DevSecOps Engineer

STR • Arlington, VA

2d • $115,000 - $145,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The DevSecOps Engineer will join the Mission Applications Group and work as part of tightly knit Agile software teams to design and implement Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for unique deployment environments. The role supports cloud toolsets, such as AWS, in unclassified environments, and configures and maintains CI/CD environments with attention to developer productivity, application performance, security monitoring, and alerting.

The engineer will interface with corporate IT to help ensure team infrastructure toolsets are configured, maintained, reliable, and compliant with Department of Defense standards. The role also involves educating engineers on DevOps fundamentals and helping implement sound software development processes. STR offers a flexible hybrid environment; when work does not require STR facilities, employees may work remotely, but applicants should expect to work onsite at least three days per week.

The position is within STR’s Analytics and Command & Control Division, which develops advanced-analytics solutions for national security problems. The Mission Applications Group delivers technology to operational areas and transitions hardened software capabilities to warfighters.

Requirements

• Be eligible to obtain a security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required by the U.S. Government.
• Bachelor’s degree plus two years of experience, a master’s degree, or equivalent experience.
• At least one year of experience with relevant technologies, including CI/CD tools such as GitLab and pipeline automation.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and automated provisioning tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Terraform.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Podman.
• Experience with Kubernetes management solutions such as EKS and Rancher.
• Experience with GitOps tools such as FluxCD.
• Basic knowledge of Linux system administration.
• Knowledge of Python and Linux Shell.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals.
• Organized, detail-oriented, able to work diligently and collaboratively, and able to communicate well with technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Active Secret-level security clearance.
• Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for unique deployment environments as part of Agile software teams.
• Support cloud toolsets, such as AWS, in unclassified environments.
• Configure and maintain multiple CI/CD environments, focusing on developer productivity, application performance, security monitoring, and alerting.
• Interface with corporate IT to ensure team infrastructure toolsets are configured, maintained, reliable, and compliant with Department of Defense standards.
• Educate engineers on DevOps fundamentals and help implement sound software development processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level