DevSecOps Engineer/Administrator

Parsons•Boulder, CO

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Parsons is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer/Administrator to support the TAP Lab in Boulder, Colorado. The TAP Lab is the U.S. Space Force’s premier remote sensing application development laboratory, with extensive computer and network infrastructure and facilities providing a complete computing environment across multiple data-classification levels. This position is onsite and has expected working hours of Monday through Friday, 0900–1500. The role establishes and maintains DevSecOps environments used by software and systems engineering teams to develop and deploy applications and services. It manages the applications, infrastructure, pipelines, and workflows supporting those environments; deploys and maintains Kubernetes clusters; and integrates security practices throughout the software development lifecycle. The engineer works with development, systems engineering, cybersecurity, and operations teams to troubleshoot and optimize systems, automate deployment workflows, evaluate technologies, and onboard development teams. The position is part of Parsons’ Federal Solutions team, which supports U.S. government customers in defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental missions. An active Secret security clearance is required, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance if required.

Requirements

Active Secret security clearance; ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance if required.
Bachelor’s degree; additional years of experience may count in lieu of a degree.
At least 5 years of relevant experience; additional education, training, and certifications may count toward total years of experience.
Proficiency in at least one programming language.
Experience with Unix/Linux scripting, including Bash, tcsh, or ksh.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and the full software development lifecycle.
Familiarity with cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure.
Experience with orchestration, provisioning, and containerization technologies.
Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery tools and practices, such as Jenkins or GitLab CI.
Experience using software engineering and collaboration tools such as Git, Bitbucket, Jira, and Confluence.
Ability to collaborate effectively with software development, systems engineering, cybersecurity, and operations teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with infrastructure as code, particularly Terraform and/or Terragrunt.
Experience with Flux or other GitOps-based continuous delivery and cluster deployment tools.
Strong experience with Rancher, Grafana, Helm, and related Kubernetes management and observability stacks.
Experience with software scanning tools such as Grype or Artifactory Xray.
Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
Experience deploying, configuring, and managing Kubernetes clusters in production or mission-critical environments.
Experience with container monitoring and security tools such as Prisma Cloud Compute or similar products.
Experience designing and developing software applications or algorithms for data management, processing, analysis, and/or visualization.
Experience supporting software systems as a subject matter expert in an aerospace or space systems environment.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent efforts at different stages of the assessment and evaluation lifecycle.
Ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution involving systems engineering and integration activities.
Security+ certification.
Linux+ certification.
Experience with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQLite.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain DevSecOps environments for software and systems engineering teams to develop and deploy applications and services.
Configure and manage applications that enable pipelines and workflows within DevSecOps environments.
Analyze and maintain system performance, including server stress, capacity, and efficient resource utilization.
Collaborate with software developers and systems engineers to configure, troubleshoot, and optimize applications and pipelines.
Deploy, configure, and maintain multiple Kubernetes clusters.
Coordinate tasks and technical activities between development and operations teams.
Research, design, implement, and manage software programs and supporting infrastructure.
Test and evaluate new software capabilities and technologies.
Assist with onboarding development teams to DevSecOps environments and processes.
Identify needed modifications to existing programs and develop, test, and implement those modifications.
Manage deployment, maintenance, configuration, and upgrades for software applications and supporting services.
Collaborate with developers, UX designers, business analysts, and systems analysts.
Automate security controls and integrate security practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows.
Configure and support infrastructure-as-code and GitOps-based deployment practices.