Integration engineer Jobs in Arvada, CO

(Remote Position)

Company Information

NexGen Technologies, Inc. is a leading IT services firm specializing in delivering innovative, high‑quality solutions to our federal government clients. Our core competencies include IT professional support services, software development, cloud services, IT Operations, Agile project management, and GIS services.

Job Summary

The DevOps Integration Engineer serves as the primary technical and compliance integrator responsible for embedding RMF-aligned security controls, automated compliance checks, and continuous monitoring capabilities into CI/CD pipelines. This role drives the transition from traditional ATO processes to continuous ATO (cATO) by designing automated workflows, implementing real-time security validation, and ensuring DevSecOps teams operate in full alignment with cybersecurity requirements. The position is critical to advancing automation maturity, strengthening security posture, and enabling rapid, compliant delivery across development and deployment environments.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• There are no supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (as assigned)

• Integrates CI/CD pipelines into RMF processes, enabling automated compliance validation, implementation of security controls, and real-time security scans for continuous ATO. Critical for supporting automation and security integration under RMF compliance workflows.

• Leads the integration of RMF compliance into DevSecOps pipelines to support automated compliance validations and facilitate cATO workflows.

• Designs CI/CD workflows including automated security scans, continuous monitoring activities, and vulnerability remediations integrated into development cycles.

• Aligns DevSecOps team efforts with RMF compliance objectives, embedding security controls into testing and deployment pipelines.

• Develops playbooks or processes for transitioning from traditional ATO to cATO, helping teams operationalize real-time compliance checks.

• Proposes tools and techniques to enhance automation maturity for security controls, risk assessments, and compliance validation.

• Other duties as assigned.

Technical Skills

• Experience integrating security controls and RMF requirements into DevSecOps pipelines.

• Strong understanding of RMF, NIST SP 800‑53 Rev. 4/5, 8500.01, and continuous monitoring practices.

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).

• FedRAMP Moderate compliance experience.

• Zero Trust Maturity Level 2 implementation.

• Azure Government (Sentinel, Defender, WAF, DDoS Protection, Key Vault).

• IATO/ATO documentation support. PIA and SORN familiarity.

• CI/CD pipeline security scanning (SAST, DAST, SCA). Infrastructure as Code (Bicep/Terraform).

• Familiarity with SIEM, vulnerability management platforms, and continuous monitoring technologies.

Desired Skills

• Experience supporting or implementing continuous ATO (cATO) frameworks.

• Knowledge of cloud security (AWS, Azure, Cloud environments).

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).

• Security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, Security+, or equivalent certifications.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, Computer Science, or related field.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to collaborate with ISSMs, ISSOs, system owners, and engineering teams.

• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Understanding of federal IT compliance standards, including Section 508, FISMA, and FEDRAMP.

• Ability to identify, address, and mitigate security risks in collaboration with technical teams.

• Must be able to pass background screening prior to employment.

• US Citizenship, legal permanent residence, or US work authorization with a minimum of 3 years of US presence is required due to federal contract requirements.

Physical Requirements

• Reliable internet (50 Mbps down / 25 Mbps up) and a secure remote work environment.

• Reasonable accommodations will be provided as needed. (We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions.)

Compensation: $105,000-130,000 per year

(The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions.)

NexGen Technologies, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

(Last Revision: 2026‑04-02)