We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Specialist to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for integrating security practices into our DevOps processes, ensuring that security is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle. You will work closely with development, operations, and security teams to automate and enhance our CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and application security.
This Position will:
- Integrate security tools and practices into DevOps workflows (e.g., SAST, DAST, SCA).
- Automate security testing and compliance checks.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure secure coding and deployment practices.
- Monitor and respond to security incidents and vulnerabilities.
- Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) with security best practices.
- Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments.
- Stay current with emerging security threats, tools, and technologies.
- When needed, advise on cloud strategy for the government client in assessing cloud alternatives, migration strategy, procurement strategy, identifying a suite of applications for the cloud, and achieving optimization of economics, compute, storage, scale, performance, and redundancies.
- Develop supporting in-depth analysis that will include economic feasibility assessments via business case development for DevSecOps in an enterprise cloud architecture.
- Advise on overall strategy and alignment with modernization of Client IT infrastructure including cloud hybrid and on-premises solutions with provisions for security, low latency connectivity, and mobile service delivery.
- Assist in the development of an application rationalization strategy, a cloud migration approach, and a cloud assessment framework optimize Client IT workloads in a hybrid or multi-cloud environment.
- Provide analysis and oversight for technical processes to provision cloud-based service models and related hosting in DevSecOps environments for use within the enterprise.
- Support the development and use of governance frameworks for cloud management along with provisions for security, data protections, privacy, and relevant safeguards.
- The candidate must be a strong written and oral communicator and be comfortable interacting with clients and serving as confidant of senior consulting leadership.
- Support the client management and stakeholders to plan for and address risks and issues as they occur, to ensure that the project remains on schedule and within budget.
- Assist in the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure CI/CD pipelines.
What You Will Need:
- US Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a DHS Suitability/Public Trust.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 3+ years of experience in DevOps, Security Engineering, or related roles.
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud security.
- Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with security tools (e.g., SonarQube, OWASP ZAP, Aqua, Snyk).
- Understanding of compliance standards (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST).
- Certifications such as AWS Certified Security, Certified DevSecOps Professional, or CISSP.
- Experience with multiple IaC tools (i.e., Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins).
- Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture and secure software supply chain practices.
- Experience supporting federal government customers and/or prior experience within the federal government.
- Demonstrated experience of hands-on experience providing writing support, go-to-market support, and interfacing with government cloud team(s) to the field of technology management, IT strategy and/or analytics.
- Demonstrated facilitation and presentation skills targeting all levels of an organization and across business and technical functions leveraging visualization platforms (PowerBI, Powerpoint).
Flexible work from home options available.
Our Story
D. Kent Consulting Group, LLC (DKC Group), established in 2016, is a mission solutions engineering firm specializing in designing, integrating, and optimizing complex organizational and technical systems. Our focus is on enabling agile, resilient, and high‑performing mission environments across federal enterprises.
DKC Group brings deep technical and operational expertise in mission engineering, enterprise architecture, and large‑scale program modernization. Following a distinguished public-sector career, DKC Group was founded in the Washington, D.C. region to continue advancing mission readiness and technical excellence within government and industry.
We engineer mission-aligned capabilities that improve performance, strengthen decision-making, and accelerate delivery of services to the American public. DKC Group supports organizations of all sizes by shaping technical strategies, optimizing system architectures, and driving solution execution for mission‑critical programs. Our approach ensures measurable outcomes, operational efficiency, and strong return on investment.
Why Work With Us?
Joining DKC Group means contributing to the engineering and integration of capabilities that directly support national missions. We seek professionals skilled in systems engineering, architecture, data-driven design, and complex problem-solving. If you are passionate about enabling mission success through advanced engineering and strategic technical design, you will find a highly impactful and rewarding environment with us.
