What are the responsibilities and job description for the DevSecOps SME position at Goldbelt Nighthawk, LLC?
Goldbelt Nighthawk offers sound solutions in software development and both defensive and proactive cybersecurity. Nighthawk offers an integrated, holistic cybersecurity workforce that is enthusiastic, continuously learning, and progressive. The team is fully committed to implementing dynamic cybersecurity solutions that effectively address the needs of customers. Nighthawk's flexibility and expertise across the cybersecurity field provides customized solutions to our customer's unique needs.
Summary:
Responsibilities
Essential Job Functions:
- Work on systems administration related issues for software in different network environments
- Support deployment of custom software solutions integrating COTS, GOTS, and developed software
- Propose system administration process improvement to reduce overall maintenance requirements by working with the delivery teams on process requirements
- Determine systems requirements, input/output processes, and working parameters for software compatibility and maintenance of system configuration
- Identify, analyze, and resolve program support deficiencies. Develop and recommend corrective actions.
- Analysis and support services related to securing, ensuring high performance of and maintaining a secure computing architecture
- Mentoring and knowledge transfer including educating the government workforce and supporting DevSecOps accreditation efforts
- Provide participation in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) principles in the development of workflows, task accomplishment and implementation/management of Cloud services
- Promote an environment of continuous process improvement, learning and team collaboration
Qualifications
Necessary Skills and Knowledge:
- Excellent customer service, organizational, and writing skills
- Ability to communicate at Officer/Senior Enlisted/GS level in a military support environment
- Ability to use plain language to communicate complex concepts to all levels of the organization
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to escalate issues quickly to enable rapid resolution
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Self-directed conflict resolution
- Excellent organizational skills
- Attention to detail
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Information Assurance Technical II (IAT-2) qualification
- Successful T5 or T5R investigation for Privileged Access (Top Secret Clearance equivalent eligibility)
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the following areas:
- Expertise with hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitLab, CI/CD, etc.)
- Expertise with hands-on experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
- Expertise with hands-on experience with CaC tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.)
- Expertise and proficiency in implementing automated security testing and vulnerability scanning tools (SonarQube, OWASP ZAP, etc.)
- Proficiency in integrating with DoD cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or hybrid environments)
- Experience with FedRAMP, FISMA, DoD CC SRG, or other government cloud compliance requirements
- Strong understanding of secure software development practices, vulnerability management, and incident report
- Experience maintaining zero-trust architectures, identity management, and encryption solutions
- In-depth knowledge of Linux-Unix systems and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Microsoft Certified Azure Solution Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert
- Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
- RedHat Linux or equivalent
Pay and Benefits
The average salary for this role is $140,000 annually.
At Goldbelt, we value and reward our team's dedication and hard work. We provide a competitive base salary commensurate with your qualifications and experience. As an employee, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, tax-deferred savings options, supplementary benefits, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.
Goldbelt Inc. and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.