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Job Summary

ICF is seeking a skilled DevSecOps Lead to join our team. You will be responsible for integrating security practices into the DevOps process to enhance the security posture of our applications and infrastructure. Your role involves collaborating with development, operations, and security teams to identify vulnerabilities, automate security testing, and establish best practices for secure coding and deployment. You will support the existing CI/CD pipelines and research ways to continuously improve them while ensuring high quality software solution delivery using modern, secure, scalable, stable environments.

Location

Remote, candidate must reside in the U.S. and work must be performed in the U.S.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for the effectiveness and continuous improvement of all the DevSecOps processes, practices, and activities.
Maintain and improve software solutions delivery across multiple Agile teams.
Maintain CI/CD pipelines using configuration management best practices for developing and deploying web applications.
Research innovative tools that will improve the application infrastructure while reducing costs.
Implement processes and scripts that will automate manual tasks related to software development, testing and deployment to ensure rapid delivery of quality solutions.
Research, develop and enhance DevSecOps monitoring tools and processes.
Manage several integrated environments with multiple systems including connection and security certificates and configurations.
Monitor and maintain the application and immutable infrastructure to ensure performance, stability, and security.
Collaborate with Product Managers, developers, and integration partners to debug applications and scripts to resolve defects and performance issues.
Apply regular, routine security and OS patches as required.
Work with the Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) to oversee the performance of security scans with each build, remediate scan findings and support ongoing authorization and improved security posture.
Support implementation and testing of infrastructure change requests as required.

Required Qualifications

Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance, US Citizenship required.
Must reside in the United States and work must be performed in the United States.
Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years overall IT experience.
Previous experience as a Technical Lead or Project Lead
5+ years of experience with systems development in an Agile environment
5+ Years of Experience integrating deployments with industry standard DevSecOps tooling and orchestration
5+ years of experience with cloud-based data infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
5+ years of experience in programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, Python, ReactJS, Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, or related languages.
5+ years of experience in SQL and experience with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL).

Preferred Qualifications

Certifications: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional, Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert
Experience with product management and collaboration tools such as JIRA
Experience working on federal contracts in a variety of engagement models and team sizes, including custom open-source development, low-code/no-code solutions, data projects, and management consulting related roles.

Professional Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills
Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations preferred

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email Candidateaccommodation@icf.com and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. Read more here: Requesting an Accommodation for the ICF interview process.

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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$102,285.00 - $173,884.00

Nationwide Remote Office (US99)

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