Principal Systems Engineer- DevSecOps

SAIC•San Diego, CA

5h•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is looking for a Principal System Engineer to serve as the primary DevSecOps engineer on a mission-critical Navy communications program. This is a high-visibility role where you will own the containerization strategy — from architecture and build to hardening and sustainment — for systems that directly support DoD operational readiness. If you live and breathe containers, love solving hard security and scalability problems, and want your work to matter at a national security level, this role was built for you. This is an ON-SITE role located in San Diego, CA.

Requirements

Primary DevSecOps engineer on a mission-critical Navy communications program
Own the containerization strategy — from architecture and build to hardening and sustainment
Expertise in containers
Experience solving security and scalability problems
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Experience building and maintaining custom container images
Experience developing and managing CI/CD pipelines
Experience with container hardening efforts, including RBAC, SECCOMP, AppArmor, namespace isolation, and least-privilege configurations
Experience ensuring containers and orchestration platforms meet DoD/RMF compliance and ATO requirements
Experience monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing containerized applications
Experience applying Risk Management Framework (RMF) principles
Experience implementing and maintaining compliance with DoD/DoN cybersecurity policies
Experience utilizing STIGs to harden containers, hosts, and network equipment
Experience maintaining environment compliance with directives (IAVA/IAVM)
Experience with network integration, configuration, and administration
Experience configuring and documenting network systems, including Cisco networking equipment
Experience integrating container-specific monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stack)
Key technical leader, providing direction and mentorship to junior engineers
Ability to interface regularly with management, customers, and cross-functional teams
Ability to participate in technical issue resolution during integration, implementation, and testing phases

Responsibilities

Design, build, and manage the containerization platform using tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
Build and maintain custom container images, optimized for security and performance
Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines that integrate seamlessly with containerized environments
Lead container hardening efforts, implementing: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), SECCOMP and AppArmor profiles, Namespace isolation and least-privilege configurations
Ensure containers and orchestration platforms meet DoD/RMF compliance and ATO requirements
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize containerized applications for high availability and resilience in production
Apply Risk Management Framework (RMF) principles across the DevSecOps lifecycle
Implement and maintain compliance with DoD/DoN cybersecurity policies
Utilize STIGs to harden containers, hosts, and network equipment
Maintain environment compliance with directives (IAVA/IAVM)
Provide network integration, configuration, and administration support
Configure and document network systems, including Cisco networking equipment
Integrate container-specific monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stack)
Serve as a key technical leader, providing direction and mentorship to junior engineers
Interface regularly with management, customers, and cross-functional teams
Participate in technical issue resolution during integration, implementation, and testing phases