Aretum · 13 hours ago
Junior DevSecOps Engineer - Contingent
United States
Contract
Remote
Entry Level
1+ years expAretum is a mission-driven organization committed to delivering innovative, technology-enabled solutions across defense, civilian, and homeland security sectors. They are seeking a skilled and motivated Junior DevSecOps Engineer to assist with the client's cloud and systems operations.
ConsultingInformation Technology
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, operate, and continuously improve automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI to support zero-downtime deployments across multiple environments
Support development teams with standardized deployment tooling, automation, and operational best practices
Administer and support containerized workloads using Kubernetes (EKS) and Docker-based container platforms
Configure and manage Linux-based servers and systems
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and/or AWS CDK for repeatable, auditable deployments
Support provisioning and configuration of AWS services including EC2, EKS, ECS, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda, and related services
Coordinate infrastructure changes without performing AWS account provisioning or organizational administration
Integrate security scanning into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Trivy, AWS Inspector, and AWS Security Hub
Perform vulnerability triage and coordinate remediation with development teams in accordance with defined timelines
Implement and manage IAM least-privilege policies, secrets, and encryption using AWS KMS, Secrets Manager, and SSM
Ensure encryption in transit and at rest across all in-scope systems
Configure and maintain monitoring and observability using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and centralized logging solutions
Support Tier 2 and Tier 3 incident response for production systems, meeting SLA requirements
Participate in root-cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
Participate in Agile sprints, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives
Track work in JIRA, using story-point estimation and sprint metrics
Support reprioritization of backlog items in coordination with the COR and Product Owner
Produce and maintain technical documentation covering architecture, pipelines, monitoring, security, and disaster recovery
Support Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) planning, documentation, and exercises
Ensure all deliverables comply with ADA, Section 508, WCAG 2.2 A/AA, and digital accessibility standards
Qualification
Required
1-3 years of experience in implementing and executing processes to create and fully maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for application deployment
Experience with version control systems
Experience in configuring, building, and deploying containers
Must possess systems engineering skills in configuring Linux Systems
Must possess developer skills in programming languages, web frameworks, and databases
Experience deploying and configuring services using infrastructure-as-a-service providers (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Compute Engine, RackSpace / OpenStack)
Experience configuring Linux-based servers to serve a dynamic website
Experience debugging cluster-based computing architectures
Comfortable using scripting or basic programming skills to solve problems
Experience with installation of open-source monitoring tools
Knowledge of configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt)
Experience with architecture for continuous integration and deployment, and continuous monitoring
Knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., LXC, Docker, Rocket)
Public Trust Eligibility Required
Must adhere to applicable safeguarding and compliance requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability Determination
Preferred
Bachelor's degree
Cloud certifications
Benefits
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off
Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
Short Term & Long-Term Disability
Training & Development
Company
Aretum
ARETUM is a government contracting company specializing in technology-enabled mission support services for the Department of Defense.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Bobby Frazitta
Vice President of People
Tiffany Bailey
Executive Vice President
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