Development Security Operations Engineer

Riverside Research Institute•Fairborn, OH

About The Position

Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country’s most challenging technical problems. All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship. The Tools & Techniques (T2) Team is seeking a Development, Security & Operations (DevSecOps) Engineer to support the deployment of applications to Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) networks. The successful candidate will play a key role in conducting and optimizing our product deployments, gaining software certificates to operate on secure networks, and executing deployment strategies. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about delivering valuable solutions to users and is interested in advancing their career in software deployment and production environments. The DevSecOps Engineer will provide the link between Air Force Research and Development (R&D) and Operations efforts. DevSecOps Engineer will ensure R&D tools integrate into an operational platform, meeting all technical and security requirements. The engineer will provide support to senior team members and will execute required updates for the operational platform.

Requirements

Ability to obtain Top Secret clearance with SCI adjudication (sponsorship for clearance available)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or other related field of study
Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in software production environment
Experience with Docker and Podman
Experience working on deployment environments including virtual machines
Experience with Python or similar languages
Self-motivated, detail oriented, responsible team player able to work independently with minimal daily direction; effective/efficient written/verbal communication skills
Ability to work and interact with technically and organizationally diverse personnel

Nice To Haves

Master's Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or other related field of study
Experience with ATO process
Experience writing Helm Charts and using container orchestration applications including Kubernetes
Experience with Docker Compose
Experience with Argo Project or Argo CD
Experience managing and maintaining Linux servers
Experience working/developing in multi-domain, multi-cloud, hybrid-cloud environments
Experience deploying applications on SIPRNet and JWICS
Experience working with cloud environments like AWS and/or Azure
Familiarity with National Air and Space Intelligence Center’s Mission Readiness Environment (MRE)
Familiarity with National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Research Laboratory Environment (RLE)
Familiarity with Army Cloud Security+ training/certification

Responsibilities

Facilitate and execute software product deployments by collaborating with developers in writing Helm charts, or docker-compose.yaml files to deploy applications on-prem and/or cloud-based environments
Coordinate and take leading role in Authority to Operate (ATO) process to ensure developed tools meet security requirements for deployment into DoD operational environments
Assist in automating and optimizing delivery and deployment of software products via Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
Integrate security measures into applications to gain approvals and certificates to operate within custom secure network environments
Work/coordinate with multiple platform teams (i.e., customer, commercial, and company internal)
Help product road map planning by communicating delivery and deployment dependencies and timelines
Help orchestrate product integration with an emphasis on providing proactive identification and resolution of product dependencies and conflicts