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We are seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer with Technical Scrum Master experience to support a high-performing team of engineers, developers, and client leaders. This dual role requires a balance of 50% hands-on DevSecOps/SRE responsibilities and 50% Agile/Scrum leadership. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, proven experience in secure CI/CD practices, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams in a dynamic, client-facing environment.
What will you do:
DevSecOps Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, ensuring automation, security, and efficiency across environments.
- Apply DevSecOps best practices, integrating security and compliance controls into the delivery process.
- Build and evolve infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
- Manage and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure, including IAM, CloudWatch, and OpenSearch.
- Support Kubernetes (EKS) environments for scalable, containerized application deployments.
- Implement and maintain security tools (e.g., Aqua, DLP) to ensure compliance and resilience.
- Leverage GitLab CI/CD for environment management, feature flagging, and DORA metrics reporting.
- Ensure reliability, performance, and security standards are upheld across infrastructure and applications.
- Proficient in at least one programming/scripting language (Python, Java, PowerShell, etc.).
Scrum Master Responsibilities:
- Lead Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, reviews) and ensure Agile best practices.
- Partner with Product Owners to define and prioritize user stories, maintain the product backlog, and support backlog refinement.
- Utilize Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Kanban methodologies to track team velocity and improve delivery cadence.
- Represent the Scrum Team in Program Increment (PI) Planning and program-level ceremonies.
- Create and manage user stories, sprint artifacts, and documentation in Jira and Confluence.
- Coordinate with the PMO and Government Product Owners to ensure alignment with mission objectives.
- Document requirements and manage releases in ServiceNow.
- Facilitate collaboration across cross-functional teams and multiple vendors for timely, high-quality releases.
- Communicate technical and programmatic information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Produce and present high-quality reports, presentations, and findings for senior leadership.
- Submit weekly/monthly status reports and other deliverables as required.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience or 12 years of experience and a HS Degree.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in DevOps, SRE, or software engineering.
- 3+ years of Scrum Master or Agile team leadership experience.
- Hands-on expertise with AWS, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, EKS, and security automation.
- Strong understanding of SAFe, Agile, and DevSecOps principles.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and presentation skills — ability to interface directly with clients and executives.
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or equivalent
- Security+ / CISSP (a plus)
Peraton Overview
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
