Lead DevSecOps Engineer at TechSur Solutions
Reston, VA
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Jul 22, 2026
Reston, VA
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior technical lead role focused on designing and operating secure, cloud-native development platforms and CI/CD pipelines for government programs. Day-to-day work spans building Internal Developer Platforms (including Backstage), automating infrastructure with IaC tools, managing Kubernetes-based container environments, embedding security controls across the SDLC, and setting engineering standards. The role also carries responsibility for mentoring engineers and advising both technical teams and customer stakeholders.
Senior level · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 70 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 45–110
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105).
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Why we read it this way (14)
The role is classified as Software Developers (15-1252) because the primary day-to-day work involves designing, building, and shipping CI/CD platforms, IaC automation, and internal developer platforms — not merely operating existing infrastructure. 15-1244 is noted as a runner-up given the significant operational and systems-administration flavor.
No total years of experience are explicitly stated in the posting; seniority is inferred from the 'Senior' title and the breadth of technical leadership responsibilities described.
The degree requirement is marked None because the posting explicitly states 'Equivalent practical experience and demonstrated technical leadership will also be considered' as an alternative to the Bachelor's degree.
GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps are listed as interchangeable CI/CD platform options within the required qualifications; they are captured as alternatives on the CI/CD skill rather than as separate required skills.
npm and yarn are listed as interchangeable build tools; yarn is captured as an alternative to npm.
PowerShell and Bash are listed as interchangeable scripting alternatives to Python; captured as alternatives.
CloudFormation is listed as an IaC alternative to Terraform within the required qualifications; captured as an alternative.
AWS, Azure, and GCP are listed as interchangeable cloud platforms; Azure and GCP are captured as alternatives to AWS.
SAST, DAST, container scanning, dependency scanning, and secrets management are all listed under required security tooling. Container scanning, dependency scanning, and secrets management are general practices rather than named tools, so they are omitted per the no-generic-concepts rule; SAST and DAST are retained as the named tool categories.
ArgoCD and Flux appear under Preferred Qualifications and are captured as preferred with Flux as an alternative.
React, Java, and .NET appear under Preferred Qualifications and are marked preferred.
CKA and CISSP certifications appear under Preferred Qualifications and are marked preferred.
No compensation range is provided in the posting.
No security clearance is explicitly required, though the role supports federal government programs; clearance is not gated.
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