DevSecOps Engineer

Trace3•Colorado Springs, CO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Trace3 Gov is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to support mission-critical systems for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex (NCMC), the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA), and the Space Support Contract II. The role works closely with software development teams and platform engineers to help developers continuously deliver value while meeting stability and security needs for mission-critical services and environments. The engineer will improve development workflows and developer experience, as well as the security and stability of Kubernetes clusters. The position involves application containerization through CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration in Kubernetes, full-stack application development and integration, and implementation of DevSecOps practices. This is a full-time, on-site role performed in a secure, classified workspace. An active Secret clearance is required; the posting also lists a Top Secret clearance requirement. The employee must have or obtain an IAT Level II certification within 60 days of the start date. Salary range: $65,000–$100,000.

Requirements

Active Secret security clearance; the posting also lists a Top Secret clearance requirement.
Have or obtain an IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE or equivalent) within 60 days of the start date.
At least 3 years of directly related experience.
Deep understanding of Kubernetes, including provisioning and application deployment and scaling.
Experience securing a Kubernetes environment.
Understanding of application containerization with Docker.
Experience with shell scripting, such as Bash.
Experience creating multistage CI/CD pipelines to automate aspects of the software development lifecycle, using tools such as Atlassian Bamboo.
Understanding of microservice architecture.
Bachelor’s degree with 3 or more years of experience, or master’s degree with 1 or more years of experience.
Excellent problem-solving, communication, teamwork, written communication, and technical writing skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing, integrating, and maintaining full-stack applications.
Experience developing application front ends using React or other JavaScript-based web frameworks.
Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, and React project management tools such as npm or yarn.
Experience creating, maintaining, and troubleshooting CI/CD within a DevSecOps pipeline.
Experience utilizing Static Code Analysis (SCA) tools and adjudicating vulnerabilities.
Experience using JPA for object persistence.
Experience working with Apache Kafka and RabbitMQ.
Experience migrating monolithic applications to a microservices architecture.
Experience working on CCIC2S applications.

Responsibilities

Work with software development teams and platform engineers to enable continuous delivery while maintaining stability and security for mission-critical services and environments.
Automate application containerization through CI/CD pipelines and orchestrate containers in a Kubernetes environment.
Improve development workflows and developer quality of life.
Improve the security and stability of Kubernetes clusters.
Develop and integrate full-stack applications and work with containerization technologies.
Implement DevSecOps practices in containerized and/or cloud platforms.