DevSecOps Engineer/Administrator

Parsons Corporation•Boulder, CO

9d•$103,500 - $181,100•Onsite

About The Position

Parsons is hiring a DevSecOps Engineer/Administrator for its TAP Lab in Boulder, Colorado. The TAP Lab is the U.S. Space Force’s premier remote sensing application development laboratory, with extensive computing and network infrastructure and facilities supporting multiple levels of data classification. This position is onsite only, with expected hours of Monday through Friday, 0900–1500, and is part of Parsons’ Federal Solutions team, which supports U.S. government missions in defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental services. The role establishes and maintains DevSecOps environments, their supporting applications and workflows, and infrastructure used by software and systems engineering teams. It includes maintaining system performance, deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters, collaborating across development and operations teams, automating security controls, and supporting CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and GitOps practices. The role also researches and evaluates technologies, supports software changes and deployments, and helps onboard development teams. The position requires an active Secret clearance and a bachelor’s degree, with additional experience potentially substituting for the degree. Five or more years of relevant experience is required, with education, training, and certifications potentially counting toward experience. The posted salary range is $103,500 to $181,100. Parsons offers medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, a 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays.

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 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.