DevSecOps Engineer (Secret Clearance)

Join Deloitte's Government & Public Services practice as a DevSecOps-focused Senior Consultant, Enterprise Security. In this role, you will help clients build, secure, and modernize software delivery environments by embedding security across the software development lifecycle. You will work across cloud, application, infrastructure, and platform teams to automate security controls, improve compliance, and strengthen resiliency in mission-driven environments.

Work You'll Do

As a Senior Consultant, Enterprise Security on the GPS Cyber team, you will be responsible for...

• Designing and implementing DevSecOps processes that integrate security controls into software development, build, release, and deployment workflows
• Building and maintaining continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines with automated security testing, code scanning, dependency scanning, and secrets detection
• Supporting cloud and platform engineering teams with secure configuration, infrastructure as code, container security, and identity and access management practices
• Collaborating with application developers, architects, and cyber teams to remediate vulnerabilities, improve secure coding practices, and strengthen release governance
• Producing technical documentation, implementation artifacts, and status reporting to support delivery, audit readiness, and client stakeholder decision-making

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The Team

Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Enterprise Security offering embeds security in all aspects of digital transformation by securing a client's technical backbone while enabling secure digital transformation. Includes security architecture, secure development and deployment, end-to-end cyber cloud capabilities, application security, and security for emerging technologies and connected products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, engineering, or mathematics
• Local to the DMV area and have the ability to work onsite up to 5 days a week
• Ability to travel 20%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• 4+ years of experience implementing DevSecOps practices across cloud or hybrid environments
• 4+ years of experience building or administering continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
• 2+ years of experience integrating application security testing, dependency scanning, secrets scanning, or container security controls into CI/CD pipelines
• 3+ years of experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and infrastructure as code using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Ansible
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred:

• Experience supporting federal, state, local, or higher education environments
• Experience with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53, NIST Secure Software Development Framework, FedRAMP, or Zero Trust security requirements
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or container orchestration security practices
• Experience using SonarQube, Snyk, Prisma Cloud, Aqua, or comparable security tooling
• Experience developing automation using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or Go
• One or more certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate, or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $107,925 to $188,000.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.