DevSecOps Engineer: GitLab CI/CD & Secure Containers (Onsite)

Mission Technologies, a division of HII; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 78,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Wellness resources

401(k) plan

Financial planning tools

Employee discounts

Holidays & PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Education scholarships

Job summary

HII Mission Technologies, a division of HII, seeks a skilled Software Engineer for the U.S. Army GVSC in Warren, MI. The role focuses on DevSecOps, building and securing GitLab CI/CD pipelines, and guiding teams through tooling and process improvements on-site in Warren, MI.

The ideal candidate excels at designing robust pipelines, containerized apps, and providing mentorship while ensuring security is integrated into development and deployment workflows.

Qualifications

• 2 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years relevant experience.
• Solid experience with hands on GitLab
• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker – building, securing, and managing container images
• Kubernetes - deploying, configuring, and securing containerized workloads
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform – provisioning cloud or on‑prem infrastructure
• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure or GCP
• Security Tooling & DevSecOps Practices : SAST/DAST tools
• Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus + Grafana – especially common in DevSecOps pipelines
• ELK stack or OpenSearch – log aggregation
• Basic observability practices
• System Administration Adjacent Skills: Linux administration – strong comfort with shell, systemd, processes, permissions
• Networking fundamentals – DNS, firewalls, routing, certificates/TLS
• Package management, patching, and server hardening basics
• Collaboration & Process Tools: Jira or similar workflow/issue tracking tools
• Confluence or wiki-based documentation
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance (U.S. citizenship required)

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitLab for multiple software development teams.
• Build, manage, and secure containerized applications using industry-standard tools and containerization best practices.
• Lead and support migration efforts from Bitbucket to GitLab, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruption.
• Apply strong knowledge of build servers and GitLab Runners to support reliable, scalable automation.
• Embed security best practices into development and deployment workflows.
• Train, mentor, and coach team members on DevSecOps tools, principles, and processes.

Skills

DevSecOps experience

CI/CD practices

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

Tools

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Azure

GCP

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK/OpenSearch

Linux

Jira

Confluence

Job description

HII Mission Technologies, a division of HII, seeks a skilled Software Engineer for the U.S. Army GVSC in Warren, MI. The role focuses on DevSecOps, building and securing GitLab CI/CD pipelines, and guiding teams through tooling and process improvements on-site in Warren, MI.

The ideal candidate excels at designing robust pipelines, containerized apps, and providing mentorship while ensuring security is integrated into development and deployment workflows.