Summary 6-12 month non-reimbursable assignment. The only compensation for this assignment is the federal salary you are already receiving.
Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
DevSecOps Engineer
Series Requested: 2210; 2230
Security Clearance: Public Trust
Virtual/Remote: No
Only current, full-time federal employees are eligible.
Resumes are reviewed every 30 days until selection/closing date.
This is a Detail, not a Developmental Rotation.
Supervisory approval form must be signed. Duties Provides technical leadership for cloud and application security platforms including Prisma Cloud, Wiz, and Checkmarx. Conducts cloud security posture assessments, application security testing, container and Kubernetes security reviews, and vulnerability analysis. Evaluates and prioritizes security findings, reduces false positives, and delivers actionable remediation guidance to development and platform engineering teams
Supports enterprise artifact management and GitOps-based deployment practices by securing software supply chains, managing binary repositories, implementing vulnerability scanning and signature verification, and ensuring secure synchronization of code and infrastructure across cloud-native environments. Collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to strengthen cyber resilience, improve secure-by-design engineering practices, and advance organizational DevSecOps maturity.
Provide enterprise DevSecOps, cloud security, and secure software delivery expertise across development, security, and operations teams. Leads the integration of automated security controls into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring the continuous enforcement of security policies through automated scanning, vulnerability management, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) validation while maintaining development velocity.
Administers and secures enterprise software development and delivery platforms, including GitHub, GitHub Actions, CloudBees/Jenkins, Artifactory, and ArgoCD. Develops, configures, and maintains secure build and deployment pipelines, repository governance, access controls, secrets management, and shared automation frameworks that enable consistent and compliant software releases.
Qualifications
Qualifications required:
- Expertise in integrating automated security controls, including SAST, DAST, SCA, and Infrastructure-as-Code scanning, into CI/CD pipelines while enabling rapid and secure software delivery.
- Experience with vulnerability management, security tool optimization, and software supply chain security practices is essential.
- Advanced proficiency administering and securing enterprise development platforms such as GitHub, GitHub Actions, CloudBees/Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory, and ArgoCD. This includes implementing repository governance, secrets management, access controls, build automation, GitOps workflows, and artifact security.
- Strong experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, containers, and cloud environments is required to support secure cloud and application deployment practices.
- Hands-on experience with cloud and application security platforms such as Wiz, Prisma Cloud, and Checkmarx, including cloud security posture management, application security testing, and container security.
- Should be capable of serving as a technical lead, providing strategic guidance to development and security teams, advancing secure-by-design principles, and driving enterprise-wide improvements in DevSecOps maturity and software supply chain resilience
Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application:
It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit appropriate documentation prior to the closing date. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant experience as it relates to this Joint Duty assignment opportunity announcement.
Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will be rated based on your resume.
Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:
- Job Title (Include series and grade of Federal Job)
- Duties (Be specific in describing your duties)
- Name of Federal agency
- Supervisor name, email, and phone number
- Start and end dates including month and year (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
Education EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution for this position.How you will be evaluated We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, your experience, education, and training will be rated using a job questionnaire based on the competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform this Joint Duty Assignment.
If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview. After reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination will be made. You must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. How to apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 04/25/2027 to receive consideration.
- To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and other supporting documents, and complete the questionnaire.
- Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link, and then select the more information link for this position. The Application page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.Other information **DHS does not offer any additional benefits beyond that which the Federal employee is already receiving.
If the position requires a security clearance, employees must have a SECRET or TOP SECRET clearance to placement AND must maintain that level of clearance while performing in the position.
Selected applicants for a JDA are requested to fulfill the items below during the JDA:
- Complete the DHS Training Course 15 days prior to the arrival to the JDA.
- Complete the DHS Joint Duty Assignment Progress Plan to include:
- Phase 1: Establish assignment objectives within the first 30 days of the JDA.
- Phase 2: Complete a self-assessment of the duties performed at the mid-point of the JDA.
- Phase 3: Complete a final review within the last 30 days of the JDA.