DevSecOps Engineer -Huntsville, AL

SAIC•Huntsville, AL

1h•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to create and maintain a cloud-based Impact Level 6 (IL6) environment using established templates from an Impact Level 5 (IL5) environment. The role supports day-to-day operations in an IL6 environment and is responsible for infrastructure and application resilience, security, performance, and compliance with organizational requirements and industry security standards. The engineer will create the Application Factory and supporting tools in IL6, maintain Linux and Windows systems, improve infrastructure automation and delivery pipelines, and provide continuous monitoring and troubleshooting. The position also involves applying security controls, addressing vulnerabilities, maintaining compliance, and collaborating with DevOps and development teams to support application development pipelines.

Requirements

At least five years of overall experience.
Bachelor of Science degree.
Active secret clearance.
Security+ certification or another credential meeting IAT Level 2 requirements.
Must be located in Huntsville, Alabama.
Experience working with AWS cloud, cloud automation, and Kubernetes.
Strong troubleshooting abilities.

Nice To Haves

Top Secret clearance is preferred.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain a cloud-based IL6 environment, including the Application Factory and supporting tools, based on proven IL5 templates.
Implement continuous monitoring of infrastructure, pipelines, and applications; analyze monitoring and logging data, troubleshoot issues, and resolve incidents.
Perform weekly upgrades and patching of the Application Factory and its underlying infrastructure.
Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux and Windows systems to support performance, scalability, and reliability.
Perform regular patches, upgrades, and system hardening to address vulnerabilities and improve security.
Identify and mitigate risks and maintain compliance with security policies and best practices.
Automate environment configurations at build time for sustainable management.
Uplift and maintain Infrastructure as Code workflows for provisioning and configuration management using tools such as GitLab, Packer, Terraform, Ansible, Bash, and Python scripts.
Update, patch, and conduct cyber reviews of self-hosted Amazon AMIs, with emphasis on automation and hardening.
Create an IL6 Application Factory pipeline that emulates the existing IL5 pipeline.
Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to support pipeline uptime and smooth usage for application development in GitLab.
Continuously patch pipeline tools to maintain cybersecurity standards.
Conduct vulnerability assessments and remediate risks through patching, configuration, and process improvements.
Apply security controls including role-based access control (RBAC), secure namespaces, and monitoring and auditing practices.
Ensure systems and processes adhere to CIS, NIST, ISO, and DoD regulations for air-gapped IL5 environments.