Senior DevSecOps Engineer

University of Dayton; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Vacation/Sick time

Holiday pay

Job summary

University of Dayton is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to join the SPIRE group in Dayton, OH. You will contribute to a growing team responsible for development, security and operations and workflows supporting secure, scalable AI systems.

You will design and manage DevSecOps infrastructure, leverage Kubernetes, and collaborate with scientists and engineers to deliver robust solutions for AI research. Domestic travel may be required; on-site work in Dayton, Ohio is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering, systems administration, or DevSecOps, with at least 3 years in a dedicated DevSecOps, DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering role.
• Secret security clearance.
• Advanced experience with Docker, including writing and optimizing Dockerfiles (multi-stage builds, minimal base images, layer caching) and setting container standards across teams.
• Proven experience designing, deploying, and operating production container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes (scaling, upgrades, RBAC, and troubleshooting complex workload issues), along with Docker Compose.
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines that promote software through development, test, and production environments, including automated testing, security validation, and controlled release processes.
• Strong Linux administration skills and scripting or programming experience in Bash, Python, Go, or a similar language.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and practices, including sprint planning, backlog management, and iterative software delivery.
• Experience leading technical projects from planning through delivery, including scoping work, setting timelines, and coordinating across teams
• Experience breaking down work and delegating tasks to engineers based on their strengths and growth goals
• Track record of mentoring junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing, and of setting team standards for branching strategy and code review
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Due to the requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. citizen

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain DevSecOps infrastructure and tools for secure, scalable AI systems.
• Support existing systems and develop new systems to support growing AI research needs.
• Interface with project leadership, scientists, and engineers to document and maintain technical solutions.
• Occasional domestic travel for customer engagements and on-site collaboration.
• On-premises work in Dayton, Ohio.

Skills

DevSecOps

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Bash/Python/Go

Linux administration

Agile methodologies

Team leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field

Graduate degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

GitLab CI

Dagger

JFrog Artifactory

Helm/Kustomize

Job description

Job No: 504037
Work Type: Staff Full Time (1500 hours or greater)
Location: Dayton, OH
Category: Research Institute Staff
Department: SPIRE - 250641
Pay Grade: R3 - Exempt
Advertised: November 04, 2026
Applications close: Open until filled

Position Summary:

UDRI is looking for a DevSecOps Engineer to join the SPIRE group. You will contribute to a growing team responsible for development, security and operations and development workflows supporting secure, scalable AI systems. This is a full time benefit eligible position that offers health, dental and vision insurance, retirement, disability, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, vacation/sick accrual and holiday pay.

In this role you will utilize, manage and develop DevSecOps infrastructure and tools to support for secure, scalable AI systems built primarily on top of Kubernetes. You will help to support existing systems and develop new systems to support the growing needs in AI research. You will interface directly with project leadership, scientists, and engineers to develop, document, and maintain technical solutions that supports multiple advanced technology areas. This position requires occasional domestic travel to support customer engagements, project activities, and on-site collaboration. This position is performed on-premises at the assigned work location in Dayton, Ohio

Beyond the tangible perks, you will be part of a dynamic community that values integrity, diversity, and a deep commitment to serving the greater good. Our Marianist values inspire us to make a positive impact on society, and your contributions will directly further our mission of fostering innovation and advancing knowledge.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 2. 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering, systems administration, or DevSecOps, with at least 3 years in a dedicated DevSecOps, DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering role
• 3. Secret security clearance
• 4. Advanced experience with Docker, including writing and optimizing Dockerfiles (multi-stage builds, minimal base images, layer caching) and setting container standards across teams
• 5. Proven experience designing, deploying, and operating production container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes (scaling, upgrades, RBAC, and troubleshooting complex workload issues), along with Docker Compose
• 6. Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines that promote software through development, test, and production environments, including automated testing, security validation, and controlled release processes.
• 7. Strong Linux administration skills and scripting or programming experience in Bash, Python, Go, or a similar language
• 8. Experience with Agile methodologies and practices, including sprint planning, backlog management, and iterative software delivery.
• 9. Experience leading technical projects from planning through delivery, including scoping work, setting timelines, and coordinating across teams
• 10. Experience breaking down work and delegating tasks to engineers based on their strengths and growth goals
• 11. Track record of mentoring junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing, and of setting team standards for branching strategy and code review
• 12. Effective written and verbal communication skills
• 13. Effective interpersonal skills
• 14. Due to the requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1. Graduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 2. CompTIA Security+ or higher certification
• 3. TS/SCI clearance or eligible for TS/SCI or TS/SAP
• 4. Relevant certifications such as CKA, CKS, or an AWS/Azure professional-level certification
• 5. Extensive experience with GitLab CI and Dagger, including building reusable pipeline templates and components shared across teams
• 6. Experience administering JFrog Artifactory and its software assurance tools, such as JFrog Xray, including integrating artifact scanning into CI/CD pipelines
• 7. Experience authoring and maintaining Helm charts or Kustomize configurations for multiple services
• 8. Experience designing monitoring, logging, and alerting for production systems using tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
• 9. Strong understanding of networking (DNS, load balancing, TLS, firewalls, VPCs and subnets)
• 10. Experience managing configuration at scale with tools such as Ansible
• 11. Background in security and compliance practices, including image scanning, secrets management (Vault or similar), policy enforcement, and supply chain security
• 12. Experience with Azure and its DevOps pipelines
• 13. Experience with cloud cost optimization and capacity planning
• 14. Experience leading incident response and running blameless postmortems
• 15. Strong experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), including package management, SELinux, and system hardening
• 16. Experience with Java, C++, and Python, including building, testing, and packaging applications in each within CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Maven or Gradle, CMake, pip)
• 17. Experience working in air-gapped or disconnected environments, including mirroring container registries and package repositories, moving artifacts across security boundaries, and maintaining Kubernetes and CI/CD tooling without internet access

Closing Statement:

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.

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