Senior DevOps CI/CD Engineer, AWS

General Dynamics

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Fairfax, VA
Salary
$144,500–$195,500 / yr
Posted
17 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $170k
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This role pays more than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$183,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $155k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 1123 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior DevOps CI/CD Engineer, AWS

Senior DevOps CI/CD Engineer - AWS (DevSecOps Champion) serves as a senior technical lead supporting the DOJ Homeland Security Task Force and National Coordination Center. This role focuses on designing, governing, and maintaining secure CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices for mission-critical AWS-based solutions. The engineer will build automated infrastructure using CloudFormation and Terraform while integrating security scanning, identity access management, and compliance checks into delivery workflows. Key responsibilities include managing container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes, implementing monitoring via CloudWatch and CloudTrail, and ensuring adherence to NIST 800-53/171, CMMC, FedRAMP, and ISO 27001 standards. The role requires expertise in AWS services like EC2, S3, and VPC to solve complex security and risk management challenges within a highly regulated environment, ensuring all systems are DevSecOps-ready and compliant with strict federal cyber policies.

What you'll do

  • Define and enforce secure CI/CD and DevSecOps standards for AWS-hosted applications.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning, compliance checks, and automated testing.
  • Implement infrastructure-as-code using CloudFormation or Terraform to provision secure AWS environments.
  • Automate the provisioning and configuration of development, test, and production AWS accounts.
  • Deploy monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure auditable delivery pipelines.
  • Integrate identity management, encryption, secrets management, and vulnerability scanning into workflows.
  • Ensure all cloud solutions comply with NIST, CMMC, FedRAMP, and other regulatory requirements.
  • Provide technical leadership and create reusable secure pipeline templates for project teams.

What we're looking for

  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Must possess or be able to obtain a Secret security clearance.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Cyber Security, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 8+ years of relevant IT experience with significant experience in DevOps/DevSecOps and CI/CD for production systems.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services in security-sensitive or regulated environments.
  • Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines using platforms like AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
  • Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform for secure configuration management.
  • Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, ECS, EKS, Kubernetes) and integrating security testing into CI/CD workflows.
  • Experience working under formal security frameworks like NIST 800-53/171, CMMC, FedRAMP, or ISO 27001.
  • AWS certifications or Security/DevSecOps certifications (preferred).

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