Drimva

Accenture

Principal DevSecOps Lead Engineer

$114K–$190K

Springfield, VA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted May 30, 2025

Location
Springfield, VA
Springfield, Virginia, United States
Experience
Engineering lead: 5 years with a qualifying degree, or 10 years without one. Other minimums: 5 years agile methodologies, Infrastructure-as-Code / Configuration-as-Code, and Commercial Cloud Services; 3 years Kubernetes administration and troubleshooting; 2 years GitOps and Helm; 1 year NSS assessment and accreditation. Experience with DevSecOps is also requested.
Education
BS in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics, or at least 10 years’ experience as an engineering lead without a degree.
Visa sponsorship
Applicants must have US work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

About the job

Leads a DevSecOps team in designing and implementing AWS cloud solutions, embedding cybersecurity controls throughout the software delivery lifecycle, and maintaining compliance evidence for client environments.

What you'll do

  • Plan and lead design and implementation of backlog tasks, including AWS infrastructure, upgrades, features, and fixes.
  • Mentor and coach DevSecOps engineers using Agile principles.
  • Ensure security controls and the Body of Evidence (BOE) are maintained with each release.

What they ask for

  • BS in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics with 5 years’ experience as an engineering lead, or at least 10 years’ experience as an engineering lead without a degree.
  • At least 5 years applying agile methodologies to the system development life cycle, with Infrastructure-as-Code / Configuration-as-Code, and with Commercial Cloud Services.
  • At least 3 years of Kubernetes administration and troubleshooting; 2 years of GitOps and Helm; and 1 year assessing and accrediting a national security system (NSS).
  • Active TS/SCI US Government security clearance.

Nice to have

  • Experience with Linux/Windows in cloud environments, Terraform, Amazon Web Services for the DoD/IC (e.g. C2S), or Platform One Big Bang service; IAT level II certification.

Pay

$113,500 — $190,100 USD (base salary)

Tools

AWS, Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code / Configuration-as-Code, GitOps, Helm, Linux/Windows, Terraform, Platform One Big Bang

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