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10a Labs

Research Fellow

Washington, DC · On-site +1

$32.50/hr

Conduct open-source and targeted research in various sources, including social media, forums, and ... Comfort working independently and collaboratively in a remote setting. * Basic scripting skills (e ...

CIS Secure

Senior Android Platform Developer

Ashburn, VA · On-site +1

$104K - $142K/yr

Location: Remote Responsibilities * Support and extend altOS, our custom Android distribution ... Experience compiling, modifying, and installing/flashing the Android Open Source Project (AOSP)

CIS Secure

Senior Android Platform Developer

Ashburn, VA · On-site +1

$104K - $142K/yr

Location: Remote Responsibilities * Support and extend altOS, our custom Android distribution ... Experience compiling, modifying, and installing/flashing the Android Open Source Project (AOSP)

CIS Secure

Senior Android Platform Developer

Ashburn, VA · On-site +1

$104K - $142K/yr

Location: Remote Responsibilities * Support and extend altOS, our custom Android distribution ... Experience compiling, modifying, and installing/flashing the Android Open Source Project (AOSP)

Lexical Intelligence LLC

NLM Cloud Engineer III

Bethesda, MD · Remote

$59.50 - $79.50/hr

Familiarity with Apache server services and open-source software administration * Experience ... Deliver day-to-day cloud operations support, including secure remote access, administration of ...

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Evergreen Posting: DevSecOps Engineer

North Bethesda, MD • Remote

Coforma
IT Services • 51 - 200 employees
Learn more about Coformaexternal

Full-time

Re-posted 29 days ago

Job description

We are actively building a pipeline of talented individuals in anticipation of upcoming project needs. By applying to this evergreen position, you recognize that while an immediate vacancy may not exist, you are eager to be part of our future cross-disciplinary efforts to improve lives through human-centered technology.
Our DevSecOps Engineers enjoy tackling complex problems while working with other members of our cross-disciplinary teams to deliver elegant products across a modern technology stack. They are skilled experts across the stack, building accessible applications that put people first with code that is clean, maintainable, well-documented, and well-tested. They oversee builds, deployments, automated processes, and CI/CD pipelines, and are experienced at using infrastructure as code.
At Coforma, engineers work closely with researchers and designers throughout a project's lifecycle, collaborating to add perspective and increase understanding. As such, your passion for articulating technology solutions that aim to improve lives is a feature, not a bug.
Join us in building software that makes an impact and implementing human-centered solutions we can be proud to say we worked on together.
Note: We're a remote-first organization, but some roles may require occasional travel. If a role has travel requirements or a hybrid or full time in-office schedule, this will be disclosed at the beginning of the hiring process.
We participate in E-Verify. Upon hire, we will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.

Due to the nature of our work with the US federal government, all roles are required to work from the contiguous United States. Remote positions are open to applicants in the states listed below. To ensure we remain compliant with all state, county, and local employment and tax regulations, applicants must currently reside in one of the following states to be considered for employment with Coforma. This list will be updated periodically as our PeopleOps team works to open up hiring in additional states.
  • Arizona
  • California
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Montana
  • Nevada
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Oregon
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • Wisconsin
  • Write and review code, ensuring high standards of quality, maintainability, and test coverage
  • Solve problems across the tech stack alongside other engineers on the team, building new systems and improving existing ones
  • Lead other developers through ideation and articulation of solutions with an eye toward integration and reducing burden and tech debt
  • Consistently apply best practices, including a focus on accessibility
  • Collaborate with team members and government/client stakeholders to craft creative solutions and build technology products that improve the lives of those in the communities they serve
  • Engage with coworkers across disciplines according to agile and Scrum methodologies, including participating in planning, breaking down requirements into tasks, refinement, and estimation, etc.
  • Open-source programming languages, like JavaScript/TypeScript, Ruby, Python, Java, etc.
  • Frameworks, libraries, or runtimes, like React, Rails, Node, Next, Angular, Spring, etc.
  • Testing frameworks like Jest, Testing Library, Mocha, Playwright, Cypress, etc.
  • How to leverage the command line via shell scripting
  • APIs and databases of various types, like SQL, Dynamo, Mongo, Postgres, etc.
  • Infrastructure tools like Terraform, Serverless, Amazon CDK, etc.
  • CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Circle, etc.
  • Cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, etc.
  • Observability and monitoring tools like Datadog, Splunk, SonarQube, NewRelic, Nessus, etc.
  • Security best practices like vulnerability scanning and remediation, threat modeling and detection, and static and dynamic testing
  • How to deliver polished, scalable, maintainable, performant code 
  • How to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
  • Agile and Scrum development methodologies

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:
  • 3 or more years of experience building applications with open-source programming languages, modern frameworks, libraries, or runtimes
  • Prior experience in developing software in the digital services, government, or federal consulting space
  • 3 or more years of experience working with APIs and databases of various types
  • 3 or more years of experience working with modern testing frameworks, libraries, and testing services via APIs of various types
  • 3 or more years of experience working with cloud platforms, infrastructure tools, and IAC
  • 3 or more years of experience with observability and monitoring tools
  • 3 or more years of experience integrating CI/CD and pipeline tools
  • Internet: Will prioritize and maintain access to strong, reliable internet for the remote nature of our work, except when on vacation or holiday.
  • Security: Will keep the highest security practices to ensure privacy and security of Coforma and client information, given the nature of our work, even when on vacation.
  • Travel Flexibility: On request and with advanced notice, will attend in-person events such as meetings, workshops, and trainings as assigned for projects that require it.
  • Brand Representation: Will represent Coforma professionally and sincerely, modeling our Company Values in all interactions.

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