DevSecOps Engineer

Summary

PhoenixTeam delivers technology, cybersecurity, and program management solutions to federal agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs. They are seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to support a project with the VA, focusing on integrating Salesforce, AWS, and other systems to enhance Veteran communications.

Responsibilities

• Assess the end-to-end communication workflow across Salesforce, S-Docs, AWS, and VA Notify
• Evaluate S-Docs' ability to generate accurate, consistent HTML/PDF templates, and identify data dependencies, automation triggers, and governance controls needed to maintain template quality at scale
• Examine AWS Lambda's processing capacity, queueing strategies (e.g., SQS, dead-letter queues), and monitoring capabilities
• Validate the overall solution against operational expectations for scalability, security controls, auditability, observability, and enterprise compliance alignment
• Document findings, architectural decisions, and identified risks/issues to support traceability and future governance reviews
• Produce formal solution documentation — data flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, design considerations, and decision logs — to align technical teams, business stakeholders, and support groups
• Build and refine Salesforce data models, integration components, error-handling logic, and orchestration needed to support end-to-end processing
• Implement AWS components such as API Gateway endpoints, Lambda functions, SQS queueing, dead-letter queues (DLQs), logging/monitoring pipelines, and services that write delivery results back into Salesforce
• Automate configuration management, secrets management, and access controls across the integration layer in accordance with federal security baselines and least-privilege principles
• Integrate application security scanning (SAST/DAST/SCA) into CI/CD pipelines supporting this and other integration workstreams

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Experience in DevOps/DevSecOps or software integration engineering roles, ideally supporting federal government or VA programs
• Hands-on Salesforce development experience, including Apex, Flow/Process Builder, Lightning Web Components, and REST/SOAP or Bulk API integration patterns
• Experience with a Salesforce document-generation/templating tool (e.g., S-Docs, Conga, or similar), including HTML/PDF template design, data dependencies, and automation triggers
• Experience building serverless AWS integrations, including API Gateway, Lambda, SQS/DLQ patterns, and CloudWatch-based monitoring and alerting
• Experience designing or supporting high-volume, fault-tolerant integration pipelines (e.g., outbound email/notification systems), with attention to throughput, API limits, and latency
• Practical experience integrating automated security testing (SAST, DAST, SCA) into build and release pipelines
• Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, the Risk Management Framework (RMF), FISMA, and the federal Assessment & Authorization / ATO process
• Experience with automated testing practices, including high-volume/load testing (50,000+ transactions) and regression test automation
• Experience deploying through CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments (dev, QA, UAT, production), including tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps
• Scripting and automation proficiency in Python, Bash, and/or PowerShell
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to produce solution documentation (data flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, decision logs) for both technical and government audiences
• Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance / favorable suitability determination
• Direct experience with VA Notify or a similar notification-as-a-service platform (e.g., GOV.UK Notify) for outbound email/SMS delivery and status/bounce reporting
• Direct experience supporting VA programs, including familiarity with VA Handbook/Directive 6500, the VA Technical Reference Model (TRM), and the VA ProPath SDLC methodology
• Salesforce certifications (e.g., Platform Developer I/II, Integration Architecture Designer) and/or AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Developer, Solutions Architect)
• Experience with federal GRC/ATO management tools such as eMASS or Xacta
• Experience with SIEM and log management tools (e.g., Splunk, ELK Stack) supporting continuous monitoring
• Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility standards and testing tools
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation)
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery teams on federal contracts

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Experience in DevOps/DevSecOps or software integration engineering roles, ideally supporting federal government or VA programs
• Hands-on Salesforce development experience, including Apex, Flow/Process Builder, Lightning Web Components, and REST/SOAP or Bulk API integration patterns
• Experience with a Salesforce document-generation/templating tool (e.g., S-Docs, Conga, or similar), including HTML/PDF template design, data dependencies, and automation triggers
• Experience building serverless AWS integrations, including API Gateway, Lambda, SQS/DLQ patterns, and CloudWatch-based monitoring and alerting
• Experience designing or supporting high-volume, fault-tolerant integration pipelines (e.g., outbound email/notification systems), with attention to throughput, API limits, and latency
• Practical experience integrating automated security testing (SAST, DAST, SCA) into build and release pipelines
• Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, the Risk Management Framework (RMF), FISMA, and the federal Assessment & Authorization / ATO process
• Experience with automated testing practices, including high-volume/load testing (50,000+ transactions) and regression test automation
• Experience deploying through CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments (dev, QA, UAT, production), including tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps
• Scripting and automation proficiency in Python, Bash, and/or PowerShell
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to produce solution documentation (data flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, decision logs) for both technical and government audiences
• Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance / favorable suitability determination

Nice to Haves

• Direct experience with VA Notify or a similar notification-as-a-service platform (e.g., GOV.UK Notify) for outbound email/SMS delivery and status/bounce reporting
• Direct experience supporting VA programs, including familiarity with VA Handbook/Directive 6500, the VA Technical Reference Model (TRM), and the VA ProPath SDLC methodology
• Salesforce certifications (e.g., Platform Developer I/II, Integration Architecture Designer) and/or AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Developer, Solutions Architect)
• Experience with federal GRC/ATO management tools such as eMASS or Xacta
• Experience with SIEM and log management tools (e.g., Splunk, ELK Stack) supporting continuous monitoring
• Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility standards and testing tools
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation)
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery teams on federal contracts

Benefits

• Professional development support, including certification and training reimbursement.