DevSecOps Engineer Principal

SAIC; Bretz Mill (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to national security as a BMC3 DevSecOps Engineer. In this role, you will support the Space Development Agency by developing and deploying critical software solutions for Space Operations. Your expertise in software development, cloud architecture, and CI/CD practices will be essential in training and troubleshooting strategic partners. This innovative firm offers a flexible remote work environment, allowing you to contribute to impactful projects while collaborating with a talented team. If you are passionate about technology and security, this is an exciting opportunity to make a difference.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in software development with a focus on DevSecOps.
• Security + certification and a strong understanding of cloud architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy custom applications for the BMC3 platform.
• Educate partners on software development practices and tools.

Skills

Software Development

DevSecOps

Cloud Architecture

CI/CD Pipelines

Security Clearance

Analytical Skills

Automation

Problem Solving

Incident Response

Digital Forensics

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Tools

AWS

GitLab

Docker

Jenkins

Terraform

Kubernetes

VSCode

Job description

Make a difference for national security by joining a team of dedicated professionals in supporting the Space Development Agency (SDA) in developing and deploying the Battle Management Command, Control, and Communications (BMC3) software development and hosting environment for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). These systems establish software development capabilities to securely and rapidly field mission applications developed by BMC3 ecosystem participants in support of Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) objectives.

SAIC has an immediate need for a BMC3 DevSecOps Engineer who can train, troubleshoot, and educate strategic partners on IL-5 Software development to support Space Operations for the PWSA. The candidate for this position will work primarily with Impact Level 5 (IL5) information and may require travel to Redstone Arsenal, Grand Forks, ND. Other locations with access to an IL5; with the role primarily remote.

Primary responsibilities include:

1. Code, test, debug, document and deploy custom applications.
2. Understanding of Compiled Software Build Processes.
3. Assist Application Development technical teams with App Development in BMC3 platform with effective Infrastructure as Code (IaC) or Configuration as Code (CaC).
4. Program script logic from customer-defined specifications to build code in the SW Factory.
5. Follow BMC3 policy and understand business, technical, and program requirements to educate outside vendors on modern SW development practices.
6. Apply analytical, automation, and coding skills in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
7. Prepare Lean and SAFe Scrum methodology documentation.
8. Build, use, debug CI/CD pipelines to support Third-Party Application Developers.
9. Use cloud-based tool stacks (e.g., VSCode, Gitlab, Docker, K8s, Anchore, Artifactory, CloudTrail, Fortify, Guacamole, Jenkins, Kiali, Mattermost, Neuvector, NEXUS, OWASP, Prometheus, Sonarqube, Syft, Terraform, Velero, and AWS services) for development.
10. Minimum Information Assurance System Architecture and Engineering (IASAE) Level II certified IAW DoD 8570.01M (Security+).
11. Knowledge of DoD Policies and procedures including DoD 8500.01 and DoD 8510.01.

Secondary responsibilities include:

1. Educate in best practices for architecture, plan, configure, deploy, maintain, and upgrade COTS/GOTS and custom toolsets to address vulnerabilities and/or implement security controls.
2. Design, test, and implement secure operating systems, networks, security monitoring, tuning and management of IT security systems and applications.
3. Incident response, digital forensics, loss prevention, and eDiscovery actions. Includes security control design and solution planning at the system, mission, and enterprise level, security-in-depth/defense-in-depth, and other related IAM/ISSO/ISSE support functions.
4. Remediate findings by leveraging and enhancing Cloud One Infrastructure as Code (IAC).

Qualifications

Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and four (4) years or more experience.
2. Security + or higher certification (Possess a DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification).

CLEARANCE:

Must be a U.S. Citizen with an Active Secret clearance.

Desired Skills and Certifications:

1. Experience integrating large, complex software systems comprised of inputs from numerous sources.
2. Experience with cloud architecture and implementation features (OS, multi-tenancy, virtualization, orchestration, elastic scalability).
3. Act as a Subject Matter Expert to the organization for programming applications and microservices deployed to Space and Ground Systems.
4. CI/CD with Jenkins, GitLab, Bitbucket, BigBang Deployment, or Platform One experience.
5. Strong software development skills and demonstrated experience in current languages such as C/C++, Rust, Javascript, and Python.
6. Knowledge of how web services work and how to use them (Ex: REST APIs, JSON, etc.).
7. SW Integrated Development Environments (IDE).
8. Ability to interface with all levels of project management.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.