Lab Systems Engineer: Secret Clearance & DevSecOps

Innovatus Technology Consulting; Maryland; On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovatus Technology Consulting is seeking a hands-on Systems Engineer to support the Data Fusion Lab. You will own the lab's development, integration, simulation, and test infrastructure, including hardware, Windows and Linux, virtualization, containers, and authorization posture to keep developers shipping capabilities.

You will treat ATO and security requirements as engineering constraints, balancing development velocity with secure posture.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience supporting DoD/Navy lab or range environments.
• Knowledge of RMF, NIST SP 800-53, STIGs, SSPs, POA&Ms and continuous monitoring.
• Ability to maintain DevSecOps pipelines within authorized environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide hardware and day-to-day operations for lab systems and peripherals.
• Deliver Windows, Linux, and application support across development and test environments.
• Support containers and orchestration (Podman, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Maintain OpenStack VM environments for development, simulation, and testing.
• Own compliance: STIGs, patches, backups, scanning and remediation.
• Automate operations with shell and PowerShell to enable repeatable builds.
• Maintain RMF artifacts, SSPs, POA&Ms, and continuous monitoring evidence.

Skills

ATO/RMF expertise

Linux / virtualization

DevSecOps

Scripting (Shell/PowerShell)

OpenStack / VM management

RMF documentation

Automation & provisioning

Bridge between devs and security

Government DoD environments

Job description

Innovatus Technology Consulting is seeking a hands-on Systems Engineer to support the Data Fusion Lab. You will own the lab's development, integration, simulation, and test infrastructure, including hardware, Windows and Linux, virtualization, containers, and authorization posture to keep developers shipping capabilities.

You will treat ATO and security requirements as engineering constraints, balancing development velocity with secure posture.