DevSecOps Engineer

Description

About Us:

eSimplicity is modern digital services company that work across government, partnering with our clients to improve the lives and ensure the security of all Americans—from soldiers and veteran to kids and the elderly, and defend national interests on the battlefield. Our engineers, designers and strategist cut through complexity to create intuitive products and services that equip Federal agencies with solutions to courageously transform today for a better tomorrow for all Americans.

This position is contingent upon award.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled DevSecOps Engineer with 8+ years of experience to support and maintain AWS-based data platforms and pipelines. This role is responsible for automating infrastructure, managing secure deployment pipelines, and ensuring operational excellence across a complex cloud ecosystem. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud administration, infrastructure as code (IaC), DevOps practices, and security integration. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, supporting day-to-day operations, incident response, and infrastructure reliability in alignment with compliance and security requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Administer and support AWS-based cloud infrastructure, data warehouses, and data pipelines with a focus on operational reliability, automation, and security.
• Manage and automate user access, release schedules, security configurations, and DevSecOps tooling.
• Design, maintain, and troubleshoot end-to-end DevSecOps pipelines using Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, and scripting tools.
• Implement and maintain immutable infrastructure practices, with secure version control and environment-specific configuration management.
• Write and maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks for infrastructure and automation processes.
• Monitor and resolve pipeline, infrastructure, and deployment issues to ensure continuous availability and performance.
• Conduct cloud cost assessments (FinOps) and recommend optimization strategies.
• Support incident, change, and problem management processes for cloud environments and tools.
• Coordinate with technical leads, agile teams, and CMS stakeholders to deliver compliant, secure cloud solutions.
• Assist with cloud migration planning and execution in alignment with CMS standards.
• Participate in agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and collaborative delivery efforts.

Required Qualifications:

• All candidates must pass public trust clearance through the U.S. Federal Government. This requires candidates to either be U.S. citizens or pass clearance through the Foreign National Government System which will require that candidates have lived within the United States for at least 3 out of the previous 5 years, have a valid and non-expired passport from their country of birth and appropriate VISA/work permit documentation.
• 8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, automation, and DevSecOps in large-scale environments, with a focus on AWS.
• Proficient in AWS cloud infrastructure and services (VPC, DNS, Route53, Peering, RDS, S3, IAM, EKS, ECS…).
• Expertise in security best practices with an emphasis on AWS: IAM policies/Roles, security groups and network security.
• Knowledge of secret management tools (AWS secret manager, Vault…).
• Experience with Docker containerization, container orchestration, Kubernetes (K8s), EKS or ECS.
• Proficiency in AWS SDK, Terraform, CloudFormation, and scripting languages such as Python.
• Strong hands-on experience with data platforms, including Redshift, Snowflake, Databricks, or Hadoop-based ecosystems.
• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, and secure code practices.
• Experience configuring and maintaining DevSecOps tools, infrastructure automation, and security scanning solutions (e.g., Nessus, BurpSuite, OWASP, etc.).
• Knowledge of data management concepts such as partitioning, data retention, and cloud data organization.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to perform root cause analysis and impact assessments.
• Strong communication skills with experience working in multi-vendor and federal environments.
• Ability to create clear, concise documentation for engineering and operations teams.

Requirements

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge of AuthN and AuthZ systems, including Active Directory, Okta, OAuth, SAML
• Experience working with CMS, Medicare/Medicaid, or healthcare/insurance data environments.
• Familiarity with AWS data and analytics tools such as S3, EMR, IAM, Quicksight, SageMaker, Hive, Ranger/Knox, Airflow, Ambari, Jupyter, Zepelin, and Lustre.
• Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, IaC best practices, and cloud monitoring/alerting solutions.
• CMS and Healthcare Expertise: In-depth knowledge of CMS regulations and experience with complex healthcare projects; in particular, data infrastructure related projects or similar.
• Demonstrated success providing support within the CMS OIT environment, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and technical standards.
• Demonstrated experience and familiarity with CMS OIT data systems (e.g. IDR-C, CCW, EDM)

Working Environment:
eSimplicity supports a hybrid work environment operating within the Eastern time zone so we can work with and respond to our government clients. Expected hours are 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern unless otherwise directed by your manager.

Occasional travel for training and project meetings. It is estimated to be less than 25% per year.

Benefits:
We offer highly competitive salaries and full healthcare benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity:
eSimplicity is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.