Principal Engineering Lead (DevSecOps)

TL;DR

Principal Engineering Lead (DevSecOps): Establishing and leading engineering operations standards for a large-scale federal data and analytics modernization program with an accent on CI/CD, release governance, and DevSecOps practices. Focus on building secure cloud foundations, optimizing reliability and observability, and ensuring FedRAMP security compliance.

Location: Remote (USA). Must be able to pass U.S. Federal Government public trust clearance (U.S. citizens or meeting specific residency/visa requirements). Work environment operates within the Eastern time zone.

Salary: $127,500 - $170,000

Company

A modern digital services company partnering with government agencies to modernize federal data and analytics platforms.

What you will do

• Lead engineering operations standards, CI/CD, and release governance across the delivery model.
• Implement DevSecOps principles across the lifecycle, focusing on iterative delivery and shifting security left.
• Establish SLO/SLI frameworks and operational readiness criteria for platform and AI-enabled services.
• Drive observability and incident response paths for service health, platform reliability, and security posture.
• Coordinate cloud governance, architecture reviews, and cost management with customer stakeholders.
• Maintain engineering artifacts, IaC modules, and runbooks in customer-accessible systems of record.

Requirements

• Must pass U.S. Federal Government public trust clearance.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering and iterative/continuous engineering principles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or a related technical field.
• Proven experience leading DevSecOps, SRE, or production operations for complex, mission-critical systems.
• Proficiency with cloud infrastructure, IaC, CI/CD tooling, and identity and access management (IAM).
• Knowledge of secure coding, threat modeling, and continuous monitoring practices.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting federal, public sector, or highly regulated data programs.
• Hands-on experience building and optimizing data pipelines within the Databricks platform.
• Familiarity with FISMA, NIST controls, and FedRAMP ATO support.
• Certifications such as AWS, CISSP, Security+, or SRE credentials.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work environment.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement benefits.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Life and disability insurance.