DevSecOps/Container Security Engineer
Bathesda, MD/Reston, VA/Washington, DC, VA
Description

About Apavo 

Apavo is a woman-owned cybersecurity company supporting Department of Defense and Intelligence Community missions. We're a small, dedicated team where your expertise is valued and your work directly supports national security. 

About the Role 

Apavo is hiring a DevSecOps Engineer to build and verify hardened software releases for an Intelligence Community AI program. You'll own the secure pipeline that turns code into trusted, deployable containers. 

What You'll Do 

  • Build and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines that produce hardened, digest-pinned container images. 
  • Generate SBOMs, run vulnerability scans, and produce signed provenance and attestations for each release. 
  • Review STIG findings and remediate or document each one. 
  • Produce release evidence that both machines and security reviewers can read. 
  • Work with the ISSE to feed release evidence into the authorization package. 
Requirements

Required Qualifications 

  • Active TS/SCI clearance. 
  • 8+ years in DevSecOps, build and release engineering, or application security. 
  • Hands-on experience with container builds, SBOMs, and vulnerability scanning tools. 
  • Experience applying STIGs and remediating findings. 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Hardened base images, multi-architecture builds, and artifact signing. 
  • Experience in IL4 or classified environments. 
  • A DoD 8570/8140 baseline certification. 

Benefits 

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance starting on your first day, with Apavo covering 90% effective January 1, 2027. 
  • 401(k) with a 3.5% employer match, starting January 1, 2027. 
  • 20 days of paid time off plus 11 paid federal holidays. 
  • Up to $3,000 a year in training and certification reimbursement. 
  • Parking reimbursement. 

Apavo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Salary Description
$175,000-$230,000/year