DCGS-N Senior GitOps Engineer (Job 1503)

DLH Corp; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

AD&D

Disability coverage

Flexible spending accounts

401(k) Retirement Plan with matching

Job summary

DLH Corp in North Charleston, SC seeks a Senior GitOps Engineer to lead enterprise GitOps architecture for the DCGS-N program. Design automated CI/CD release strategies, codify Navy CM policy into pipeline guardrails, and drive migration from legacy tooling.

Responsibilities include end-to-end media generation, signing, SBOMs, and custody procedures to ensure tamper-proof distribution to tactical nodes. Requires seven years in IT, DevOps, and security, plus active clearance.

Qualifications

• Seven years IT experience overseeing hybrid software, web, and hardware product lifecycles.
• Experience integrating network operating systems, apps, and hardware through design, coding, testing, and maintenance.
• Willing to obtain Information Assurance Technical (IAT) II certification within 30 days; Agile methods and DevOps tooling experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect and govern the end-to-end software media generation process (gold-disk/ISO creation, OCI container artifact bundling, air-gapped release tarballs).
• Establish cryptographic signing (Cosign/Sigstore), SHA-256 checksums, and SBOM generation; define custody procedures for tamper-proof distribution to tactical nodes.

Skills

GitLab CI/CD

Kubernetes Agents

ArgoCD/Flux

Terraform/IaC

Helm/Kustomize

Linux

Navy CM governance

Cosign/SBOM tooling

Cryptographic signing

Tools

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

BMC

Job description

North Charleston, South Carolina

About Us

DLH delivers improved health and national security readiness solutions for federal programs through science research and development, systems engineering and integration, and digital transformation. Our experts in public health, performance evaluation, and health operations solve the complex problems faced by civilian and military customers alike by leveraging advanced tools – including digital transformation, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud enablement, modeling, and simulation, and more. DLH is dedicated to the idea that “Your Mission is Our Passion” and brings a unique combination of government sector experience, proven methodology, and unwavering commitment to innovation to improve the lives of millions.

Overview

The DCGS-N Senior GitOps Engineer leads enterprise GitOps architecture, designs automated CI/CD release strategies, codifies Navy CM policy into pipeline guardrails (policy-as-code), and drives the technical migration away from legacy CM tools (e.g., CMPro).

Responsibilities

• Architect and govern the end-to-end software media generation process (e.g., gold-disk/ISO creation, OCI container artifact bundling, air-gapped release tarballs).
• Establish cryptographic signing (Cosign/Sigstore), SHA-256 checksum verification, and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation for all deployable media. Define the Software Media Custody and Transfer procedures to ensure tamper-proof distribution to tactical afloat/ashore DCGS-N nodes.

Qualifications

• Seven (7) years of IT professional experience overseeing the creation of hybrid software, web, and hardware products from initial specifications to final rollout and maintenance.
• The individual shall have experience integrating various network operating systems, application programs, and hardware devices through system specification, design, coding, testing, and maintenance support.
• Individual shall consider overall project design including cost, schedule, and social issues that may be associated with a project.
• Five (5) years of technical experience in support of ISR/IO. Experience may be achieved simultaneously. Individual shall have or be able to attain within 30 Days of assignment Information Assurance Technical (IAT) II certification. Experience with the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, and deployment using Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban. Proficient in using DevOps tools for build, test, patch automation, and CM (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, BMC, or Similar). Experience in creating and maintaining documentation, including knowledge base articles, procedure manuals, and technical guides.
• GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes Agents, ArgoCD/Flux, Terraform/IaC, Helm/Kustomize, Linux, Navy CM governance (MIL-HDBK-61A), Cryptographic Signing/SBOM tooling (Cosign, Syft, Grype), ISO/Disk image mastering.
• Active Secret Clearance walking through the door

DLH Corp offers our employees an excellent benefits package, including Personal Time Off (PTO), medical, dental, vision, supplemental life with AD&D, disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, and more. We want our employees to save for their future; therefore, we offer a 401(k) Retirement Plan, which includes a matching component. DLH is dedicated to your career development, providing training to help drive success, with access to our best-in-class e-learning suite for formal and informal learning, professional and technical certification preparation, and education assistance at accredited institutions.

EEO

DLH Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. DLH will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities and disabled Veterans who need assistance to apply.

DLH is committed to maintaining a fair and authentic interview process