OPENDataJobs
OPENDataJobs
OPENDataJobs is a recruitment and career platform focused on connecting AI, data, and software professionals with federal-sector opportunities. It publishes current openings from its recruiting system and organizes them across seven categories and 25 standardized roles, with guidance on responsibilities, key skills, and career paths. The platform covers hiring across federal agencies, contractors, consulting firms, and technology providers, and supports applications through a secure recruiting system. OPENDataJobs operates as a division of Peregrine Advisors Benefit, Inc.

Junior DevSecOps Engineer, CI/CD

Support secure CI/CD delivery and AWS infrastructure for federal government systems. Help automate deployments, compliance evidence, and security controls while working with Terraform, Docker, and cloud tooling.

Description

  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation under senior engineering direction
  • Contribute infrastructure-as-code configurations using Terraform or CloudFormation
  • Integrate security scans, vulnerability checks, and policy enforcement into delivery pipelines
  • Support AWS environments and Docker workloads through orchestration, monitoring, and logging
  • Translate NIST SP 800-53 controls into implementations and automated compliance evidence
  • Create repeatable operational scripts with Python, Bash, or PowerShell
  • Investigate and resolve infrastructure, deployment, and security issues
  • Apply AI-assisted tools to scripting, testing, and pipeline development while validating their results
  • Join code reviews and communicate technical changes clearly
  • Streamline manual team workflows and embed security earlier in the software delivery lifecycle
  • Work with developers, engineers, data scientists, architects, and strategists across client assignments

Requirements

  • At least one year of experience in software development, platform engineering, or operations engineering
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related technical field
  • Ability to script with Python, Bash, or PowerShell
  • Working knowledge of CI/CD principles and practical experience with at least one pipeline tool
  • Familiarity with AWS services, Docker, and containerization
  • Basic understanding of container orchestration
  • Exposure to infrastructure-as-code platforms such as Terraform or CloudFormation
  • Foundational Linux administration experience
  • Knowledge of networking, APIs, load balancing, and web application concepts
  • Understanding of cloud security and secure software delivery practices
  • Ability to diagnose infrastructure and deployment problems
  • Experience with AI-assisted development tools, including GitHub Copilot, for code generation and review
  • Proficiency with written communication, PowerPoint, and Excel
  • United States citizenship and eligibility to obtain a Public Trust determination for the initial engagement
  • Preferred: familiarity with NIST SP 800-53, FISMA compliance, or Authority to Operate processes
  • Preferred: experience with vulnerability scanning or security tools such as SAST, DAST, or policy-as-code
  • Preferred: experience delivering production workloads on AWS or holding an AWS certification
  • Preferred: experience in federal information technology

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage with the employee premium fully paid and half of dependent premiums covered
  • Employer-paid life, accidental death, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) contributions matched at 100% up to 4% of salary, with immediate vesting
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Employer-sponsored professional certifications and continuing education
  • Comprehensive onboarding program
  • Cross-functional rotations to broaden skills and perspective

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