DevSecOps Engineer

Iron EagleX, Inc.; Fort Bragg (NC); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Iron EagleX, Inc. is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to build and secure a microservice-based platform. You will automate CI/CD, container workflows, and deployments across environments, integrating security throughout the software lifecycle.

The role emphasizes collaboration with software, security, and platform teams to reduce operational complexity and improve reliability. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of related experience, a TS/SCI clearance, and a bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years in DevOps, DevSecOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering.
• Strong Linux-based development and operations.
• Experience with Docker containers and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Helm charts and manifests.
• CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI/CD or similar.
• GitOps practices with Argo CD.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, tests, security scans, packaging, and deployment.
• Develop containerized development and deployment workflows using Docker.
• Deploy and operate applications in Kubernetes environments.
• Create Helm charts and reusable deployment configurations for microservices.
• Implement GitOps deployment workflows with Argo CD.

Skills

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GitOps

Argo CD

CI/CD

Linux

GitLab CI/CD

Helm

Security testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Argo CD

GitLab CI/CD

Helm

Kubernetes manifests

Job description

Job Description

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able To Obtain: Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: Cyber and IT Risk Management

Skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker (Software), Kubernetes

Certifications: None

Experience: 8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required: Yes

JOB DESCRIPTION

Iron EagleX is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to build, maintain, and enhance the infrastructure supporting a modern, microservice-based application platform. You will collaborate with software engineers, security teams, and platform stakeholders to automate and secure application build, testing, deployment, and operations across multiple environments. This role is ideal for someone comfortable working across development and infrastructure, troubleshooting distributed systems, embedding security throughout the software delivery lifecycle, and enabling teams to deliver reliable, secure software without unnecessary operational complexity.

JOB DUTIES (INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO)

• Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines for automated application build, test, security scanning, packaging, and deployment.


• Develop and maintain containerized development and deployment workflows using Docker.


• Deploy, configure, and operate applications and supporting services in Kubernetes environments.


• Develop and maintain Helm charts and reusable deployment configurations for microservices and platform components.


• Implement and maintain GitOps-based deployment workflows using tools such as Argo CD.


• Automate infrastructure, environment configuration, application deployment, and operational processes.


• Integrate security controls and automated security testing into the software development lifecycle, including dependency, container, source code, and vulnerability scanning.


• Work with engineering teams to identify and remediate vulnerabilities in application dependencies, container images, base images, and deployment configurations.


• Support secure service-to-service communication, authentication, authorization, secrets management, and zero trust architecture patterns.


• Improve platform observability through centralized logging, metrics, tracing, health monitoring, and alerting.


• Troubleshoot application, container, Kubernetes, networking, and deployment issues across development and operational environments.


• Work with developers to improve application deployability, reliability, configuration management, and operational readiness.


• Maintain reusable platform tooling and documentation that simplifies common development and deployment workflows.


• Participate in architecture and engineering reviews with an emphasis on security, reliability, automation, and maintainability.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.


• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, or a related role.


• Strong experience with Linux-based development and operational environments.


• Strong experience with Docker and container-based application development.


• Experience deploying and operating applications using Kubernetes.


• Experience developing and maintaining Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests.


• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD or similar platforms.


• Experience with GitOps deployment practices and tools such as Argo CD.


• Familiarity with container, dependency, and vulnerability scanning tools and software supply chain security practices.


• Understanding of networking, TLS, DNS, ingress, service discovery, authentication, authorization, and secrets management in distributed systems.


• Familiarity with observability technologies for logging, metrics, tracing, and application health monitoring.


• Experience working with Git-based development workflows and modern Agile/DevOps engineering practices.


• Strong troubleshooting, automation, communication, and collaboration skills.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Clearance: Current TS/SCI Clearance is required


• Experience: 8+ years of related experience


• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)


• Role requirements: Work is onsite on Ft Bragg, NC, three days on site hybrid schedule.


• Due to US Government Contract Requirements, only US Citizens are eligible for this role

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCE

• Building and maintaining secure CI/CD pipelines that automate application builds, testing, security scanning, packaging, and deployment.


• Developing containerized workflows and operating microservice-based applications across Docker and Kubernetes environments.


• Implementing reusable Helm charts and GitOps deployment workflows using tools such as GitLab CI/CD and Argo CD.


• Integrating vulnerability scanning, secrets management, policy enforcement, and other security controls throughout the software delivery lifecycle.


• Collaborating with software engineers, security teams, and platform stakeholders to improve automation, observability, reliability, and operational readiness.

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• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals


• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off


• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

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The likely salary range for this position is $123,250 - $166,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: None

Telecommuting Options: Hybrid

Work Location: USA NC Fort Bragg

Additional Work Locations:

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