DevSecOps Engineer at Credence in McLean, VA

At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for war-fighters and secure our nation for a better future.

We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.

We have an immediate need for a mid-level DevSecOps Engineer to support the development, enhancement, and operation of scalable, application-focused CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks for build, test, and deployment workflows in AWS GovCloud. This role supports a variety of modern applications, including backend services, frontend applications, and data pipelines, with a strong emphasis on pipeline engineering, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and cloud-native deployments.

The position focuses on enabling reliable and scalable software delivery by building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and deployment workflows, while improving developer experience, release velocity, application quality, and system reliability across multi-stack environments.

Core Responsibilities:

CI/CD & Pipeline Engineering

• Build, enhance, and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting backend, frontend, and data workflows
• Implement and contribute to reusable pipeline templates for build, test, validation, and deployment
• Support pipeline quality gates, including test coverage, code quality checks, and artifact versioning for promotion across environments
• Assist in optimizing pipelines for speed, reliability, and traceability

Infrastructure as Code

• Implement and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform as the primary IaC tool
• Contribute to and utilize reusable Terraform modules to standardize infrastructure
• Support automated provisioning of infrastructure supporting application environments and CI/CD pipelines

Application Delivery & Developer Experience

• Apply best practices supporting application delivery across backend, frontend, and data applications
• Improve developer workflows by enabling efficient build, test, and deployment processes
• Partner with engineering teams to improve test coverage, reliability, and maintainability
• Improve overall release confidence, developer experience, and software quality

Cloud-Native Deployment (AWS)

• Build and optimize deployment pipelines for AWS-native services, including Fargate, Lambda, and API-driven architectures
• Support implementation of scalable deployment strategies and environment consistency
• Assist with versioning, artifact management, and release automation

Embedded Security & Compliance

• Integrate security tools (e.g., SAST, SCA, container scanning) into CI/CD pipelines
• Support policy-as-code and automated compliance validation
• Contribute to aligning pipeline and infrastructure practices with NIST 800-53, STIG, and RMF requirements

Monitoring & Reliability

• Support implementation and maintenance of observability for applications, pipelines, and infrastructure
• Assist with proactive monitoring and continuous improvement of system reliability