DevSecOps Engineer Lead

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Remote DevSecOps Engineer Lead, where your expertise will shape the future of national defense technology. You'll lead engineering processes, champion Agile methodologies, and ensure security across critical systems. This role offers the chance to work on high-impact projects that contribute to global security solutions. Enjoy a collaborative environment where your contributions are valued, and take advantage of excellent benefits like flexible schedules, generous PTO, and a robust 401k plan. If you're passionate about technology and leadership, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

20 days PTO/year

Flexible schedules

6% 401k match

Semi-annual bonus eligibility

$10,000 annual tuition reimbursement

Life and disability insurance

Zero deductible health insurance plan

Qualifications

• 15+ years in Network, Cloud, Security, or DevOps roles.
• Expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud services.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead DevSecOps processes and manage engineering teams.
• Champion Agile practices and oversee CI/CD activities.
• Ensure security controls and best practices are implemented.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

Cybersecurity

DevSecOps

Agile Development

Linux

Windows

GitOps

Project Management

Risk Management

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

GitLab

Terraform

Ansible

Grafana

Jira

Confluence

AWS

Azure

Job description

Overview

Own Your Future.

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Remote DevSecOps Engineer Lead.

Why is MTSI known as a Great Place to Work?

• Interesting Work: Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
• Values: Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
• 100% Employee Ownership: We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company-wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
• Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
• Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
• Flexible schedules
• 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
• Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
• Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
• Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
• Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
• Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
• Track Record of Success: We have grown every year since our founding in 1993.

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity, and Mission Assurance.

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com.

Responsibilities

Your essential job functions will include but may not be limited to:

1. Manage and lead engineering and IT related processes for planning, execution, and reporting to include: DevSecOps, Requirements management, Architecture, Integration, Verification and Validation, Transition, Configuration Management, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Cloud Technology Services, Multi-level Security Solutions, and Software Development Lifecycle.
2. Embrace and champion Agile development processes and adopt modern DevSecOps workflows and practices while providing technical guidance to team members and coworkers on best practices.
3. Write documentation for DevSecOps standards, processes, designs, and other required documentation.
4. Manage the interactions with technology vendors to discuss features, relevant architectural needs, etc. to meet software factory requirements.
5. Assist in the planning for DevSecOps team members.
6. Supervise, lead, mentor, and oversee training for DevSecOps team.
7. Help design and define system architecture for new/existing systems.
8. Support, and contribute to the implementation, expansion, configuration, compliance, security, operations, and maintenance of multiple technologies and tools to make up an entire software factory.
9. Supervise and manage site reliability of the software factory.
10. Supervise and manage CI/CD activities for the software factory infrastructure and tooling.
11. Ensure security and other best practices are being used throughout all processes.
12. Oversee collaboration with Information Assurance and Cybersecurity teams to ensure security controls are implemented and requirements are met.
13. Provide collaboration with the Cloud team to ensure software factory needs are tracked for execution by the Cloud team.
14. Identify and mitigate technological or process-related risks impacting development or progress.
15. Serve as DevSecOps Subject Matter Expert to help lower-level engineers during troubleshooting or other related activities that need skilled expertise to solve.
16. Ensure the DevSecOps team is meeting tasking deadlines, helping the team mitigate risks, and deliverables are complete and ready on time.

Qualifications

1. 15 years combined experience working as a Network, Cloud, Security, Software, DevOps, DevSecOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineer.
2. Develop high-level project/work plans.
3. Experience with leading engineering teams.
4. Knowledge of developing design and standards documentation.
5. Understanding in Active Directory, domain controllers, IPv4/IPv6, DNS, remote access, VLANs, or other system administrative systems.
6. Educated in technologies including Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Istio, ArgoCD, GitLab, GitLab CI, Nexus, Grype, Syft, OpenSCAP, NeuVector, Grafana, Jira, Confluence, SonarQube, TwistLock, Coder, Packer, Terraform, Ansible or equivalent/related technologies.
7. Knowledgeable with common modern programming languages (Python, Go, C++, Java, etc.).
8. Experience with Azure or AWS cloud services, including networking, storage, and compute.
9. Proficient with implementing and practicing GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, and DevOps.
10. Skilled in maintaining lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters, infrastructure, and tools.
11. Ability to create enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
12. Proficiency in Linux and Windows Operating Systems.

Education:

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

Clearance Requirements:

Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.