DevSecOps Engineer in Washington, District of Columbia at KeenLogic

Mid-Level DevSecOps Engineer

Position Summary

KeenLogic is seeking a Mid-Level DevSecOps Engineer to support the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) by designing, automating, securing, and maintaining cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments. The engineer will leverage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu), Configuration as Code (Ansible), CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions), container technologies (Docker/Kubernetes), and DevSecOps best practices to support secure, reliable, and scalable technology operations while ensuring compliance with CBO engineering and cybersecurity standards.

Work is primarily performed remotely; however, contractor personnel must be available to provide onsite support at the CBO Ford House Office Building in Washington, DC, as directed by the Government. KeenLogic offers Fortune 500-level benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, PTO, 401(k), and life insurance. 

Required Qualifications

• US citizen and eligible for a Public Trust clearance

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related discipline (or equivalent experience)

• 5+ years of DevSecOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Automation experience

• Hands-on experience with:

• Terraform/OpenTofu

• Ansible

• GitHub Actions

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• Git-based development workflows

• Experience integrating:

• SAST tools

• DAST tools

• Secrets scanning

• Policy-as-code frameworks

• Experience supporting AWS cloud environments.

• Strong scripting experience in Python and/or Bash.

• Experience supporting federal security frameworks and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu)

• Maintain and enhance existing Terraform and OpenTofu environments

• Develop reusable infrastructure modules

• Manage state files and remote backends

• Execute infrastructure deployments through approved change control processes

• Refactor legacy infrastructure code to current standards

Configuration Management (Ansible)

• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles

• Automate server configuration and application deployment

• Support patch management and compliance enforcement

• Maintain inventory and configuration documentation

CI/CD Engineering (GitHub Actions)

• Develop and maintain GitHub Actions workflows

• Automate build, test, security scanning, and deployment processes

• Implement SAST, dependency scanning, secrets detection, and policy-as-code controls

• Support code review and release management processes

Containerization & Kubernetes

• Develop and maintain Dockerfiles

• Support Kubernetes deployments and orchestration

• Manage manifests, Helm charts, namespaces, and RBAC configurations

• Perform container vulnerability scanning and remediation

• Support cluster monitoring and troubleshooting

Security & Compliance

• Integrate security controls throughout CI/CD pipelines

• Support vulnerability management and remediation efforts

• Assist with compliance, audit, and security assessment activities

• Maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks