Senior DoD DevSecOps Software Engineer

Socket.dev; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Referral Bonus Eligibility

Job summary

Sabre Systems, LLC in San Diego, CA seeks an experienced Computer Programmer, III to design, implement, and maintain secure software delivery pipelines for NIWC‑PAC. You will enable OTA software delivery, support critical platforms like ACS, CHE, OPE, and CDS environments across multiple domains, ensuring RMF/STIG compliance and robust security controls.

The role requires deep DevSecOps expertise, containerization, microservices, and experience with DoD‑level software factories.

Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years of demonstrated experience in software development utilizing Agile frameworks to design, develop, and deliver software capabilities to production environments.
• Minimum two (2) years of demonstrated experience applying DevSecOps principles in highly regulated government or DoD‑mandated environments.
• Minimum Two (2) years of demonstrated experience coding, integrating, and maintaining resilient software architectures designed for challenging operational environments.
• Demonstrated coding experience in Python, Java, C, Go, or C++.
• Experience in Denied, Disrupted, Intermittent, and Limited‑bandwidth environments including offline-first, data synchronization, bandwidth optimization, and resilience patterns.
• Hands‑on experience with afloat and ashore Platform as a Service environments (ACS, CHE, and DoD PaaS).
• Experience integrating software securely with Cross‑Domain Solutions (CDS) and secure data transfer across security domains.
• Configuring automated security testing tools (SAST, DAST, SCA, container scanners) within CI/CD pipelines.
• Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure software delivery pipelines across multiple classification domains and environments.
• Work within Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) to deliver production‑grade software.
• Develop and evolve microservices, event‑driven, and serverless architectures.
• Operate GitFlow and trunk‑based development with PR reviews and merges.
• Deploy to production using Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and virtualization.
• Ensure DoD cybersecurity RMF and STIG compliance across pipelines and artifacts.
• Collaborate with DoD enterprise DoD DevSecOps platforms (OSA, Platform One) and cross‑domain teams.

Skills

DevSecOps

Agile methodologies

Git workflows

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

CI/CD

Security testing

Tools

VMware

Hyper‑V

Job description

Sabre Systems, LLC in San Diego, CA seeks an experienced Computer Programmer, III to design, implement, and maintain secure software delivery pipelines for NIWC‑PAC. You will enable OTA software delivery, support critical platforms like ACS, CHE, OPE, and CDS environments across multiple domains, ensuring RMF/STIG compliance and robust security controls.

The role requires deep DevSecOps expertise, containerization, microservices, and experience with DoD‑level software factories.