DevSecOps Engineer

Index Analytics, LLC, is a rapidly growing Baltimore-based small business providing health related consulting services to the federal government. At the center of our company culture is a commitment to instilling a dynamic and employee-friendly place to work. We place a priority on promoting a supportive and collegial team environment and enhancing staff’s experience through career development and educational opportunities.

Index Analytics is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to support Government clients in the Baltimore Metro Area. The DevSecOps Engineer will provide DevSecOps design, planning, deployment, security and maintenance support for AWS cloud environments and provide infrastructure support to product/application development team’s software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Create/design/develop/manage DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines using open-source and COTS technical solutions
• Provide the necessary support to establish and improve DevSecOps processes such as IaC templates, test automation, CI/CD pipeline and code configuration management.
• Provide the necessary infrastructure and support for Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Test Automation.
• Provide operations and maintenance support to maintain the AWS-cloud based infrastructure setup.
• Provide security engineering guidance and expertise to development and operations.
• Implements practical security improvements and compliance activity in support of the product and program.
• Facilitates security reviews and testing, security scans, and penetration testing
• Ensure work product meets user acceptance criteria
• Manage self-directed assignments
• Meet schedule deadlines and commitments with a high-level of quality of deliverables
• Be a trusted automation and tooling advisor for DevSecOps initiatives by providing objective, practical and relevant ideas, insights, and advice
• Recommend and implement industry standards
• Collaborate with a team of cross-functional resources in an Agile delivery environment

Qualifications

• US citizen or Authorize to Work and lived in the US for 3 of the last 5 years. Must be able to obtain a U.S. Federal government client badge and obtain Public Trust level clearance
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in IT or relevant discipline required.
• 8 years of overall IT experience
• 2 years of working experience with AWS Cloud or similar cloud platforms and cloud native tool sets.
• Hands-on Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline or similar, GitHub/GitLab or similar and code scanning tools such as SonarQube/Snyk or similar
• At least 2 years of experience with IaC tools such as CloudFormation and/or Terraform for DevSecOps
• “Automation-First” mindset is preferred
• Working knowledge of Application Monitoring and Logging tools such as CloudWatch, New Relic, Splunk etc.
• Knowledge of security tools and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG). CMS ARS 3.1 controls and security assessments experience preferred
• Experience with various Linux operating systems and command line operation
• Knowledge of Agile framework, Scrum methodologies and awareness of productivity tools used to support them
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to demonstrate excellent written and oral communication required
• Diverse experience across the full software development lifecycle preferred
• Previous CMS or federal government contracting experience preferred.

COVID-19 Vaccine Protocol

All new and current employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they are eligible and approved for a medical or religious accommodation. Employees will be considered fully vaccinated two (2) weeks after they have received the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine that has been approved or authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or that has been listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization. As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the vaccination protocol; proof of full vaccination must be submitted to Human Resources by your hire date.

Index Analytics provides equal employment opportunities 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.'