DevOps Engineer - Colorado Springs, CO with Security Clearance

Davidson Technologies, Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Davidson Technologies, Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join the MSV-TASD program. This onsite role splits time between Colorado Springs and Schriever Space Force Base, with limited remote/hybrid work.

You will design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automate infrastructure, manage containers with Docker/Podman, and ensure security and compliance across environments while collaborating with development and test teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years related experience, or advanced degree with less experience, or PhD with 1 year.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs.
• Experience with containerization and container runtimes (Docker/Podman).
• Experience with automated testing and software development pipelines/factories in CI/CD.
• Experience deploying applications in containerized environments.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Checkmarx, Coverity, or Jenkins.
• Hands-on Linux/Unix administration and shell scripting experience.
• Experience with automated testing and analysis within CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with hypervisors and virtualized environments.
• Experience with credential management solutions (service accounts, Keycloak or similar).
• Nice-to-have: Kubernetes or IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience in MBSE environment and BDD with Gherkin/Cucumber is plus.
• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support frequent, reliable software delivery.
• Automate infrastructure deployment, scaling, and management using configuration tools.
• Implement and manage containerization technologies (Docker, Podman) with rootless/rootful setups.
• Collaborate with development and test teams to improve build, integration, and deployment processes.
• Integrate automated testing and quality/security tools into CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor system and pipeline performance and improve reliability and availability.
• Ensure security, compliance, and configuration baselines across environments.
• Work with credential management tools to support secure automation and access control.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Unix/Linux

Shell scripting

Security/compliance

Credential management

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Docker

Podman

Jira

GitHub / GitLab

SonarQube

Checkmarx

Coverity

Jenkins

Job description

Davidson is distinguished in the aerospace and missile defense industry, in part, because of its excellence in hiring exceptional experts, engineers and software developers dedicated to delivering advanced, intelligent technology solutions in defense of our nation. Davidson is seeking a DevOps Engineer in Colorado Springs, CO. This position supports the Modeling and Simulation Vistas - Threat and Advanced Simulations Development (MSV‑TASD) program and will split time between Colorado Springs, CO. location and Schriever Space Force Base, CO. This role requires candidates to be onsite daily, with limited remote/hybrid work available. Key Responsibilities: As a DevOps Engineer, you will work in a collaborative environment to understand system requirements and design, implement, and maintain DevOps solutions using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab Runner, Bamboo, Docker, Podman, SonarQube, Gherkin, Cucumber, and others to enable efficient, secure, and repeatable software development and delivery. You will leverage containerization technologies and secure credential and identity management solutions to support our distributed modeling and simulation environments.

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support frequent, reliable software delivery
• Automate infrastructure deployment, scaling, and management using configuration management and scripting tools
• Implement and manage containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Podman), including rootless vs. rootful configurations where appropriate
• Collaborate closely with development and test teams to improve build, integration, and deployment processes
• Integrate automated testing and quality/security tools (e.g., static analysis, code quality, coverage) into CI/CD pipelines
• Monitor system and pipeline performance and implement improvements to ensure reliability and availability
• Ensure security, compliance, and configuration baselines are implemented and maintained across environments
• Work with identity and credential management tools (e.g., credential managers, service accounts) to support secure automation and access control Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited institution and 5 years of related experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related experience
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs
• Experience with containerization and container runtime technologies (Docker, Podman, or similar)
• Experience with automated testing and software development pipelines/factories (e.g., unit, integration, or acceptance tests in CI/CD)
• Experience deploying applications in containerized environments
• Experience with CI/CD and related tools such as the Atlassian tool suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Checkmarx, Coverity, or Jenkins
• Hands-on experience with Unix/Linux operating systems
• Strong experience with Linux administration, shell scripting, and operations in production-like environments
• Experience implementing and maintaining automated software testing and analysis within CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with hypervisors, virtualized medium- and high-trust environments (e.g., experience working with hypervisors on medium trust environments)
• Experience working with credential and identity management solutions (e.g., credential managers, service accounts, Keycloak or similar technologies) to securely manage non-interactive access
• Exposure to Kubernetes or infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) is a plus
• Experience developing software in a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environment
• Experience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and tools such as Gherkin and Cucumber for automated acceptance testing
• Clearance: Must have an Active DoD Secret Security Clearance