DevSecOps Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Alexandria, VA
Salary
$77,600–$176,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Closes
Sep 23, 2026

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $127k
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This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $142,175–$188,924 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $127k versus about $166k for comparable roles.

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

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TL;DR · DevSecOps Engineer, Senior

As a Senior DevSecOps Engineer, you will join a dynamic team responsible for designing and maintaining secure CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure on platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP. Your daily tasks include automating build, test, and deployment stages using GitLab CI/CD or GitHub Actions, embedding security controls into every pipeline stage, and managing containerized environments with Docker and Kubernetes. You will also develop IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation to provision cloud resources securely and support observability through logging and monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana. This role requires expertise in scripting languages such as Python or Bash, Linux administration, and a strong understanding of networking fundamentals. Ideal candidates have experience optimizing CI/CD pipelines, implementing Zero Trust patterns, and working with security services on major cloud providers.

What you'll do

  • Build and secure CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD or similar platforms.
  • Embed security automation into all pipeline stages, including SAST, SCA, and container image scanning.
  • Engineer and maintain cloud-based DevSecOps toolchains on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Develop and manage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) with Terraform to provision secure cloud environments.
  • Troubleshoot complex pipeline failures and performance bottlenecks for reliable deployments.
  • Implement cloud security best practices including IAM hardening and network segmentation.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of experience in DevSecOps, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or platform automation roles.
  • Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI or GitHub Actions.
  • Expertise in deploying cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP using IaC tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
  • Proficiency in containerizing and orchestrating workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Integration of automated security checks into CI/CD pipelines including SAST, SCA, and image scanning.
  • Linux administration skills and scripting proficiency with languages such as Python, Bash, or Go.

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