DevSecOps Engineer - Slingshot Aerospace

OpenTalent; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Slingshot Aerospace is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer in the United States to lead security in cloud environments such as AWS and Azure and to integrate security into the software development lifecycle. The role emphasizes automation, compliance, and collaboration across engineering teams.

The ideal candidate holds an active TS/SCI clearance or eligibility and has 3+ years of DevSecOps experience, with a focus on secure pipelines and infrastructure-as-code.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance or eligibility to obtain one.
• 3+ years of professional DevSecOps experience or similar.

Responsibilities

• Manage cloud security implementations across AWS, Azure, and classified platforms.
• Design, implement, and maintain secure SDLC practices and tools.
• Integrate security into development, build, and deployment pipelines.
• Leverage IaC and compliance-as-code to secure cloud resources.
• Provide ongoing security monitoring and support across engineering teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate findings and recommendations.

Skills

DevSecOps

Cloud security

Security automation

Agile

Education

Tools

AWS

Azure

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Meet Slingshot

At Slingshot Aerospace, we're on a mission to make space safer and more secure for everyone. Our work directly impacts global security, disaster response, climate monitoring, and the critical infrastructure that connects our world. We're a team of builders, thinkers, and problem-solvers who believe that the next generation of space operations will be powered by better data and smarter software.

We move fast, we're not afraid to fail, and we believe the best ideas can come from anywhere—whether you're in engineering, sales, product, or operations. If you want to work on something that truly matters, with people who care deeply about the impact we're making and help shape the future of an industry that's just getting started, you're in the right place.

What You’ll Do:

As a DevSecOps Engineer, you will manage the cloud security implementation for multiple cloud environments to include AWS, Azure, and classified platforms. You will also be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure software development practices and tools for Slingshot’s software development lifecycle.

Slingshot Aerospace cares deeply about our commitment to company values, mission, and purpose. The core competencies we will be looking to identify include: intellectual agility, ability to develop innovative solutions, leadership, performance orientation, and industry expertise.

Position Responsibilities:

• Executes all position responsibilities in alignment with Slingshot’s core values, mission, and purpose
• Work within Engineering teams to interweave security with the scalability, performance, reliability, and functional requirements to virtualized/cloud computing solutions
• Leverage industry best practices and experience to ensure that security is baked into deliverables from the start and that each product and program fully embrace a DevSecOps and “shift-left on security” mentality
• Develop automated build and test pipeline strategies including aspects of security and compliance to ensure viability of cloud deployment solutions
• Secure and manage cloud-native resource on providers like AWS and Azure through infrastructure-as-code and compliance-as-code
• Administer and support developer and user access to cloud resources
• Leverage observability tools to monitor security metrics for applications virtualized resources
• Participate in Agile software develop and deployment processes
• Provide ongoing support for the services and applications that are critical to our business needs
• Communicate methods, findings, and hypotheses with stakeholders
• Perform other duties as assigned (to be less than 10% of the responsibilities listed above)

Pre-Requisites

• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance or be eligible and willing to obtain one

Minimum Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience in a DevSecOps or similar role