DevOps Security Engineer ( US Citizen, Ogden, Utah)

Role : DevOps Security Engineer ( US citizen)

Location : Ogden, UTAH ( 100% Onsite role., NO REMOTE )

US Citizens with current active clearance or who can obtain clearance in the future

Relocation assistance can be provided for the right candidate

Blue Yonder Defense Solutions (BYDS) is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to help integrate security practices into our software development and DevOps processes. This role will work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to build and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines, automate security testing, and ensure our platforms and applications meet enterprise security standards. The ideal candidate is passionate about automation, cloud-native security, and secure software delivery, and has experience embedding security into modern DevOps environments.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

DevSecOps Implementation

Design and implement security controls within CI/CD pipelines to ensure secure software delivery.

Integrate automated security testing tools such as SAST, DAST, SCA, and container scanning.

Embed security checks into build and deployment processes to identify vulnerabilities early in the SDLC.

Platform & Infrastructure Security

Work with DevOps teams to secure cloud infrastructure, containers, and Kubernetes environments.

Implement Infrastructure-as-Code security scanning and policy enforcement.

Automation & Tooling

Develop automation scripts and integrations to support security workflows.

Maintain and enhance CI/CD platforms and pipeline security tooling.

Integrate vulnerability management tools with development workflows.

Collaboration

Partner with developers and QA teams to promote secure coding practices.

Assist engineering teams in remediating vulnerabilities identified during testing and scanning.

Collaborate with internal and customer security teams to implement organizational security standards.

Compliance & Governance

Support security compliance requirements such as SOC2, FedRAMP, or DoD security standards where applicable.

Assist with security audits and vulnerability remediation tracking.

Help maintain documentation of DevSecOps processes and controls.

Required Qualifications

3–6 years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, or security engineering.

Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar).

Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

Understanding of secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) practices.

Experience integrating security tools such as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), Container vulnerability scanning

Scripting experience (Python, Bash, or similar).

Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

Experience implementing DevSecOps practices in enterprise software environments.

Knowledge of container and Kubernetes security best practices.

Experience with secrets management solutions (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault).

Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, CIS Benchmarks, OWASP Top 10

Experience supporting government or regulated environments (FedRAMP, DoD Impact Levels, etc.).

Security certifications such as Security+, CISSP (associate level), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)

Key Skills

DevSecOps and secure SDLC

CI/CD automation

Cloud security

Container and Kubernetes security

Vulnerability management

Infrastructure as Code

Security tooling integration

Additional Skills

Must be well versed in working with a diverse group of stakeholders - business analysts, solution architects, technical managers, developers, QA, customer IT

Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills

Ability to work while embedded in customers’ teams remotely

High degree of initiative and ownership to take a task and own it from inception to completion

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