Lead DevSecOps Engineer- Secret Clearance Required

Description

Travel Requirement: Up to 10% 

Security Clearance: Active Secret clearance required (interim OK)

Citizenship: US Citizenship required

Job Description: 

Sherpa 6 is seeking a Lead DevSecOps Engineer to oversee the secure design, automation, and execution of our software delivery pipelines. We build mission-critical systems for the Department of Defense (DoD) and commercial customers where security, reliability, and compliance are essential. This role is responsible for integrating security throughout the software development lifecycle, automating infrastructure and deployments, and ensuring consistent, compliant releases across all environments. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who can drive DevSecOps best practices while collaborating across engineering, QA, security, and program teams. 

Responsibilities:  

• Lead the design and implementation of secure CI/CD pipelines across development, staging, and production environments. 
• Own the end-to-end software release process, ensuring reliability, traceability, and compliance. 
• Integrate automated security scanning (SAST, DAST, dependency, container) into build and deployment workflows. 
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or Pulumi to provision and manage cloud environments. 
• Ensure compliance with DoD and industry security standards (e.g., RMF, NIST, STIGs). 
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to validate release readiness and enforce quality gates. 
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve build, deployment, and infrastructure issues. 
• Implement logging, monitoring, and observability best practices across environments. 
• Drive process improvements to increase automation, efficiency, and deployment reliability. 
• Maintain release documentation, runbooks, and security artifacts required for audits and ATO support. 
• Mentor junior and mid-level DevSecOps engineers to enhance their skillsets and grow a team

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). 
• 10+ years of experience in software release engineering, build engineering, DevOps, or related field. 
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps). 
• Strong knowledge of source control systems (Git, branching strategies, tagging). 
• Experience with scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash, Groovy, PowerShell). 
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). 
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies. 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail. 
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams 
• Must be a US citizen 

Qualities of Exceptional Candidates: 

• Experience with developing and configuring solutions for integrating automated security tasks, such as scans and documentation, into CI/CD pipelines or IT workflows 
• Knowledge of Linux operating systems 
• Experience working in the DoD or government realms is a plus. 
• Familiarity with DISA STIGs and automated scanning 

About Sherpa 6

At Sherpa 6 we love to solve problems and provide the best solutions for our customers. Our approach to a problem is to find a user-focused and design-driven solution that is simple yet functional and effective. We are a group of enthusiastic forward-thinkers who are excited to build amazing solutions with bleeding-edge technology. We hire people who are forward thinkers, passionate about what they do, love to collaborate and want to constantly learn. We enjoy what we do and we're not afraid to put the extra effort in to accomplish the mission; call us Sherpas. As a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, we know what it means to serve. We have made it our mission to be the leaders in solutions that protect and give our Warfighters the edge they need when put into harm's way.

Background/Drug Screening

Successful completion of a pre-employment background & drug screening will be required as a condition of hire.

ADA

Sherpa 6 will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990.

EEO/AA

Sherpa 6 does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services and is an equal access/opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package, covering the cost of medical for you and your family; we also offer dental, vision, health and wellness benefits and a generous retirement savings plan. We believe that our employees can manage their workload and their personal life, therefore we extend a generous PTO policy. This allows our employees to balance their lives as they see fit.

Salary Range

The proposed salary range is reflective across all Sherpa 6 locations, years of experience, and skill levels. Salary negotiations will be based on a host of factors including but not limited to your geographic location, prior experience, relevant skills, education, and certifications.