DevSecOps Engineer

AV; Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 162,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K with company matching

Paid holiday shutdown

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

AV in Jessup, Maryland, is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to support the Infrastructure and Capabilities teams. This role is pivotal in building and maintaining an integrated DevSecOps environment aimed at efficient course delivery. You will manage development, testing, and production environments, ensuring swift deployment of tools and services.

The ideal candidate should possess 5+ years of software development experience and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field. The position offers a salary range of $162,000 - $200,000 along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applicable software development experience.
• TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required.
• Security+ or DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification.

Responsibilities

• Administer and harden on-premise systems including VMs, storage, and database hosts.
• Collaborate with development teams to streamline build and deployment processes.
• Maintain multiple Kubernetes clusters across environments.
• Implement identity and access management best practices.

Skills

Ruby

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Agile methodologies

SQL/NoSQL databases (MySQL/MongoDB)

Windows and Linux platforms

HTML, CSS, AJAX, JSON/XML

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Atlassian tools (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket)

PowerShell

Bash

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Job Description

The DevSecOps Engineer will support the Infrastructure and Capabilities teams in building and maintaining an integrated DevSecOps environment that enables dynamic course delivery. This role focuses on configuring and managing development, testing, and production environments, as well as preparing, testing, and deploying tools and services used across the program. It’s an excellent fit for a DevSecOps engineer—or a software engineer with DevOps experience—who thrives in collaborative, fast‑moving environments.

Worker Type

Regular

Position Responsibilities

• Administer and harden on‑premise systems including VMs, storage, and database hosts
• Collaborate with development teams to streamline build and deployment processes
• Communicate complex infrastructure concepts effectively to technical and non‑technical audiences
• Configure supporting services and coordinate access for development teams and end users
• Contribute to documentation and logic/data flow design for new and existing programs
• Continuously improve automation, monitoring, and security toolchains
• Deploy and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Helm
• Deploy, troubleshoot, and analyze systems and services supporting course delivery
• Design, implement, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments
• Document runbooks, playbooks, and system diagrams to support operational consistency
• Implement identity and access management best practices including secrets management and RBAC
• Integrate security scanning and compliance checks into CI/CD workflows
• Maintain multiple Kubernetes clusters across build, test, and production environments
• Manage and optimize container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or Docker Swarm
• Monitor and analyze system and application performance using enterprise observability tools
• Perform system modeling, simulation, and analysis to support infrastructure planning
• Support incident response and vulnerability management through analysis and remediation
• Validate products and manage deployments to ensure reliability and readiness
• Verify program accuracy through testing and debugging using sample data and structured test processes

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of Computer Science or related field is required or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years of applicable software development experience
• Experience developing in Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Python, C++, JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (MySQL/MongoDB preferred)
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Proficiency in web UI design using HTML, CSS, AJAX, JSON/XML, JavaScript/TypeScript, JQuery or similar
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux platforms
• TS/SCI with Polygraph

Certification

• Security+ or DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Ability to explain complex abstraction layers and troubleshooting steps
• Ability to work independently while coordinating with team workflows
• Experience with virtual machine hosting environments such as ESXi/vCenter (VMware, vSphere, vCenter)
• Experience with scripting languages including PowerShell, Bash, PowerCLI, API scripting, Python, Go
• Experience implementing STIG guidance and system hardening
• Experience with Atlassian tools (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket)
• High attention to detail, enthusiasm, and initiative
• Strong analytical and root‑cause problem‑solving skills
• Strong communication, documentation, and requirements‑gathering skills for collaboration with team members and customers
• Willingness to work flexible or overtime hours including some weekends

Salary Range

$162,000 - $200,000

ITAR Requirement

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR. A “U.S. person” according to their definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, asylee. See 22 CFR 120.15. Some positions may require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits

AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.

EEO Statement

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. AeroVironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.