- Level
- Mid level
- Experience
- Not stated
- Work style
- Remote
- Full-time
- Pay
- $110k to $145k
At a glance
The role in plain English
This DevSecOps Engineer role focuses on building and securing CI/CD pipelines for an enterprise data platform serving the US Department of Veterans Affairs. The position involves automating security, managing secrets, and ensuring compliance with federal standards. It suits candidates with hands-on DevSecOps experience in cloud environments, especially Azure, and familiarity with federal compliance frameworks. The work is fully remote within the US, and involves regular collaboration with cloud, data, and governance teams.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for platform releases
- Embed automated security scanning and policy enforcement
- Manage deployment credentials and secrets securely
- Apply Zero Trust and policy-as-code across the platform
- Support compliance and ATO evidence collection
What they're looking for
Essential
- DevSecOps experience in cloud environments
- CI/CD pipeline development skills
- Experience with automated security scanning
- Secrets management experience (e.g., Azure Key Vault)
- Bachelor's degree
Nice to have
- Familiarity with FISMA, NIST 800-53, RMF
- Infrastructure as code experience (Terraform or similar)
Core skills
- CI/CD pipelines
- Azure
- Secrets management
- Terraform
- Security scanning
- Zero Trust
- Policy-as-code
The shape of the job
Technical depth
3/5
Pace
3/5
Ownership
3/5
Teamwork
4/5
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About Oddball
Oddball builds software for the federal sector, focusing on improving government services.
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Oddball believes that the best products are built when companies understand and value the things they are working on. We value learning and growth and the ability to make a big impact at a small company. We believe that we can make big changes happen and improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space.
This position is contingent upon contract award.
We’re looking for a DevSecOps Engineer to join our VA team, building and securing the pipelines that deliver an enterprise data platform.
What you'll be doing:
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for platform releases
- Embed automated security scanning and policy enforcement into every release
- Harden pipelines and manage deployment credentials and secrets safely
- Apply Zero Trust principles and policy-as-code across the platform
- Support continuous compliance and ATO evidence collection
- Partner with cloud, data, and governance teams to keep releases secure and compliant
What you’ll bring:
- DevSecOps experience building CI/CD pipelines in cloud environments, ideally Azure
- Experience with automated code, dependency, container, and secrets scanning
- Secrets management experience, such as Azure Key Vault
- Infrastructure as code experience with Terraform or similar
- Familiarity with FISMA , NIST 800-53 , and RMF is a plus
- Thrives in a remote, collaborative Agile environment and genuinely enjoys working across cloud and security teams
- Communicates clearly and openly, whether writing up a control or working through a pipeline issue with engineers
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. In alignment with federal contract requirements, certain roles may also require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and/or a security clearance.
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree
Benefits:
- Fully remote
- Tech & Education Stipend
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Company Match 401(k) plan
- Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities:
Oddball is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact an Oddball HR representative to request such an accommodation by emailing hello@Oddball.io
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
At Oddball, we may use AI-assisted tools as part of our recruitment process to help review applications, verify applicant information, and identify potentially fraudulent submissions. These tools support our recruiting team in maintaining a fair and secure hiring process. AI-generated findings are reviewed by our recruiting team and are not used as the sole basis for hiring decisions.
Compensation:
At Oddball, it’s important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly. In alignment with state legal requirements. A range for the included position is listed below. Be advised, actual offer details are determined by job category, job location, and candidate skill level.
United States Wage Range: $110,000 – $145,000
