Senior Dev Sec Ops Engineer - Information Technologies

City of Jacksonville FL
US - Florida - Jacksonville
June 29, 2024

Location : Jacksonville, FL

Job Type: Appointed Employee

Job Number: 2024-05833

Department: FINANCE

Opening Date: 06/27/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

Are you looking for a position with a work/life balance? Do you want to earn four weeks off during your first year of employment? Do you want low and no cost health insurance options? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to complete your application now. Work for the city you love!!!

The Information Technology Division is actively seeking a Senior Dev Sec Ops Engineer -Information Technology.

Did you know as a City of Jacksonville employee, you would also have 12 paid holidays and a personal leave day as well? In addition to health insurance, dental, vision, life insurance and flexible spending plans are also available. City of Jacksonville employees are also eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness after 10 years of public service and on-time payments

The Senior DevSecOps Engineer reports to the Applications Development Project Manager and is responsible for building, testing, and maintaining tools and infrastructure to help the organization develop and release software faster and more efficiently with the appropriate level of security. This individual must work in a collaborative environment with various teams within the organization (i.e. Infrastructure, Security, Development). The primary function of this role will be to administer GitHub by implementing security controls, collaborating with different teams, automating, and monitoring processes, and providing technical support.

Examples of WorkPrimary responsibilities include the following:

DevSecOps Implementation: Designs, implements, and maintains GitHub best practices throughout the software development cycle.
Collaboration: Collaboratively define, scope, prioritize, and estimate tasks. Optimize and manage a healthy GitHub environment.
Security: Works closely with development, operations, and security teams to implement GitHub Advanced Security including Dependabot automated dependency updates, secret scanning, and code scanning.
Risk Management: Conducts security risk assessments and recommend mitigating risks. Detect, troubleshoot, and provide solutions to the problems in the DevSecOps domain.
Automation: Maintains and develops automation and continuous build/integration/deployment infrastructure for multiple environments
Documentation: Documents DevSecOps processes and ensure that the DevSecOps platform is up-to-date and properly maintained
Performance Optimization: Identifies and addresses performance bottlenecks. Recognize management concerns and challenges, evaluate them, and offer prompt solutions and/or escalation.
Project Management and ITIL: Aligns with standard Project Management methodologies and industry-standard service management principles (such as ITIL)

(These essential functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job-related duties as required.)

Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge ofGitHub, GitHub's products, GitHub CoPilot.
Knowledge of DevSecOps best practices.
Advanced knowledge of the full software development lifecycle.
Knowledge of Agile software development methodologies
Advanced skill in Agile software and development methodologies.
Ability to implement and manage core features, such as repository management, commits, branches, and merging.
Ability to write, build, and deploy scripts.
Ability to search and organize repository history.
Ability to leverage GitHub Actions and create custom Actions for publishing to GitHub Packages.
Ability to manage sensitive data and security policies within GitHub.
Ability to assist with implementation and training as needed.
Ability to take direction and perform tasks efficiently.

Open Requirements/Supplemental InformationPosition Requirements:

Six years of education and/or experience in Development and Code Repository Management.
- Bachelor's degree is preferred in Information Technology or a related field.
Three years of Automation of build-test-deploy within the application life cycle.
- Software development experience with increasing scope and responsibilities preferred.

Preferred Skills:

Experience with GitHub Source Control
Experience with C#, SQL/Oracle
Proven capacity for thinking leadership and a highly creative problem-solver.
Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills
Strong passion and thirst to keep up with new industry trends and standards.
Strong time management skills.
Display a high degree of inquisitiveness and an eagerness to learn at a detailed and abstract level.

A FULLY COMPLETED ONLINE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. Apply at Work history is required for all employment/volunteer work in which qualifications are being based. When meeting/basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript, with your social blacked out, is required with your application. Transcripts do not need to be official, but must state your name, the school's name, classes taken, grades received, type of degree, and date degree was conferred.

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Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and the family members of such service members and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment and are encouraged to apply for positions being filled.

If claiming veteran's preference, you must attach a DD-214 (Member Form-4 copy) or military discharge papers, or equivalent certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs listing military status, dates of service and character of discharge. You must also attach the Veterans Preference Certification Form and if applicable, the additional forms as noted here:

If a candidate believes he or she was not afforded veteran's preference, he or she may file a written complaint, within 60 calendar days upon receipt of notification of the hiring decision, requesting an investigation to:

Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
Attention: Veterans' Preference Coordinator
11351 Ulmerton Road, Suite 311-K
Largo, FL 33778-1630
Email:

The City of Jacksonville provides a wide array of benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Our comprehensive benefit programs inclu.

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