Entry Level Cyber Engineer

ENSCO•Dayton, OH

About The Position

ENSCO is seeking an engineer to support the MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort for the Space Force’s Space Systems Command. The work supports acquisition of military satellite communications systems that provide secure, survivable, and protected communications. The role works with government mission leaders and independently governed program teams, building trusted relationships and shared technical evidence to help integrate efforts with differing architectures, acquisition paths, technical baselines, funding profiles, and schedules. The position focuses on software delivery engineering across multiple environments, including CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, Git-based workflows, Kubernetes platforms, Helm releases, and delivery toolchains. The engineer coordinates deployments across development, integration, test, and operational environments with varying security requirements; incorporates security controls and scanning into delivery processes; supports release readiness and platform troubleshooting; and collaborates with software, AI, systems, cyber, and operations teams. The posting describes the employment type as regular full-time. The role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance. The stated salary range is $65,500–$108,000 USD. The position is not contingent upon contract award.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, math, physics, or a related technical field.
At least 8 years of experience supporting DevOps, DevSecOps, platform engineering, release engineering, or software delivery activities.
Strong experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
Strong experience with Git-based development workflows and source control management.
Experience developing and maintaining Helm charts and Kubernetes deployment configurations.
Strong experience administering and troubleshooting Kubernetes-based environments.
Understanding of software deployment lifecycles across multiple environments and security domains.
Experience supporting containerized applications and cloud-native architectures.
Familiarity with software delivery automation, infrastructure automation, and deployment orchestration.
Strong scripting or automation experience using tools such as Bash, Python, or Go.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Space Systems Command (SSC), Space Operations Command (SpOC/CFC), or other DoD software programs.
Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and secure software delivery methodologies.
Understanding of deployment challenges across IL5, IL6, air-gapped, or other restricted environments.
Experience integrating security scanning, vulnerability management, and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with software supply chain security practices such as artifact signing, SBOM generation, and provenance validation.
Experience supporting cloud-native mission platforms and distributed application architectures.
Familiarity with Agile software development environments and Program Increment (PI) execution.
Experience supporting SATCOM, mission systems, or operational C2 environments.
Experience with CI/CD platforms such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD, Argo Workflows, or Tekton.
Experience supporting Harbor, Nexus, Artifactory, or similar artifact repositories.
Familiarity with Kubernetes security tools, policy engines, or runtime security platforms.
Experience supporting deployments across multiple security enclaves or classified environments.
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform, OpenTofu, or Ansible.
Experience supporting MLOps platforms, model deployment pipelines, AI workload orchestration, or machine learning lifecycle management.
Experience supporting AI-enabled mission systems or modern software factories.
Relevant certifications such as Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD), Security+, CISSP, GitLab, or cloud platform certifications.
Certifications such as INCOSE CSEP/ESEP.
An active DoD Secret security clearance or higher.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting software delivery across multiple environments.
Develop automated deployment processes to improve consistency, reliability, and delivery velocity.
Implement and support Git-based workflows, branching strategies, repository management, and deployment automation practices.
Deploy, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize Kubernetes-based application environments.
Develop and maintain Helm charts, deployment templates, and environment-specific configurations.
Maintain and improve software delivery toolchains for development, testing, security scanning, deployment, and operational monitoring.
Coordinate deployments across development, integration, test, and operational environments with varying security requirements and constraints.
Work with cyber teams to incorporate security controls, scanning, compliance requirements, and vulnerability remediation into delivery pipelines.
Support release packaging, deployment validation, rollback strategies, and operational readiness activities.
Investigate and resolve pipeline, deployment, infrastructure, and integration issues affecting software delivery.
Partner with software developers, AI engineers, systems engineers, cyber teams, and operational stakeholders to improve delivery effectiveness and reliability.
Build trusted relationships and shared technical evidence to help integrate independently governed program efforts.