DevSecOps Engineer

Relha LLC; Lexington, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to design, develop, and test software for large-scale communications demonstrations at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, with on-site work in Lexington, MA and hybrid options. You will lead secure DevSecOps practices across cloud and container platforms and mentor teams.

The role requires Secret clearance, 5–10 years in relevant fields, and strong experience with containers, CI/CD, and security tooling. Travel up to CONUS as needed.

Qualifications

• Security Clearance: Secret.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE or related field.
• 5–10 years in software development, systems engineering, platform/DevOps.
• Expert with container images and Kubernetes.
• Expert-level GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiar with SBOM scans (Trivy, Semgrep, Gemnasium).
• Proficient with Java, Python, and Node package managers.
• Proficient with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10+.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the DevSecOps subject-matter expert and architectural authority.
• Define standards, reference architectures, and best practices used across teams.
• Design and implement secure, scalable, and highly available cloud and hybrid platforms.
• Embed security controls directly into container platforms and deployment workflows.
• Lead implementation of containerized platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.).
• Integrate identity access management, secrets management, and encryption into pipelines and platforms.
• Mentor engineers and elevate DevSecOps maturity across the organization.
• Lead technical reviews, architecture discussions, and root cause analyses.
• Communicate risk, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to leadership.
• Maintain and monitor security vulnerability databases and GitLab dashboards.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Podman

Docker

Kaniko

Skopeo

K3s

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Trivy

Semgrep

Gemnasium

Java

Python

Node

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Job description

KBR provides innovative and cost-effective services and solutions to national security and industry customers. We are leading the way for national security and commercial space integration, developing innovative solutions to tomorrow's challenges today. This position supports the Strategic and Long-Range Communications Group at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

We are seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to contribute to the design, development, implementation, and testing of software for a series of large-scale communications system demonstrations. Work will be performed in a disciplined collaborative environment, employing modern programming practices. A hybrid work location possible for this position. These services shall be provided in support of several Laboratory and Government test sites.

Why Join Us?

Innovative Projects: Enable critically important communications over vast distances by being the team member to innovate and overcome technical challenges as we spearhead new solutions through advanced prototyping.

Collaborative Environment: Come join a team of enthusiastic engineers engaged in creating the next generation of cutting-edge laser communication systems technology.

Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense and/or defense.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the DevSecOps subject-matter expert and architectural authority
• Define standards, reference architectures, and best practices used across teams
• Design and implement secure, scalable, and highly available cloud and hybrid platforms
• Embed security controls directly into:
• Container platforms and deployment workflows
• Evaluate, select, and integrate DevSecOps tooling, including
• SAST, DAST, SCA
• Secrets management, encryption, and identity integration
• Container security
• Lead implementation of containerized platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.)
• Integrate identity access management, secrets management, and encryption into pipelines and platforms
• Troubleshoot complex system, pipeline, and security issues across environments
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to engineering, security, and platform teams
• Mentor engineers and elevate DevSecOps maturity across the organization
• Lead technical reviews, architecture discussions, and root cause analyses
• Communicate risk, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical leadership
• Actively maintain security vulnerability assessment databases for third-party application dependency scans and operating system level scans
• Actively monitor GitLab Security Dashboards for new vulnerabilities detected in software products and work with developers to remediate
• Maintain and enforce compliance frameworks across projects
• Maintain the software release pipeline
• Ensure base container images are regularly updated to include latest security patches and updates

Location: On-site at MIT LL in Lexington, MA. Hybrid possible.

Travel Requirements: Willing and able to travel (up to 10%, typically CONUS)

Working Hours: Standard

Required Qualifications:

• Security Clearance: Secret
• Education: Bachelors in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• Work Experience: 5 to 10 years of experience in software development, systems engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps roles
• Containerization Technologies: Expert level experience building container images with Podman, Docker, Kaniko, Skopeo. Familiarization with Universal Base Images (UBI). Familiarization with k3s and k8s desired.
• GitLab CI/CD: Expert-level experience building and optimizing build pipelines. To include use of CI templates or CI components.
• Security Integration: Proficiency in implementing security scan execution policies and pipeline security scans. Familiar with Trivy, Semgrep, and Gemnasium (or other SBOM based dependency scans).
• Software Proficiency: Expert-level experience with package managers for Java, Python and Node.
• Operating Systems: Proficient with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 or higher.

Basic Compensation:

For MA only, the salary range is approximately $126,900 - $190,400 USD annually. The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and foster an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver - Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.