Mission-Critical DevSecOps Engineer

Draper; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Draper designs and operates secure, automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD for embedded and flight software in restricted environments. Candidates work with software, systems and cybersecurity teams to standardize toolchains, enforce policy-as-code, and meet defense standards.

Proficiency in GitLab, scripting (Python, Bash) and C/C++ is essential. Experience with cross-compilation (GCC/Clang, Yocto, Buildroot), RTOS (VxWorks, FreeRTOS, Zephyr), Docker/Podman, Kubernetes, and IaC

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; master’s preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in Software Engineering or related field.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance; Secret clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Independently execute task assignments under oversight of program leadership.
• Design algorithms using modern theory and proven techniques; follow software best practices.
• Analyze designs to demonstrate performance and functionality.
• Develop and execute software tests to ensure requirements compliance.
• Prepare technical data, procedures, reports, drawings, manuals and other documentation.
• Communicate with customers and stakeholders to define requirements and deliverables.
• Identify challenges and risks and communicate them to leadership.
• Drive solutions to complex problems with limited direction and contribute to requirements development.
• Provide insights and adapt processes based on data and results.
• Identify technical risks and mitigation strategies.

Skills

Curiosity-driven problem solving

Learning new languages

Team collaboration

Fast-paced work

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Python

Bash

C/C++

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Yocto

Buildroot

VxWorks

FreeRTOS

Zephyr

Job description

Draper designs and operates secure, automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD for embedded and flight software in restricted environments. Candidates work with software, systems and cybersecurity teams to standardize toolchains, enforce policy-as-code, and meet defense standards.

Proficiency in GitLab, scripting (Python, Bash) and C/C++ is essential. Experience with cross-compilation (GCC/Clang, Yocto, Buildroot), RTOS (VxWorks, FreeRTOS, Zephyr), Docker/Podman, Kubernetes, and IaC