DevSecOps Engineer

DevSecOps Engineer
Remote

Blu Omega is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to support a federal program focused on mission-critical cloud infrastructure. This role operates within a remote environment and is responsible for designing, provisioning, and supporting secure AWS cloud environments supporting mission-critical federal systems. The position requires experience supporting cloud infrastructure, automation, and collaborative technical integration within a mission-driven environment.

Program Overview
This program supports the Department of Veterans Affairs Loan Guaranty Service, helping Veterans, active-duty service members, and eligible spouses buy, build, or retain homes.

Key Details
Location: Remote
Clearance: VA public trust

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery and requirements sessions with product teams, QA, release management, infrastructure, security, and cloud engineering stakeholders to define environment and testing needs.
• Design, provision, configure, and support AWS infrastructure, including accounts, compute resources, VPCs, network connectivity, and supporting cloud services.
• Evaluate AWS account structures and infrastructure configurations for development, testing, pre-production, and production environments.
• Support RHEL-based server infrastructure and troubleshoot infrastructure, OS, connectivity, and configuration issues.
• Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation using Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Integrate cloud environments with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or comparable technologies.
• Support environments for automated regression and performance testing, ensuring scalability based on application needs.
• Define test data requirements, including datasets, security restrictions, refresh cadence, and ownership.
• Inventory application interfaces and external connections, determining appropriate connectivity methods for live or stubbed testing environments.
• Support cloud database environments such as PostgreSQL on Amazon RDS, and evaluate data and infrastructure dependencies.
• Plan, document, and maintain technical architecture, environment configuration, and implementation details.
• Ensure solutions adhere to federal security, infrastructure, change, and release management standards.
• Troubleshoot and validate infrastructure configurations, deployments, and environment setup.
• Collaborate with federal clients and technical teams to support mission-critical operations.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree; 4+ years with an associate’s degree; or 6+ years with a high school diploma.
• Hands-on experience designing, provisioning, configuring, and troubleshooting AWS infrastructure.
• Support for RHEL-based environments.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code and automation tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices with tools like GitHub, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Ability to lead technical discovery sessions and translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Strong troubleshooting, configuration, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for cross-team collaboration.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting Salesforce environments or sandboxes.
• Experience supporting federal or VA technology environments.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL on Amazon RDS.
• Support for automated testing environments.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and version-controlled documentation.
• Knowledge of federal cloud security and governance practices.

Compensation
Salary Range: $100,000.00 - $115,000.00
Final compensation is based on technical skills, experience, education, certifications, and clearance.

Blu Omega Benefits & Perks

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage through national providers
• 401(k) with company match (eligible after 6 months; vesting applies)
• Company-paid Life and AD&D insurance with voluntary options
• Short-term and long-term disability options
• Employee Assistance Program with mental health resources
• Telehealth and virtual care options
• Pet insurance, legal services, and identity theft protection options
• Paid Time Off and federal holidays
• Wellness programs, discounts, and lifestyle benefits

Company Overview
Blu Omega is a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) delivering technology and cybersecurity solutions to federal agencies and enterprise clients nationwide. Headquartered in Ashburn, VA, we support mission-critical programs across civilian and defense sectors, including health, national security, and regulation. We partner with government agencies and large integrators to provide expertise in cybersecurity operations, cloud and infrastructure modernization, data and analytics, and enterprise IT support.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.

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