Director of DevSecOps

Steampunk is seeking a Director of DevSecOps to lead and grow our DevSecOps practice across the Federal civilian and Department of Defense (DoD) markets. Reporting to the VP of Delivery and Growth, this leader is accountable for the technical strategy, solutioning, and delivery excellence of our work in cloud, software engineering, IT operations, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and platform engineering. 

This is a rare blend of roles: a hands-on technical visionary who can design a credible solution live in front of a client, a strategic seller who helps win new business, and a delivery-minded leader who can turn a vision into an executable operational plan and rescue programs that are off track. 

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• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance (DoD work may require Secret or higher) 

• BS degree in an IT field, or BS in a non-IT field and 2 years of related IT experience 

• 15+ years of progressive experience in cloud, software engineering, IT operations, testing and DevSecOps, including leadership of technical teams as a lead or architect 

• 8+ years of experience with one or more clouds (AWS, Azure, or GCP) 

• 8+ years of experience building CI/CD pipelines with tools such as GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar 

• 8+ years of experience with Git SCM providers (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) and with one or more programming or scripting languages 

• 5+ years of experience with containers and Kubernetes, and with infrastructure as code and integrating deployments with industry-standard DevSecOps tooling and orchestration 

• Demonstrated experience in SRE and/or platform engineering practices (observability, reliability, automation, internal developer platforms) 

• Demonstrated experience delivering in Agile environments and leading delivery for Federal civilian and/or DoD programs 

• Proven ability to present and solution live in front of varied client audiences, and to turn a vision into a tactical, operational delivery plan 

• Experience supporting business development, such as proposal solutioning, orals, or technical challenges 

• Proven ability to analyze troubled or underperforming programs and lead teams through course correction 

• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills 

• This is a hybrid role located in McLean, VA (3 days/week on site)

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $180,000 to $200,000.  The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here. 

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors.  Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges.  As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.