AWS DevSecOps Engineer

acuCyber is seeking for a skilled AWS DevSecOps Engineer to support Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic (NIWC Atlantic) Expeditionary Enterprise Systems and Services (E2S2) Division. This role combines cloud security architecture, DevSecOps automation, and advanced firewall/network security engineering. You will collaborate closely with software engineers to design secure systems, automate operations, and ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of our AWS cloud environments. An automation‑first mindset is critical — we aim to eliminate manual security tasks through self‑healing and compliant infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:
DevSecOps Engineering & Automation

Design, implement, and maintain DevSecOps pipelines supporting CI/CD, continuous monitoring, and automated security testing.

Embed SAST, DAST, SCA, and compliance checks directly into CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline).

Automate operational tasks and security workflows using Python, Bash, or Go.

Create SOAR-style automated incident response playbooks and threat detection routines.

Manage and enhance CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git, Jira, Artifactory, and SonarQube.

Cloud Security Architecture

Design secure, scalable AWS architectures using best practices and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).

Implement policy-as-code to detect and prevent cloud resource misconfigurations before deployment.

Build and maintain containerized workloads on ECS and EKS, including automated container vulnerability management.

Firewall, Network & Infrastructure Security

Deploy, configure, and manage AWS-native network security tools: AWS WAF, AWS Network Firewall, Security Groups, and NACLs.

Maintain and operate virtualized NGFWs (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point) running in AWS.

Monitor and analyze firewall logs, IDS/IPS alerts, VPC flow logs to identify and mitigate threats.

Manage firewalls, F5 BigIP, VPN, DNS, SFTP, and other TCP/IP-based services.

Cloud Operations & Infrastructure Management

Manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, Lambda, S3, EFS, ECR/ECS, EKS, Route53, IAM, RDS, CloudTrail, and CloudWatch.

Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code for provisioning, configuration, patching, and lifecycle management.

Conduct performance, availability, and security assessments across cloud and container environments.

Troubleshoot incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement durable remediation.

Maintain system documentation, architecture diagrams, and security procedures.

Identity, Access & Compliance

Implement and enforce least-privilege principles using AWS IAM, SSO, and identity integrations.

Automate permission audits and cloud security posture monitoring.

Support compliance with frameworks such as SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001.

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Required Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program, with Seven (7) plus years of IT professional experience3+ years experience specifically in AWS Cloud Security, DevOps, or DevSecOps.

Hands-on experience with AWS firewalls, NGFWs, IDS/IPS, and advanced network security.

Strong automation mindset with a history of developing guardrails, auto-remediation, or security tooling.

Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Go.

Strong knowledge of AWS core services: EC2, VPC, RDS, Lambda, S3, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub.

Proficient with Terraform or CloudFormation.

Experience overseeing the creation of hybrid software, web and hardware products from initial specifications to final rollout and maintenance.

Experience integrating various network operating systems, application programs and hardware devices through system specification, design, coding, testing and maintenance support.

Individual shall consider overall project design including cost, schedule, and social issues that may be associated with a project.

Experience implementing SOAR platforms or building serverless auto-remediation using Lambda/Step Functions.

AWS Security Specialty or AWS DevOps Professional certification.

Experience securing Kubernetes/EKS workloads and container registries.

Experience automating compliance for SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or ISO 27001

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About acuCyber

acuCyber is a small business headquartered in Charleston, SC specializing in assisting clients with their most challenging needs around cyber security, compliance, risk management, IT, security engineering and program management.

acuCyber brings experience across multiple sectors supporting a multitude of customers. We bring value-added, effective, precise support to ensure your cybersecurity and IT needs are met. Your mission becomes our mission. Securely.