DevSecOps AWS Engineer

About the role

CACI is seeking a DevSecOps AWS Engineer to join our cloud operations team on a contract supporting cloud solutions at the Department of Homeland Security. The DevSecOps AWS Engineer is primarily focused on securing and managing applications hosted on Amazon Web Services in a 24/7/365. They will collaborate with our clients to help design, implement, maintain, and test a variety of technical solutions by utilizing a variety of the latest technologies and be responsible for creating and enhancing Continuous Integration (CI)/Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines and various kinds of automation processes (build management, automated deployments, automated testing, configuration management, etc).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Cloud Operations team member responsible for troubleshooting and maintenance. Responsibilities include:
• Engineer, install, maintain, configure, and optimize server operating systems (Windows and Linux) and hosted applications hosted in AWS cloud environment.
• Perform analysis for collaboration of network / system needs and participate in planning, designing, upgrading and deployment of enterprise datacenter hardware and software using a project-based timeline.
• Apply appropriate security measures to properly safeguard government systems by implementing industry standard best practices and DHS mandated mitigations.
• Support the distribution of security patches using enterprise level tools such as AWS Systems manager Agent (SSM Agent) and Yum server.
• Providing guidance for adhering to best practices for optimal and secure use of cloud technologies.
• Deliver RMF documentation to support accreditation efforts.
• Participate in the design, development, testing, and management of DevSecOps processes and tools.
• Develop and integrate new or enhanced capabilities in the Organization using a DevSecOps approach.
• Provide and manage test automation and performance testing tool chain capabilities to support the validation of applications and the environment.
• Serve as a technical consultant for application teams and provide mentoring support for DevSecOps adoption.
• Configure and customize tools to enable automation.
• Perform container management.
• Ensure compliance of current security policies and remediations.
• Participate in on-call rotation to handle and resolve high severity technical escalations
• Designing and implementing appropriate environments for those applications, engineer suitable release management procedures and provide production support.
• Assisting in migrating products from on-prem infrastructure to AWS.
• Working with other Cloud Solutions Engineers to develop prototypes and enhance or expand fundamental capabilities offered in the PaaS and containerized or serverless workloads.
• Participating in a daily stand-up meeting to report accomplishments, plans for the day, and any roadblocks encountered.
• Prepare, participate, present in Change Management process, Technical Review Board, and Change Control Board.
• Contribute to documentation in the Knowledge Base, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), work instructions, and job aids.
• Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions with more junior members of the team.
• Document all work and updates in Service Now, JIRA, Confluence.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Required:
• Ability to obtain DoD Security Clearance
• Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry On Duty (EOD) - Active EOD preferred
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent +7 years of applicable experience
• At least one Amazon AWS cloud certification
• Previous Amazon AWS cloud support experience in a production environment including network, security, deployment, and automation
• Previous DevSecOps experience and with DevSecOps tools
• ITIL Foundation certification (not required to start but expected to attain in first six months)
• Experienced with coding and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, JavaScript etc..
• Comfortable in at least one high-level scripting language (PowerShell, Python, Bash, etc.)
• An understand/knowledge of Cybersecurity RMF Controls Validation Testing
• Work on-call rotation to respond to incident escalations
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in interpersonal and written formats
• Desired:
• Previous DHS or DoD experience
• Familiar with Windows and Linux Infrastructure hardening to DISA STIG specifications
• The following certifications are highly desired:
• o AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
• o Cybersecurity certification
• o ITIL Foundation
• o Other Cloud certifications
• Knowledgeable of Problem Management best practice and processes
• Experience using Service Now service management software (or similar tool) to document incidents an

Additional Information

Job Title: DevSecOps AWS Engineer Job Category: Information Technology Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: None Type of Travel: None * * *

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