DevSecOps Engineer (TS/SCI)

International Business Machines Corporation; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting in Reston, VA is seeking a TS//SCI-cleared DevOps Engineer to support mission-critical intelligence workflows and decision-support tools for senior leaders in the DoD intelligence community. The role requires cloud and platform engineering experience, secure deployment practices, and a strong scripting background.

Work location is Reston, VA, with collaboration across national security teams, graph technology usage, and data visualization for decision advantage.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen with active TS//SCI clearance or immediate eligibility according to DISS security database (SCI within last 2 years)
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in STEM fields
• 3+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, infrastructure automation, or environment management
• 3+ years of experience with cloud and platform infrastructure technologies (e.g. OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure)
• 3+ years of experience with operating systems and scripting tools (e.g. Linux, RHEL, Ubuntu, Bash, Python, PowerShell)
• 1+ years of experience supporting secure deployments, configuration management, monitoring, logging, and operational troubleshooting (e.g. Splunk, ELK, Grafana, Prometheus)

Responsibilities

• Provide senior NS leaders with decision-worthy data and analysis to improve the effectiveness of Intelligence systems.
• Build mission-critical intelligence workflows to produce decision advantage for the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security (OUSW(I&S)).
• Leverage graph technology and data visualization tools to wrangle, clean, analyze and display data in decision support tools for senior leaders within the Department of War.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Cloud platforms

DevOps practices

Linux scripting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree (preferred)

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Ansible

Git

Job description

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities

Our team is committed to providing senior National Security leaders with decision-worthy data and analysis to improve the effectiveness of Intelligence systems supporting DoW Warfighters. The team is building mission-critical intelligence workflows to produce decision advantage for the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security, OUSW(I&S). We are seeking a TS//SCI cleared DevOps Engineer with a variety of technical skills, a curiosity to learn and innovate, and general understanding of the defense intelligence enterprise. Our engineering team leverages graph technology and data visualization tools to wrangle, clean, analyze and display data in decision support tools for senior leaders within the Department of War. Work location is in Reston, VA.

Required technical and professional expertise

• US Citizen with active TS//SCI clearance or show immediate eligibility according to DISS security database (SCI within last 2 years)
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in STEM fields.
• 3+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, infrastructure automation, or environment management.
• 3+ years of experience using cloud and platform infrastructure technologies (e.g. OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure)
• 3+ years of experience with operating systems and scripting tools (e.g. Linux, RHEL, Ubuntu, Bash, Python, PowerShell)
• 1+ years of experience supporting secure deployments, configuration management, monitoring, logging, and operational troubleshooting (e.g. Splunk, ELK, Grafana, Prometheus)

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Master’s Degree, preferably in STEM fields.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD (e.g. GitLap, Jenkins, Azure DevOps), infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform, Ansible), and security-conscious deployment practices is preferred
• 1+ year of experience with deploying GraphAware Hume, Neo4j-backed applications, or investigative workflow platforms.
• Experience and/or proficiency in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and/or Natural Language Processing

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.