ECCO Select
Senior DevSecOps Engineer #10977
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This role is for a Senior DevSecOps Engineer with a contract length of "unknown," offering a pay rate of "unknown." Requires US citizenship, proficiency in GitLab CI/CD, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and scripting languages. GitLab and AWS certifications are desired.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
600
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🗓️ - Date
January 31, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
Unknown
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Washington, DC
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Bash #Cloud #AWS Lambda #Kubernetes #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #GIT #GitHub #Docker #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #Python #Security #Version Control #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #SNS (Simple Notification Service) #Terraform #Scripting #Programming #Containers #Deployment #Lambda (AWS Lambda) #EC2 #GitLab #Automation #Linux #Ansible #DevSecOps
Role description
• US Citizenship Required due to project scope
• Job Description – Sr. IT DevSecOps Engineer
Position Summary
The Sr. IT DevSecOps Engineer will build GitLab‑based DevSecOps automated pipelines into AWS GovCloud, support and accelerate application delivery on the CI/CD platform, and manage and operate GitLab CI/CD environments.
Certifications
• GitLab certification desired but not required
• AWS certification desired but not required
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
• 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
• 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 and navigating Linux systems
• 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
• US Citizenship Required due to project scope
• Job Description – Sr. IT DevSecOps Engineer
Position Summary
The Sr. IT DevSecOps Engineer will build GitLab‑based DevSecOps automated pipelines into AWS GovCloud, support and accelerate application delivery on the CI/CD platform, and manage and operate GitLab CI/CD environments.
Certifications
• GitLab certification desired but not required
• AWS certification desired but not required
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
• 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
• 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 and navigating Linux systems
• 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
