Senior DevOps Automation Engineer

Footbridge Federal; Town of Florida, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Professional development

Job summary

Footbridge Federal is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to construct, refine, and troubleshoot automated build and deployment pipelines in support of federal missions from New York. You will oversee environment configurations and coordinate application release cycles to ensure smooth delivery.

Responsibilities include performing container vulnerability assessments, maintaining observability and health monitoring, and creating technical documentation to promote DevSecOps best practices across teams.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Experience in DevSecOps and automated software delivery.
• Knowledge of containerization and container vulnerability scanning.
• Familiarity with secure SDLC frameworks and Agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Construct, refine, and troubleshoot automated build and deployment pipelines.
• Oversee environment configurations and coordinate release cycles.
• Perform vulnerability assessments on containers and align with security baselines.
• Oversee system observability, logging, and health monitoring setups.
• Create technical documentation to support DevSecOps adoption and best practices.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

DevSecOps engineering

Containerization

Secure SDLC

Agile development

Problem solving

Technical communication

CI/CD platforms

IaC

Docker

Kubernetes

Observability tools

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Ansible

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

• Construct, refine, and troubleshoot automated build and deployment pipelines.


• Oversee environment configurations and coordinate application release cycles.


• Perform vulnerability assessments on containers and ensure alignment with security baselines.


• Oversee system observability, logging, and health monitoring setups.


• Create technical documentation to support team-wide DevSecOps adoption and best practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.


• Demonstrated experience in DevSecOps engineering and automated software delivery.


• Practical knowledge of containerization and container vulnerability scanning.


• Familiarity with secure SDLC frameworks and Agile development practices.


• Excellent problem-solving abilities and clear technical communication.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with CI/CD platforms like GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.


• Hands-on skills with IaC and orchestration tools including Ansible, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.


• Familiarity with observability suites such as Splunk, ELK, Grafana, or Prometheus.


• Background working in AWS or Azure cloud environments within federal or defense sectors.

Required Skills

• Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.


• Demonstrated experience in DevSecOps engineering and automated software delivery.


• Practical knowledge of containerization and container vulnerability scanning.


• Familiarity with secure SDLC frameworks and Agile development practices.


• Excellent problem-solving abilities and clear technical communication.

Preferred Skills

• Proficiency with CI/CD platforms like GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.


• Hands-on skills with IaC and orchestration tools including Ansible, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.


• Familiarity with observability suites such as Splunk, ELK, Grafana, or Prometheus.


• Background working in AWS or Azure cloud environments within federal or defense sectors.

Security Clearance

• Level: Top Secret


• Health and Financial Foundation - Medical, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts are described in the benefits page.


• Time Away and Flexibility Where Mission Permits - PTO, holidays, sick time, military leave, and flexible arrangements are supported where program and security requirements allow.


• Professional Development - The site references certification support, training, conferences, mentorship, internal mobility, and individual development planning.

Hiring process

• 2

  Recruiter Review

  Recruiting reviews your resume for role alignment, technical background, clearance status where relevant, and program fit.



• 3

  Interview

  Qualified candidates may meet program, technical, or delivery leaders to discuss experience and expectations for the role.



• 4

  Offer

  When there is a match, the team coordinates offer, onboarding, clearance transfer or sponsorship details where contractually authorized.

About Footbridge

Mission

Footbridge Federal delivers engineering, cyber, mission IT, analytics, and cleared program support for defense, intelligence, federal civilian, homeland security, and research missions.

Culture

Mission Context Matters

Candidates should expect work tied to defense, intelligence, federal civilian, homeland, and research missions rather than generic commercial delivery.

Small-Team Accountability

The culture copy emphasizes ownership, communication, and practical execution across teams that work close to customers and program outcomes.

Growth With Technical Credibility

Career content supports hands-on technical growth, certifications, internal mobility, and program leadership without forcing one career track.

Benefits & why work here

• Health and Financial Foundation - Medical, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts are described in the benefits page.


• Time Away and Flexibility Where Mission Permits - PTO, holidays, sick time, military leave, and flexible arrangements are supported where program and security requirements allow.


• Professional Development - The site references certification support, training, conferences, mentorship, internal mobility, and individual development planning.