DevSecOps Engineer

ARA; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) in Raleigh, NC seeks a DevSecOps Engineer to advance Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, deploying secure cloud infrastructure for wargaming software deployments.

This hybrid role requires a Bachelor’s (or Master’s) in Computer Science with 6–10 years of related experience, US citizenship, and proven teamwork. You will containerize applications, deploy to on‑prem and cloud Kubernetes clusters, manage releases, support security patching, and help

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science (or related) with 8–10 years of related experience or 6–8 years with Master’s Degree
• 3+ years experience with Terraform IaC for cloud providers (AWS preferred).
• 3+ years experience with Kubernetes & containers.
• 3+ years experience with CI/CD systems (GitLab, GitHub, Atlassian, or similar).
• 3+ years experience with at least one OO language (Python, Java, C++, JavaScript/TypeScript, Golang).
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Containerize code and deploy to Kubernetes clusters.
• Deploy to on‑premises and cloud-based environments.
• Manage releases of the application to customer environments.
• Implement Terraform code to deploy secure cloud infrastructure.
• Contribute to cybersecurity requirements for Authority to Operate (ATO).

Skills

Terraform IaC

Kubernetes & containers

CI/CD systems

Object‑oriented programming

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

GitLab

GitHub

Atlassian tools

Job description

This position supports the development, hardening, deployment and ongoing maintenance of tools that enable military wargamers to simulate nuclear, chemical and biological events in wargame scenarios and training. Based out of Raleigh, NC, this position is part of a multi-disciplinary collaborative team of software, cloud, and security engineers delivering the next generation of cloud and web enabled wargaming software.

As a valued team contributor, your tasks will include developing and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines, working with developers to containerize both new and existing code, deploying to on-premises and cloud-based Kubernetes clusters, managing releases of the application to our customer environments, and implementing Terraform code to deploy security compliant cloud infrastructure where the mission application will be deployed to a production environment. This role is also involved in completing cybersecurity requirements of the production system in terms of achieving and maintaining an Authority to Operate (ATO) from our customer. This is a hybrid position with expectation of 3 days in-office based in Raleigh, NC.

DevSecOps Engineer Required Education And/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science (or related) along with 8-10 years of related experience or 6-8 years of experience with Master's Degree in Computer Science (or related).
  
  

DevSecOps Engineer Required Technology & Skills

• 3+ years experience with Terraform IaC for cloud providers (AWS preferred).
• 3+ years experience with Kubernetes & containers.
• 3+ years experience with CI/CD systems (GitLab, GitHub, Atlassian, or similar).
• 3+ years experience with at least one object-oriented programming language (Python, Java, C++, JavaScript/TypeScript, Golang, or similar).
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• You will be working closely with a collaborative team so your team player personality and excellent written/oral communication skills will be essential.
  
  

DevSecOps Engineer Preferred Technology & Skills

• 1 year of Security patching and remediation experience.
  
  

Required Certifications

• CompTIA Security+ (or DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 equivalent).
• AWS Certification (any of Solutions Architect, Developer, SysOps, DevOps) not required but strongly preferred.
• Kubernetes Certifications (CKA, CKAD, CKS) not required but strongly preferred.
• Linux OS Certification (Red Hat RHCSA/RHCE or similar) not required but strongly preferred.
  
  

About Us

Do you want to work for a purpose? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company. We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979. ARA has more than 2,223 employee owners and continues to grow rapidly. Together, our offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.

ARA also prides itself on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. We believe in the importance of open and honest communication as well as work/life balance. Employee ownership ensures you have a voice with what happens in the company.

To find out more about the Algorithms, Modeling and Assessments Division visit our website at: https://www.ara.com/raleigh/