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You'll collaborate across development, operations, and security teams to close gaps and promote a culture of shared accountability for security.\n\nThe ideal candidate brings hands-on experience designing secure CI/CD pipelines, automating security controls, securing Kubernetes environments, and guiding or mentoring junior engineers.\n\nJob Responsibilities: \nDesigning, building, maintaining, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines supporting automated build, test, security scan, and deployment processes.\nIntegrating automated testing, security scanning, and compliance validation into pipeline execution to support secure delivery practices.\nDeveloping and managing IaC using Terraform or CloudFormation, implementing security guardrails and scanning to ensure compliance and prevent misconfigurations.\nImplementing security best practices for Docker, Kubernetes, and EKS, including image hardening, admission controls, policy-as-code, and runtime security.\nPartnering with teams to design and enforce AWS/Azure security guardrails, including IAM least-privilege, network controls, and encryption standards.\nOperationalizing vulnerability management by identifying, prioritizing, and remediating security threats across applications and infrastructure.\nTranslating security compliance requirements into automated security controls and audit-ready evidence.\nEnsuring that all software development and deployment processes comply with relevant security policies, standards, and regulations. \nActing as a security champion, mentoring junior engineers and developers on secure coding practices and DevSecOps principles.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nship is required\nActive Top-Secret SCI (TS/SCI) with Polygraph\nBachelor's OR Master's degree with 7 years of related experience; OR associate's degree with 11 years of related experience; OR High School diploma/GED with 14 years of related experience.\nProficiency in programming languages such as Python, and scripting languages for automation tasks (e.g., Bash). \nFamiliarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions), container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, EKS), and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible). \nSkills in security cloud environments, including cloud service providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform), and understanding of cloud-native security tools and practices. \nAbility to identify security issues and vulnerabilities and develop effective solutions. \nAbility to distill technical complexities into actionable guidance for development teams.\n\n#HighlyCleared\n\nDesired Qualifications\n\nAWS Certification , including AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Certification\nExperience with OPA/Gatekeeper or Kyverno.\nKnowledge of SBOM generation, artifact signing (cosign), and provenance concepts.\nFamiliarity with NIST SP 800-171 or CMMC expectations.\nStrong analytical skills to diagnose complex security issues spanning multiple technologies.\n\nOverview\n\nOverview\n\nNoblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI and Noblis MSD, take on some of the nation's toughest challenges, delivering advanced solutions to our customers' most critical missions. We bring together leading scientific, engineering, and management expertise in a culture grounded in objectivity and collaboration, ensuring our work creates lasting impact across federal missions.\n\nWe work with a broad range of government agencies in the defense, intelligence, and federal civilian sectors. Learn more and find opportunities at careers.noblis.org\n\nWhy Work at Noblis\n\nAt Noblis, we share a passion for excellence and innovation, and we create an environment where people can do meaningful work while maintaining the balance that keeps them energized and fulfilled. We seek out individuals with a natural curiosity and desire to collaborate and learn. We believe our people are our greatest strength, and we consistently seek exceptionally skilled, mission-driven professionals who care deeply about doing work that enriches lives and makes our nation safer.\n\nNoblis has earned numerous workplace awards for our culture, our commitment to employee well-being, and our dedication to meaningful, impactful work. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.\n\nRemote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements.\n\nCommitment to Non-Discrimination\n\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.\n\nIf reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us.\n\nEEO is the Law | E-Verify | Right to Work\n\nTotal Rewards\n\nAt Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.\n\nCompensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. 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