At Ardent , we hire people who want more than a job — they want to serve a mission that matters. Our teams support the federal government’s most critical national security and defense priorities, helping protect the nation, strengthen resilience, and advance the technologies and capabilities that keep America secure. For veterans, cleared professionals, and purpose-driven innovators, Ardent is a place to continue serving alongside a team that understands the importance of the mission and the people behind it.

Benefits

and flexibility that stand out: competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, flexible PTO, federal holidays off, tuition reimbursement, professional development support, wellness stipends, and a culture that values and rewards hard work, dedication, and adaptability. If you want to build something meaningful, while enjoying the kind of flexibility and support that you need to do your best work — Ardent is where your next mission begins. Ardent is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to join our team.

This position is based in Washington, DC and may require a combination of on-site and remote support depending on program needs. Position Description: Ardent is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to support infrastructure automation, secure software delivery, CI/CD pipeline development, container orchestration, and security integration activities within a hybrid cloud environment. This role will work closely with engineering teams to enhance existing DevSecOps capabilities, improve automation, strengthen security controls, and support modernization initiatives across enterprise infrastructure and application environments.

Requirements

: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting DevSecOps, Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, or related disciplines. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and/or OpenTofu.

Experience with Configuration as Code (CaC) using Ansible. Experience designing, developing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar technologies.

Responsibilities

and Duties: Maintain, extend, and improve Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and OpenTofu. Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles to automate system configuration, compliance enforcement, patch management, and application deployment. Build, maintain, and enhance GitHub Actions workflows supporting automated build, test, security scanning, and deployment processes.

Integrate security controls throughout the software development lifecycle using DevSecOps and Shift-Left security practices. Support containerized application delivery using Docker and Kubernetes. Develop and maintain Dockerfiles, Kubernetes manifests, and Helm charts following security and operational best practices.

Support namespace management, RBAC configuration, cluster health monitoring, and container troubleshooting activities. Implement and maintain security gates including SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, secrets detection, and policy-as-code validation. Support compliance and hardening initiatives aligned with CIS benchmarks, NIST standards, and organizational security baselines.

Participate in sprint planning, standups, technical reviews, peer reviews, and engineering collaboration activities. Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and configuration records. Support code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement efforts across infrastructure and software delivery pipelines.