Sr. IT DevSecOps Engineer

Custom Software Systems, Inc. (CSS) is seeking an experienced Sr. IT DevSecOps Engineer. The candidate will help build GitLab-based DevSecOps automated pipelines into AWS gov cloud; support and enable application delivery times on CI/CD platform; manage and operate GitLab CI/CD.  

Responsibilities 

• Build GitLab-based DevSecOps automated pipelines into AWS gov cloud.  

• Support and enable application delivery times on CI/CD platform.  

• Manage and operate GitLab CI/CD.
  

Clearance 

• Must be clearable. 

Citizenship 

US Citizenship  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities 

Version Control Systems  

• Proficiency with Git  

• Advanced knowledge of GitLab, including CI/CD pipelines, merge requests, and issue tracking  

• Familiarity with branching, promotion, and release strategies (such as SemRel)  

• Familiarity using internalized registries and repositories (Nexus dependency management, internal container registries, etc.)  

CI/CD  

• GitLab CI/CD 

• GitLab runners (configuration and management)  

• GitLab components (Or generally developing and utilizing templates for CI/CD jobs in any platform, such as GitHub Actions) 

Cloud Platforms  

• Demonstrated proficiency with AWS (Lambda, EC2, S3, EBS/EFS, ECS, EKS, SNS, CloudWatch)  

• Containerization  

• Docker (building, deploying, and managing containers)  

• Kubernetes (orchestration, deployment strategies, security, troubleshooting)  

• Container security best practices  

• Including container hardening strategies, such as maintaining a secure “golden” image  

• Deploying and managing container-based runners hosted on EKS  

• GitOps tools and deployment principles (such as ArgoCD/Flux)  

Security Testing  

• Static Application Security Testing (SAST)  

• Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)  

• Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)  

• Software Composition Analysis (SCA)  

• Container scanning tooling (Trivy, Prisma/Twistlock, Neuvector, etc.)  

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)  

• Terraform (writing, managing, and optimizing Terraform configurations)  

• Other IaC tools (e.g., CloudFormation, Ansible)  

Scripting and Programming  

• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash)  

• Basic to intermediate programming skills  

• Experience working with a Linux-based shell, managing way around a Linux-based system  

• Ability to work well in a paired programming environment at times  

Automation 

• Creating and maintaining automated security checks and remediations 

• Integrating security into automated deployment processes  

• Incorporating linting tooling into development processes  

• Incorporating unit & performance testing into deployment processes   

Certificates  

• GitLab certification is preferred  

• AWS certification is preferred 

Compensation & Benefits12 

• Wage Range: Negotiable 

• General Benefits: Custom Software Systems, Inc. offers our employees a competitive benefits package that may include: 

• Health insurance plans  

• Health Savings Account (HSA) 

• Dental 

• Vision 

• Long-term disability 

• Short-term disability 

• Basic term life insurance 

• Supplemental term life insurance for employees, spouses, and dependents 

• Simple IRA 

• Parking/Commuting expense reimbursement 

• Training/Education