Lead DevSecOps Engineer

General information

Requisition #

R71905

Locations

USA-FL-Tampa

Posting Date

11/12/2026

Security Clearance Required

Secret

Remote Type

Onsite

Time Type

Full time

Description & Requirements

Elevate your career with MANTECH International Corporation! Join a dynamic team dedicated to national security through cutting-edge technology. Since 1968, MANTECH has led in delivering advanced solutions to government intelligence, the Department of Defense, and Federal Civilian sectors. Dive into innovation in Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and Software Development. Your journey to impactful work and rapid growth starts now-be extraordinary at MANTECH!

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MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Lead DevSecOps Engineer to join our team in Tampa, FL. This is an onsite position.

The Lead DevSecOps Engineer will serve as a platform team developer responsible for developing, maintaining, and managing enterprise CI/CD pipelines across a wide variety of mission-critical applications. In this role, you will operate as part of a co-located platform engineering team, functioning as a technical generalist across pipeline architectures and automated security controls while delivering robust, scalable platform capabilities.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Architecting, implementing, and optimizing automated CI/CD pipelines supporting hundreds of enterprise applications.
• Developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining hardened containerized applications and orchestration workflows.
• Integrating automated application security testing (SAST/DAST), vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks directly into build cycles.
• Managing source version control structures, automated build/release processes, and artifact management systems across the platform.
• Collaborating with platform engineers and stakeholders to establish repeatable deployment baselines and operational platform standards.
• Troubleshooting complex build, integration, and platform deployment issues to ensure high availability and pipeline reliability.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline, combined with 8+ years of progressive engineering experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience implementing enterprise-scale DevSecOps pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or comparable toolsets.
• Demonstrated experience developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, or container runtimes.
• Strong working knowledge of source version control systems (e.g., Git), automated build/release tools, and end-to-end CI/CD methodologies.
• In-depth understanding of the end-to-end Software Build process, deployment packaging, and artifact lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated passion for building, scaling, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines across a large enterprise environment supporting hundreds of applications.
• Strong security-first mindset with direct experience embedding automated security controls and compliance practices into developer workflows.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience operating within co-located, cross-functional platform engineering teams supporting disconnected or specialized product development groups.
• Industry certifications such as AWS/Azure Certified DevOps Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or Security+.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling such as Terraform, Ansible, or Helm.
• Experience with enterprise security scanning and artifact repository tools such as SonarQube, Fortify, Anchore, Nexus, or Artifactory.

Clearance Requirements:

• An active Secret security clearance is required, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering technical briefings; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

MANTECH considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with MANTECH, please email us at careers@mantech.com and provide your name and contact information.