interfacing with government cloud team(s) to the field of technology management, IT strategy and/or analytics..
• Demonstrated facilitation and presentation skills targeting all levels of an organization and across business and technical functions leveraging visualization platforms (PowerBI, Powerpoint).

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

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