DevSecOps Engineer

540 is looking for a DevSecOps Engineer to help our government customers migrate their workloads into Google Cloud Platform (GCP). As a member of the team, you will work to lay the foundations for dozens of customers each year. This will include working with the team to provide inputs during the cloud infrastructure design phase and will then be responsible for implementing the agreed upon design.

Location: Primarily remote within the continental United States with occasional travel (up to 25% expected). East Coast hours with some flexibility
Citizenship & Clearance Requirement: per client requirements, must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a clearance
Education Requirement: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field is preferred
540 Internal Thrive Level: DevSecOps Engineer II or III 

WHY 540?

540 is a forward-thinking company that the government turns to in order to #GetShitDone. We do more than talk about it, we break down barriers to innovation and build impactful tech. We’re looking for someone with big ideas, who thrives on innovation and is a self-starter. If you love to learn about and work with new technologies, we want to talk to you.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years of experience with Cloud Service Providers (specifically GCP)
• Experience with infrastructure as code (specifically Terraform)
• Experience creating/maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• In-depth knowledge of DevSecOps best practices
• Firm understanding of networking concepts
• Experience with Git and the Gitflow development workflow
• Currently possesses the following certifications or has the ability to obtain within 2 months of employment:
• CompTIA Security+ CE
• Hashicorp Certified: Terraform Associate
• Currently possesses the following certification or has the ability to obtain within 6 months of employment:
• Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
• Proficiency with macOS
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work independently (as if on an island) with clients, but also be a consummate team player

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Experience designing compliant solutions (e.g. PII, HIPAA, CMMC, DoD IL4+)
• Experience (or certifications) with other major commercial cloud providers (i.e. AWS, Azure, etc)
• Experience deploying applications in DoD or other accredited federal environments that require IA certification and accreditation to deploy
• Experience with securing sensitive data (including security marking standards such as DoD Banner Lines or ISM)
• Experience with DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)

BENEFITS & PERKS

• 100% covered health, dental and vision premium for employees, optional dependent coverage
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401k with employer match
• Company Sponsored Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability coverage
• Flexible PTO + all Federal holidays off
• Home Office allowance
• Reimbursement for trainings / certifications
• Paid AWS Developer account
• Fully loaded Macbook Pro
• Referral Bonus - good people know good people
• Annual Social Events (hackathon, holiday party, charity golf tournament, etc.)
• Access to 540’s Washington Capitals tickets

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO)

540's policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.