GPS - DevSecOps Cloud Engineer - Supervising Associate

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From strategy to execution, the Government & Public Sector (GPS) practice of Ernst & Young LLP provides a full range of consulting and audit services to help our Federal, State, Local and Education clients implement new ideas to help achieve their mission outcomes. We deliver real change and measurable results through our diverse, high-performing teams, quality work at the highest professional standards, operational know-how from across our global organization, and creative and bold ideas that drive innovation. We enable our government clients to achieve their mission of protecting the nation and serving the people; increasing public safety; improving healthcare for our military, veterans and citizens; delivering essential public services; and helping those in need. EY is ready to help our government build a better working world. 

 

Our GPS Technology Organization is a structure within the US GPS practice that implements and maintains a new operate and technology model designed specifically to support U.S. defense and Government engagements.

 

The opportunity

 

The DevSecOps role primarily focuses on integrating security practices into the DevOps process, ensuring that security is an integral part of the software development lifecycle.  In short, a DevSecOps professional ensures “security as code” becomes a seamless part of the software development lifecycle, balancing speed, reliability, and safety.

 

Your key responsibilities

 

• Create, develop, and implement solutions to address infrastructure and security requirements
• Ensuring applications and systems comply with CMMC and FedRAMP security standards.
• Generating audit reports and maintaining compliance documentation.
• Identify the needs for build automation, designing, and implementing CICD solutions
• Consult on DevSecOps requirements from diverse application/line of business partners
• Publish and disseminate CICD best practices, patterns, and solutions
• Design action plans in partnership with the DEVOPS team to address CICD platform/tools/solutions’ shortcomings and difficulties and secure design. Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines with integrated security checks and automated testing. Ensure that security is embedded at every stage of the software development lifecycle
• Actively participate in bridge calls with team members and contractors/vendors to prevent or quickly address problems
• Troubleshoot, identify, and fix problems in the DevSecOps domain
• Ensure incident tracking tools are updated in accordance with established norms and processes, gather all essential data and document any discoveries and concerns
• Identify management concerns and problems, assess them, and offer prompt solutions and/or escalation
• Align with technological Systems/Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes and industry-standard service management principles (such as ITIL)
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to promote and enforce secure software development practices. Provide guidance on secure coding standards and practices
• Automated Security Testing: Work with the DEVOPS team to implement automated security testing tools and processes, including static code analysis, dynamic application security testing (DAST), and software composition analysis (SCA)
• Collaborate with the DEVOPS team to ensure the security of containerized applications by implementing best practices for container security, including image scanning, runtime protection, and secure orchestration

 

Skills and attributes for success

 

• Comprehensive technical expertise in a variety of DevSecOps toolkits, including Ansible, Jenkins, Artifactory, Jira, Black Duck, Terraform, Git/Version Control Software, or comparable technologies
• Familiarity with information security frameworks and standards
• Knowledge of DevOps Automation (TerraFrom, GitHub, GitHub Actions)
• Knowledge of Prisma cloud, SIEM, SOC, Nesus, Crowd strike or similar services
• Familiarity with API Security, Container Security, AWS Cloud Security
• Knowledge of PCI-DSS, HIPPA, SOX, GDPR, and CCPA Standards and Policies and the associated certification and audit processes
• Familiarity with Amazon AWS policy, configuration, and security management tools
• Experience with security automation and machine learning
• Proven capacity for thinking leadership and a highly creative problem-solver
• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills

 

To qualify for the role you must have

 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field or relevant experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in DevOps, security, or cloud engineering roles
• Ability to express technical information clearly at different organizational levels

 

Ideally, you’ll also have

 

• Master’s degree preferred
• Experience working in a high clearance government environment is highly desirable
• Experience with Web Application Firewall Engineering is highly desirable
• One of the below certifications:
  • CISM, CISSP or other Security Certifications
  • Auditing and Compliance Certifications such as CISA, PCI-ISA, and PCIP
  • DevSecOps Foundation
  • DevSecOps Practitioner
  • XIN DevSecOps Manager
  • GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA)
  • Certified DevSecOps Engineer (CDSOE)
  • Certified DevSecOps Professional (CDP)
  • DevSecOps Engineering (DSOE)
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

 

  What we offer   We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $83,600 to $156,200. The salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $100,300 to $177,600. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year. Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.  

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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