DevSecOps / Python Engineer

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking an experienced DevSecOps/Python Engineer to provide senior technical leadership and hands-on engineering for secure software delivery, Python automation, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD in a federal enterprise environment. The role establishes secure delivery standards, develops reusable automation and services, and integrates security throughout the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and optimize Git-based CI/CD pipelines for Python and platform workloads using GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or equivalent tools
• Integrate SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets scanning, container scanning, SBOM generation, artifact signing, and security gates into delivery pipelines
• Develop production-grade Python automation, APIs, services, and operational tooling using Python, FastAPI/Flask, REST, and scripting frameworks
• Automate infrastructure and environment provisioning using Terraform, policy-as-code, GitOps, and configuration-as-code practices
• Build and secure Docker/container deployment patterns using Kubernetes/ECS and integrate AWS IAM, networking, secrets, encryption, and logging controls
• Lead secure design reviews, vulnerability remediation, production troubleshooting, incident root-cause analysis, technical mentoring, and continuous improvement

Requirements:

• US Citizenship Required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, or a related technical field
• 10+ years of software engineering, DevSecOps, cloud, platform, or security engineering experience, including senior technical leadership responsibilities
• Expert Python development skills, including FastAPI/Flask, REST APIs, automation, testing, packaging, logging, and secure coding practices
• Strong CI/CD, Git, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes/ECS, AWS, and automated security testing experience
• Knowledge of OWASP, IAM/RBAC, Zero Trust, secrets management, encryption/TLS, observability, vulnerability management, and software supply-chain security
• Experience supporting federal or regulated environments and familiarity with FISMA, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, ATO, and continuous monitoring
• Preferred certifications include AWS, CISSP/Security+, CKA/CKS, Terraform, Python, or comparable DevSecOps credentials