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Sr. IT DevSecOps Engineer | Washington, District Of Columbia
Sr. IT DevSecOps Engineer
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Washington , District Of Columbia

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Onsite

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Contract

Washington, District Of Columbia

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Onsite

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Contract

Job ID 73732|Posted Mar 10, 2026
JOB DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to design, implement, and manage GitLab-based CI/CD pipelines in AWS GovCloud. This role focuses on accelerating secure application delivery, optimizing automation, and integrating security throughout the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines and manage GitLab runners.
  • Support secure, automated deployments in AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS, EKS, CloudWatch, etc.)
  • Develop reusable CI/CD templates and improve release strategies.
  • Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
  • Implement GitOps practices (e.g., ArgoCD/Flux).
  • Integrate security testing (SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA) and container scanning into pipelines.
  • Write and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (plus CloudFormation/Ansible as needed).
  • Automate testing, linting, and security remediation processes.

Skills

  • Strong Git and advanced GitLab experience (CI/CD, merge requests, issue tracking).
  • Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-native services.
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container security best practices.
  • Proficiency in Terraform and Linux-based environments.
  • Scripting skills (Python, Bash) and ability to work in collaborative/pair programming settings.

Preferred Skills

  • GitLab certification.
  • AWS certification.


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Horizontal is committed to taking affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or participate in the interview process, click here to request accommodation assistance.

All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.

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