DevSecOps Engineer TS/SCI FS Poly

Rancher Government Solutions; Maryland; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Rancher Government Solutions seeks a DevSecOps Engineer to deliver expert-level implementation for the Rancher portfolio within federal government programs. You will work directly with cleared agency clients, providing hands‑on engineering, architectural guidance, and secure automation across containerized workloads, CI/CD, and Kubernetes initiatives.

You will translate customer needs into technical tasks, develop reusable templates, and mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of professional or military experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Systems Engineering in a secured environment.
• 1–2 years of Kubernetes administration, container runtimes, and Linux internals.
• Requires TS//SCI Clearance w/ Full Scope Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment, configuration, and integration of Rancher in complex gov cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines and IaC workflows for rapid delivery and repeatable clusters.
• Troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters, container networking, and security configurations.
• Collaborate with customer technical teams to tailor Rancher solutions to mission requirements.
• Advise customers on best practices for container orchestration, security hardening, and DevSecOps workflows.
• Develop PoCs to demonstrate Rancher value and open‑source technologies to agencies.

Skills

DevSecOps

Kubernetes

CI/CD

IaC

TS/SCI Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GitLab

ArgoCD

Jenkins

Terraform

Ansible

Pulumi

Docker

containerd

Job description

Rancher Government Solutions (RGS) addresses the unique security and operational needs of the U.S. Government and military by providing world-class solutions to support application modernization, hybrid cloud deployments, container security, and Kubernetes distribution management.

As a leading Enterprise Kubernetes Software Platform Suite, Rancher addresses the operations and security challenges of managing multiple Kubernetes clusters at scale, while providing DevOps teams with integrated tools for running and securing containerized workloads.

RGS supports the entire Rancher Kubernetes Platform Suite through U.S. Citizen, U.S. soil-based support representatives. A large majority of RGS employees maintain security clearances and currently support mission-critical programs across the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Federal Civilian agencies.

POSITION SUMMARY

As a DevSecOps Engineer at Rancher Government Solutions, you will be a strategic technical force responsible for delivering expert-level implementation within a team of engineers and architects, driving mission success focused on the Rancher portfolio of products within the Federal Government. You will work directly with our cleared agency clients (TS//SCI with FSP), providing deep technical engineering support, architectural guidance, and hands-on keyboard engineering activity to ensure their complex container, CI/CD, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Kubernetes initiatives are successful. This role is instrumental in translating customer needs into robust, secure, and scalable production and mission environments.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Lead the deployment, configuration, and integration of the Rancher product portfolio within complex government cloud and on-premise environments.
• Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) workflows to streamline application delivery and cluster management.
• Perform deep-level troubleshooting of Kubernetes clusters, container networking, and security configurations.
• Collaborate with customer technical teams to ensure Rancher solutions are optimized for their specific mission requirements.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to customers, providing guidance on best practices for container orchestration, security hardening, and DevSecOps workflows.
• Develop proof-of-concepts (PoCs) to demonstrate the value of Rancher and adjacent open-source technologies in solving specific agency challenges.
• Translate customer requirements into technical tasks and ensure timely delivery of engineering milestones.
• Leverage deep technical knowledge of virtualization infrastructure and security protocols to deploy, improve, and harden complex infrastructure against rigorous government standards.
• Develop reusable scripts and templates to build rapid development and test systems, ensuring consistent and repeatable environments for rapid prototyping.
• Assist in the resolution of performance issues; work with developers to troubleshoot application deployment failures to ensure mission readiness.
• Assist in providing guidance to fellow DevSecOps developers and administrators while interfacing effectively with multiple technical disciplines in a team environment.

Knowledge Sharing & Community Growth

• Contribute to the internal RGS engineering knowledge base by documenting unique customer configurations and solutions.
• Work closely with the Senior DevSecOps team to provide feedback from the field to influence product roadmaps.
• Help mentor Associate engineers and participate in peer code/architecture reviews.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of professional or military experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Systems Engineering, with a focus on containerized workloads and infrastructure automation within a highly secured environment.
• 1–2 years of experience in Kubernetes administration, container runtimes (Docker/containerd), and Linux internals.
• Requires TS//SCI Clearance w/ Full Scope Polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab, ArgoCD, or Jenkins) and configuration management/IaC (Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi).
• Understanding of DevSecOps principles, including container scanning, STIG compliance, and network policies.
• Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to customer stakeholders and work effectively in a consultative environment.