DevSecOps Engineer (Mid)

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Sev1Tech and ERT seeks a DevSecOps Engineer to join the team supporting the DoD and US Navy. The role emphasizes automation, IaC, and secure platform design in a heterogeneous environment, enabling a shared system of systems for software development and testing.

The engineer will develop GitLab pipelines, Terraform configurations across AWS, automate Kubernetes, and validate information assurance controls while collaborating with cloud teams and project work streams.

Qualifications

• Six years of systems or software experience including design, development, verification or deployment.
• Active DoD 8570.1-M IAT Level II or higher certification (or ability to obtain).
• US Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Develops GitLab CI/CD Pipelines.
• Designs, builds and maintains modular IaC configurations using Terraform across AWS.
• Automates configurations within Kubernetes and supports cloud networking and routing for DNS/TLS/Ingress.
• Maintains and hardens base images; documents IA controls and validation procedures per DoD/NIST guidelines.
• Performs validation, troubleshooting and documentation for DevSecOps efforts; documents processes for cloud teams.

Skills

DevSecOps Engineering

CI/CD

Terraform

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Information Assurance

DoD 8570 compliant certifications

SRE / Operations Engineering

Security+ or equivalent certification

Education

High School diploma or GED

Technical IT training

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

HashiCorp Vault

Argo CD

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Amazon EKS

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

Overview/ Job Responsibilities:

the company is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to join our team. The selected candidate will support the design and engineering of a DevOps Platform to enable a shared system of systems to support software development, systems engineering, integration, and test of software applications and infrastructure in a heterogeneous environment. This effort will support the United States Navy and will use be heavily focused on automation and DevSecOps.

• Develops GitLab CI/CD Pipelines
• Design, build, and maintain modular, reusable IaC configurations using Terraform across cloud platforms like AWS, or similar.
• Automates configurations within Kubernetes
• Supports cloud networking and routing for DNS, TLS, and Ingress/Egress
• Maintains and Hardens Base Images
• Within Cloud Environments, support the development and documentation of risk assessment results and recommendations using identified threats, applicable vulnerabilities, and likelihood of occurrence within context of risk tolerances, providing recommendations for corrective actions and mitigation strategies.
• Provide automated and manual validations of Information Assurance Controls (IACs) and Validation Procedures (VPs) in accordance with the DoD Guidelines, CNSSI 1253 and/or NIST 800 Publications.
• Perform validation, troubleshooting, and documentation for DevSecOps engineering efforts.
• Document processes and services for use by cloud application development teams.
• Participates in Agile process to develop tasking, describe technical solutions, and test deployed systems.
• Research problems discovered by quality reviews and develops solutions.
• Leverages scripting and other automation tasks to manage infrastructure.
• Provides inputs to technical assessments related to the cost, efficiency, and security posture of a system.
• Develops system infrastructure testing procedures, programming, and documentation.
• Identifies creative solutions to improve system and product offerings.
• Collaborates with technical writers to create customer-relevant documentation.
• Coordinates with project work teams to ensure adherence to policies, achievement of quality targets and delivery on schedule milestones.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Six (6) years of experience to include three (3) of the following areas: Systems or Software: Requirements, Design, Development, Verification and Validation/Test \& Evaluation, Integration, Build \& Deployment; Systems Administration, Information Assurance, Business Analysis, Integrated Development Environment tools and Online \& End-User Documentation for C4ISR systems or other federal agency IT Systems. This individual shall specify required experience through training and work.

Note: Experience may be concurrent.

• Must be able to travel to PI Planning Events hosted (3) times per year.
• Must be able to travel ad hoc to technical exchange meetings as needed/as required (mostly in Norfolk, VA, San Diego, CA, and Charleston, SC).
• US Citizenship Required.
• Must have DoD8570 compliant certifications (Sec+ and OS) to meet requirements for privileged access to MIP.
• Valid CompTIA Security+ or equivalent certification (Minimum: DoD 8570.1-M IAT Level II), or ability to obtain within a reasonable timeframe.
• High School diploma or GED. Technical Training in Information Technology (IT) or Software Application Development.
• Minimum of 2+ years’ related IT experience should include DevOps/DevSecOps Engineering, CI/CD, Build \& Release, SRE, Operations Engineering, Systems Integration Engineering, and/or Cloud Administration.
• Prior experience evaluating/assessing systems in Government Cloud environments using DevSecOps principals with Continuous Security.
• Must have a strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code and preferably hands-on experience with Terraform, AWS Cloud-Formation, or similar.
• Must have experience with Docker and Rancher or Kubernetes, OpenShift, Fargate, or similar container orchestration tool(s).
• Must have experience in infrastructure automation and DevOps integration.
• Must have experience in developing and managing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery environments.

Minimum Clearance Requirements

Minimum of an Active Top Secret Clearance (DoD)

Desired Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with the following: Jenkins, GitLab, HashiCorp Vault, Argo CD, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Amazon EKS.
• A strong understanding and background with DISA STIGS.

About Us:

Formed through the strategic union of Sev1Tech and ERT, the company is a premier provider of mission-critical engineering and technology solutions. Founded on a legacy of excellence dating back to 1993, the company is a product of an evolved and fully diversified engineering and federal technology leader. From deep space to defense and civilian missions, the company delivers secure, mission-aligned digital solutions that drive national resilience and operational effectiveness. We don't just support modernization; we define it.

*the company is an Equal Opportunity and Aff…*