DevSecOps Engineer

Job overview

The DevSecOps Engineer role is listed in Washington, DC; the posting does not specify a work arrangement. Compensation is $160,000–$180,000 per year. RiVidium is seeking a senior technical contributor to support a federal client, contingent on contract award and funding approval. The engineer provides technical leadership and develops secure infrastructure automation and delivery solutions. The work supports modernization, operational readiness, troubleshooting, documentation, and collaboration with government stakeholders and engineering teams.

What you'll do

• Provide technical leadership within an engineering discipline
• design, implement, document, and improve enterprise engineering solutions
• collaborate with government stakeholders and cross-functional engineering teams
• support operational readiness, modernization, troubleshooting, and knowledge transfer
• develop technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and implementation guidance
• participate in engineering reviews, reporting, and continuous improvement.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

devsecops engineer

washington dc

federal client

top secret clearance

terraform

opentofu

ansible

github actions

docker

kubernetes

$160k–$180k per year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires an active Top Secret clearance, eight years of IT, endpoint engineering, or cybersecurity experience, and six or more years of DevSecOps or infrastructure automation experience. Hands-on Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Docker/Kubernetes, security scanning, and Git workflows are required. The opportunity is contingent on contract award and funding approval.

About the employer

RIVIDIUM is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.