DevSecOps Engineer - Vector Consulting, Inc - Mechanicsburg, PA
Vector Consulting, Inc
Our government client is looking for an experienced
DevSecOps Engineer on a hybrid 6+ months renewable contract role in
Mechanicsburg, PA.
Position-
DevSecOps Engineer
Job Overview
Hands-on security automation for AWS delivery. Build secure-by-default CDK constructs and CloudFormation templates, wire them into CI/CD, and enforce compliance checks that map to CJIS and NIST. Azure support is a future consideration, not a core day-one duty.
Scope boundaries
Does not own enterprise AWS Organizations or SCP operations.Designs and builds reference guardrails and enforcement patterns that can be deployed by enterprise teams.Focuses on preventive controls and compliance automation, not incident response.
What You Will Deliver
First 90 days
Pipeline security templates in GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps with SAST, SCA, IaC, container, and secret scanning gates.Compliance as code in reference accounts: AWS Config rules and Security Hub standards aligned to CJIS and NIST 800-53, with exceptions workflow documented.IaC reference modules using AWS CDK and CloudFormation for IAM least privilege, KMS, Secrets Manager, logging, and network baselines; Terraform equivalents provided where teams require them.Evidence exports tying checks to control IDs and producing auditor-ready artifacts.
Ongoing
Harden CDK/CFT modules and pipeline templates as compliance needs evolve.Coach pilot teams to adopt templates.Raise gaps to enterprise teams for org-level enforcement.
Day-to-day responsibilities
Author and maintain AWS CDK constructs and CloudFormation templates; provide Terraform versions as secondary.Implement AWS Config conformance, Security Hub standards, and GuardDuty routing in reference accounts.Wire scanning in CI/CD for app code, containers, and IaC.Create reusable GitHub/Azure DevOps templates with enforcement gates and exception handling.Generate posture and evidence reports mapped to CJIS and NIST controls.
Required Experience
5+ years AWS security automation and DevOps.