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Software Security Engineer, Senior, #893
Clearance: U.S. Citizenship is required. Must be able to obtain a DHS public trust clearance.
Dev Technology Group is looking for a Software Security Engineer, Senior to support both Operations & Maintenance (O&M) and new development efforts for a federal government client. The ideal candidate will have relevant Cybersecurity experience, strong collaboration and communication skills, and the ability to manage complex work activities in a deadline-driven environment. This is a great opportunity to work on mission-critical systems that provide clear value to end users and our federal government clients.
What You'll Be Doing:
The overall responsibility of the Software Security Engineer is to implement, test, and operate advanced software security techniques in compliance with technical reference architecture. Key responsibilities of the Software Security Engineer include:
- Performing on-going security testing and code review to improve software security.
- Troubleshooting and debugging issues that arise.
- Providing engineering designs for new software solutions to help mitigate security vulnerabilities.
- Contributing to all levels of the architecture.
- Maintaining technical documentation.
- Consulting team members on secure coding practices.
- Developing and maintaining familiarity with new tools and best practices.
- Engineering and implementing DevOpsSec (CI/CD) pipelines and incorporate security protocols while deploying infrastructure as code (IaC).
Required Education, Experience, and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) field and nine (7) years IT security (Cybersecurity) experience; OR No Bachelor’s Degree with eleven (11) or more years of IT security (Cybersecurity) experience
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Agile development experience
- Excellent active listening skills
- Ability to discuss technical issues with non-technical, executive-level government officials
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) Certification, or Certified Application Security Engineer (CASE) Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills:
- 5 or more years of technical leadership
- With DevOpsSec pipeline tools including configuration management, requirements (e.g. JIRA), automated testing, automated deployments, blue green deployments, and branching strategy and implementation
- With Systems Engineering processes and milestones; understanding of the requirements analysis, decomposition, and allocation process
- Performing Security Control Assessment in compliance with NIST SP 800- 37, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-53A, and other NIST 800 guide series
Who We Are
Dev Technology is a growing IT company with an employee-centric culture that works on mission-critical projects for the federal government. We partner with our federal customers to deliver technology services and solutions, and to drive our client’s missions forward through innovation. We use Agile and DevSecOps principles to provide services including application development, biometrics and identity management, cloud and infrastructure optimization, IT and legacy modernization, and data management.
As a Washington Post Top Workplace award winner for the past ELEVEN years in a row, the Top Workplaces USA for the past three years, and a recipient of the Companies As Responsive Employers (CARE) Award for the past four years, Dev Technology employees enjoy:
- Generous and flexible time-off policy
- Flexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects
- Career development opportunities including a mentorship program, technical and management training through Dev University, hands-on learning through DevLab, tuition reimbursement, and paid training opportunities
- Industry-leading benefits including a choice of two health plans that include dental and vision, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, life insurance, and more
- 401K matching with a 5% matching contribution
- Regular team and company social events including our annual party, happy hours, fitness challenges, and more
- A focus on community engagement including company wide support activities, employer match for donations, and time off for volunteer efforts
- To learn more about working at Dev Technology visit, Working At Dev Technology Group
Dev Technology Group operates in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV.
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