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ValidaTek currently seeking a highly experienced DevSecOps Engineer with a strong background in deploying and managing SOAR platforms hosted in an AWS environment. As a Senior DevSecOps Engineer, you will play a critical role in our TOSS (Technical Operation Support Services) contract, collaborating with DevSecOps engineers and stakeholders to streamline automation and develop innovative solutions. The ideal candidate will possess extensive expertise in Swimlane Turbine deployment, Python, API development, cross-platform development, and AWS cloud management. Additionally, a basic understanding of networking and SOAR products is essential.

• Provide technical expertise and real-life experience in creating innovative solutions within the cybersecurity space
• Develop and implement automations of operation workflow
• Proactively collaborate, develop, and design security orchestrations with SMEs/engineers, vendors, and project stakeholders
• Utilize Python and other relevant tools to streamline automation and develop APIs
• Work within the existing environment leveraging Power Automate, SolarWinds alert automation, Python scripting, and Ansible to build upon and improve existing automation processes
• Build end-to-end automated processes using Swimlane to react to incoming tickets, parse information from these tickets (e.g., ServiceNow), and integrate with other TOC-created solutions

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant STEM discipline or equivalent experience
• Proven experience deploying and managing SOAR platforms in an AWS environment, with a focus on Swimlane Turbine
• Ability to obtain USCIS EOD clearance
• 2+ years of experience developing with Python
• At least 3 years of experience in software development with COTS integration
• Experience collaborating, developing, and designing operation orchestrations with SMEs/engineers, vendors, and project stakeholders
• Strong Python programming skills and experience with JavaScript
• Extensive knowledge of AWS cloud services and architecture
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools, version control systems, and collaboration platforms
• Innovative mindset, demonstrated by the ability to build upon existing solutions and create cutting-edge automation processes
• Basic understanding of networking and SOAR products

Preferred:

• Terraform experience for infrastructure provisioning
• Experience with container services (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Possesses the Swimlane Certified SOAR Developer (SCSD) certification
• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certification
• Linux administration experience
• Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, Google, or Azure)
• Working knowledge of one or more programming/script languages such as C/C++, C#, JavaScript, Node.js, Bash, and PowerShell
• Experience with the ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) stack, Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK), Kafka, Beats, and/or Splunk
• Experience using Agile methodologies
• Prior government, large enterprise, and/or consulting experience

ValidaTek is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Applicants who are selected for employment will be required to verify authorization to work in the United States.

Offers of employment will be contingent upon passing a post-offer background check.