Cloud Engineer / DevSecOps Specialist

Job Title: Cloud Engineer / DevSecOps Specialist

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

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The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Engineer / DevSecOps Specialist to join our Norfolk Va. team and design, build, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure supporting Department of Defense (DoD) mission-critical workloads. This role is central to our cloud engineering team and demands deep expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud, DevSecOps automation, container orchestration, and compliance with DoD cybersecurity frameworks. The ideal candidate operates at the intersection of cloud architecture, security engineering, and continuous delivery—embedding security into every layer of the pipeline from code commit to production deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage production-grade AWS GovCloud environments supporting IL4/IL5 workloads in compliance with DoD CC SRG, including multi-account strategies, identity federation, and network segmentation using Transit Gateway, VPCs, and AWS core services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, etc.).
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible to ensure repeatable, auditable, and version-controlled infrastructure deployments with automated compliance enforcement.
• Design and implement end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS CodePipeline with integrated security gates, supporting complex multi-stage orchestration, parallel execution, and environment promotion strategies.
• Integrate shift-left security practices into build pipelines including SAST, DAST, SCA, container image scanning, and compliance-as-code tools (AWS Config Rules, OPA, Checkov) to enforce policy guardrails throughout the development lifecycle.
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters (Amazon EKS) in GovCloud environments, including Helm charts, service mesh configuration, pod security policies, and container runtime security monitoring to enforce zero-trust principles.
• Build and optimize secure Docker container images using multi-stage builds, distroless base images, non-root execution, and vulnerability-free dependencies while driving continuous optimization of infrastructure provisioning and deployment throughput.
• Ensure compliance with federal security frameworks including NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, DFARS 252.204-7012, and CMMC 2.0 Level 2, supporting A&A activities and documentation (SSP, POA&M, SAR).
• Implement continuous monitoring and security solutions including SIEM integration, vulnerability scanning (Nessus, Tenable.sc), EDR tools, AWS GuardDuty, Security Hub, and STIG hardening across systems and applications.
• Manage software supply chain security including artifact repositories (Nexus, Artifactory, AWS ECR), SBOM generation, artifact signing, and source code repository workflows in GitHub Enterprise/GitLab.
• Create technical documentation and provide mentorship, including architecture diagrams, runbooks, disaster recovery plans, SOPs, and guidance on cloud security best practices, IaC development, and DevSecOps tooling.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in cloud engineering, DevOps/DevSecOps, or cloud security engineering roles.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS (strong preference for GovCloud/FedRAMP environments).
• Experience with DoD Business IT systems
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with security automation in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or AWS-native tools.
• Production experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, Helm).
• Proven experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or CloudFormation.
• Direct experience working with DoD cybersecurity requirements including NIST     800-171, NIST 800-53, DFARS, and/or CMMC.

Certifications (Required)

• DoD 8140 (formerly 8570) IAT Level II or higher certification. Qualifying certifications include:
• CompTIA Security+ CE

Certifications Desired

• CCNA Security
• GICSP, GSEC, or SSCP

 

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What You Can Expect:

 A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$114,600-$252,100