Senior DevSecOps Engineer IRES - SSFB/HSV/FBEL
Amentum
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Amentum is seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to lead cloud-native delivery and security across DoD mission systems. You will architect, automate, and sustain hybrid cloud platforms with AKS, ECS, and OCP, ensuring compliant, scalable deployments.
You will design CI/CD pipelines, implement IaC with Terraform/Helm/Ansible, and enforce container security and RMF/DISA STIG controls while collaborating with government stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
Qualifications
- 12+ years of general full-time work experience
- 6+ years in DevSecOps/platform engineering
- 1+ year in a management/leadership role
- Experience designing, deploying, and sustaining Kubernetes-based platforms
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or OpenShift
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and secure software delivery
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Helm, Ansible)
- Strong understanding of Docker/Kubernetes containerization
- Familiarity with RMF, DISA STIGs, Zero Trust security controls
- DoD 8140/IAT baseline certification (Security+ CE)
- Active DoD Secret clearance
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain cloud and container platform solutions across AKS, ECS, and OCP
- Develop and sustain CI/CD pipelines with integrated security
- Create and manage IaC and configuration automation (Terraform, Helm, Ansible)
- Implement container security and compliance per DoD/MDA requirements
- Integrate hybrid cloud strategies and secure app deployments across environments
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Provide platform governance, documentation, and technical status updates
- Support database hosting for mission-critical services
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Job description
Position Title: Senior DevSecOps Engineer
Position Title: Senior DevSecOps Engineer
Location: Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL, or Fort Belvoir, VA
Relocation Assistance: None available at this time
Remote/Telework: NO - Not available for this position
Clearance Type: DoW Secret
Shift: Day shift
Travel Required: Up to 10% of the time
As a Senior DevSecOps Engineer supporting the Next Generation Environment (NGE) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract, you will serve as a senior technical contributor responsible for architecting, automating, securing, and sustaining the cloud-native delivery ecosystem underpinning the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) unified digital environment.
In this role, you will help advance NGE’s hybrid and multi-cloud modernization strategy by implementing resilient DevSecOps pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), Kubernetes-based platform services, and container security practices that enable secure, repeatable, and scalable application deployment across enterprise environments. You will work across engineering, cybersecurity, software, infrastructure, and Government stakeholder teams to integrate modern platform capabilities while ensuring compliance with DoD and MDA security requirements.
You will play a key role in standardizing automation, improving deployment velocity, strengthening security controls, and supporting continuous integration and continuous delivery across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-hosted mission systems.
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud and container platform solutions supporting NGE mission applications across environments including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS), and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP).
- Engineer, enhance, and sustain CI/CD pipelines that integrate automated build, test, security scanning, release, and deployment workflows to accelerate software delivery while maintaining compliance and operational stability.
- Develop and maintain automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management solutions using tools such as Terraform, Helm, Ansible, and Bash, enabling repeatable, version-controlled deployments across development, test, and production environments.
- Implement container hardening, image assurance, secrets management, and runtime security controls aligned to DoD, MDA, RMF, DISA STIG, and Zero Trust requirements.
- Support continuous monitoring and compliance validation for containerized workloads and platform services.
- Assess existing application and infrastructure architectures and develop migration and integration strategies for cloud-enabled and containerized environments.
- Ensure interoperability between legacy services, cloud-native platforms, and enterprise mission systems.
- Support the design and evolution of resilient platform services that host modern applications and shared capabilities across IaaS and PaaS ecosystems, including orchestration, service networking, observability, policy enforcement, and secure access patterns.
- Partner with software developers, systems engineers, network engineers, cybersecurity teams, database administrators, and Government stakeholders to ensure cohesive integration of infrastructure, applications, and security controls across the NGE ecosystem.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve complex platform, integration, and deployment issues across Kubernetes and cloud-hosted environments. Improve operational resilience through automation, root cause analysis, and proactive engineering improvements.
- Support deployment and sustainment of cloud-hosted and containerized application data services, including technologies such as PostgreSQL, Cassandra, and MySQL, ensuring secure configuration, availability, and performance alignment with mission requirements.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation including implementation plans, pipeline designs, architecture diagrams, deployment procedures, standard operating procedures, and configuration baselines to support lifecycle management and operational continuity.
- Evaluate emerging DevSecOps, platform engineering, and cloud technologies to improve automation, scalability, security, cost efficiency, and mission responsiveness across the NGE environment.
- Provide technical status, risk identification, engineering recommendations, and platform capability assessments to program leadership and Government stakeholders.
- Translate complex platform and automation topics into mission-relevant impacts and decisions.
Have strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to collaborate across technical teams and brief leadership or Government stakeholders.
- Must have 12, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
- May be reduced with completion of advanced education
- Must have 6, or more, years of directly related progressive experience in DevSecOps, platform engineering, systems integration, cloud engineering, or related infrastructure engineering roles.
- Must have 1, or more, years of experience working in a management or leadership role
- Must have demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and sustaining Kubernetes-based or other containerized platforms in enterprise environments.
- Must have demonstrated experience with one or more cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Red Hat OpenShift.
- Must have experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automation workflows, and secure software delivery processes.
- Must have experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration automation tools such as Terraform, Helm, Ansible, and scripting languages such as Bash.
- Must have a strong understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, including deployment, orchestration, scaling, and lifecycle management.
- Must be familiar with security controls and compliance requirements applicable to cloud and platform engineering environments, including RMF, DISA STIGs, Zero Trust, and secure hardening practices.
- Must be able to analyze complex technical problems spanning multiple organizations, systems, and engineering disciplines and develop practical, scalable solutions.
- Must have a baseline DoD 8140/IAT certification, such as Security+ CE.
- Must have an active DoW Secret Security Clearance
- Have a Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field
- Have experience supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) or other DoD enterprise modernization programs.
- Have experience with Coder Platform or comparable cloud development workspace platforms.
- Have experience implementing platform observability, logging, monitoring, and alerting capabilities in cloud-native environments.
- Be familiar with continuous Authority to Operate (cATO) concepts and security automation within DevSecOps pipelines.
- Have experience supporting hybrid cloud migration, application modernization, and legacy system integration efforts.
- Have experience working in Agile, Scrum, or other iterative delivery models in mission or enterprise IT environments.
- Have experience evaluating and recommending technologies based on cost, mission impact, technical risk, and operational sustainment considerations.
- Have experience with secure database deployment and sustainment in cloud-hosted or containerized environments.
- Security+ CE (required baseline if used to satisfy DoD 8140/IAT requirement)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), or similar Kubernetes certification
- AWS, Azure, or Red Hat OpenShift associate/professional-level certification
- Terraform Associate, RHCSA/RHCE, or comparable automation/platform certification
- CASP+ CE, CISSP, or equivalent advanced cybersecurity certification
$175,000 – $220,000
The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good‑faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off and holidays
- Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
- Educational reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tax-saving options
- Disability and life insurance
- Pet insurance
Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.
09/16/2026 - 09/25/2026
Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.
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