MissionSquare · 22 hours ago
Expert DevSecOps Engineer
District of Columbia, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$128K/yr - $206K/yr
7+ years expMissionSquare is a financial services corporation dedicated to the retirement needs of public sector employees. The DevSecOps Engineer is responsible for advancing application security across the software development lifecycle, integrating security controls into CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with various teams to ensure secure application development.
FinanceWellnessProperty & Casualty InsuranceFinancial ServicesInsuranceRetirement
Responsibilities
Build relationships with developers, stakeholders, and scrum masters to incorporate security principles into engineering design and application deployments
Perform security testing and validation of application security controls across projects, ensuring secure design and implementation
Oversee the implementation of defensive security practices and countermeasures across applications and supporting infrastructure
Uphold CI/CD security strategy and practices in partnership with other technical team leads, ensuring security is consistently embedded in pipelines
Demonstrated experience with SAST, SCA, DAST, and IaC scanning tools and methodologies
Identify vulnerabilities in code through automated and manual assessments and promote efficient remediation
Apply threat modeling principles to improve design and development practices
Serve as a point of contact for security‑based escalations and remain closely involved in resolution activities
Build services and tools that enable developers and engineers to easily adopt and use security components produced by the application security team
Simplify and enhance automation that applies security controls within CI/CD pipelines
Support shift‑left initiatives by incorporating security early and throughout the development lifecycle
Leverage foundational cloud security architecture knowledge (IAM, containers, baseline hardening)
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
At least 7+ years' experience in information technology, information security administration or security operations
Experience with agile workflows, including Scrum and Kanban
Understanding of containers (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration (e.g., Docker Swarm, Kubernetes)
Understanding of CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible and Jenkins
Proficient in securing Windows and
ix operating systems, endpoint applications, networking protocols and devices
Proven experience with operations and security across Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure
Proven experience with GitHub Actions
Hands on experience with WIZ
Hands on experience with application security testing (BURP)
Ability to obtain and maintain technical team and business support influences a collaborative effort to reduce the attack surface while performing rapid, continuous implementation
Capable of scripting in Python, Bash, Perl or PowerShell
Understanding of OWASP, CVSS, the MITRE ATT&CK framework and the software development lifecycle (SLDC)
Preferred
Preferred Certifications: CISSP, GIAC (GCSA, GWAPT), AWS (SSA)
Benefits
Competitive Total Rewards package, including base pay, incentive programs, benefits, and a 401(k) plan with matching contributions
Flexible and hybrid work schedules to support work-life balance
Tuition reimbursement to support continued education
Professional and career development opportunities, including courses and certifications
Comprehensive wellness programs promoting physical, mental, and emotional health
Volunteerism initiatives to encourage community engagement
Company
MissionSquare
Since its founding in 1972, MissionSquare has remained dedicated to helping individuals and their families build financial security.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Andrew Whiting
Chief Sales Officer
Lisa Raff
Chief Human Resources Officer
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2026-01-07
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