DevSecOps Engineer (Platform & Operations)

DarkStar Intelligence LLC • Fort Meade, MD

114d

About The Position

DarkStar Intelligence is actively seeking DevSecOps Engineers to provide the operational backbone for CNO tool development. These engineers bridge development and operations, ensuring reliability, automation, and sustainment of critical development environments. They embody the “Ops” in DevSecOps, using platform engineering and site reliability engineering (SRE) practices to keep tools resilient and mission-ready.

Requirements

• 5+ years of DevOps, systems engineering, or platform engineering experience.
• Strong scripting/coding skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes, etc.).
• Familiarity with CI/CD frameworks such as Jenkins or GitLab CI.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience supporting MARFORCYBER or USCYBERCOM platforms.
• Experience applying site reliability engineering practices in classified environments.
• Knowledge of RCDN and mission-specific development constraints.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to accelerate development velocity.
• Automate deployments across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
• Support environment provisioning, configuration management, and system administration.
• Cross-functionally support testing and integration during Operational Evaluation.
• Troubleshoot, harden, and sustain development platforms to maximize uptime.
• Ensure high scalability/availability and security of product environments.
• Monitor and manage alerts, Prometheus.
• Enforce security best practices, role-based access control.

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Income Protection: Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
• Retirement Planning: 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
• Work-Life Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and legal services.
• Paid Leave: Generous PTO, 11 paid federal holidays, and one floating holiday.
• Voluntary Benefits: LegalShield and IDShield, additional insurance options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees