DevSecOps Engineer

DevSecOps Engineer

Information processing systems are the lifeblood of national security efforts, facilitating an understanding of the global situation, strategic planning, and tactical execution.  The reliability, accessibility, and sophistication of these systems can determine the outcomes of conflicts before they begin.  The Analytics and Command & Control (C2) Division develops novel solutions to the most challenging national security problems through advanced analytics. Our teams consist of motivated individuals with degrees in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, and data science. We use our expertise and creativity to take innovative ideas from conception to everyday use by our customers. You will work in the Mission Applications Group where we deliver cutting-edge technology to a variety of operational areas and transition hardened software capabilities to the warfighter.

STR staff drive our success with their hard work, talent, and ingenuity. Join us this summer and help develop meaningful solutions to challenging, real world problems which enhance our nation's security.

The Role:

As a DevSecOps Engineer in the Mission Applications Group, you will work as part of tightly knit Agile software teams to design and implement Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for various unique deployment environments.  This role includes:

Supporting cloud (e.g., AWS) toolsets in unclassified environments

Configuring and maintaining multiple CI/CD environments, focusing on developer productivity, application performance, security monitoring, and alerting

Interfacing with corporate IT to ensure team infrastructure toolsets are configured, maintained, reliable, and in compliance with Department of Defense standards

Educating engineers on DevOps fundamentals while helping to implement solid software development processes

This role will take advantage of STR’s flexible, hybrid environment – when the work does not require use of STR’s facilities, you are welcome to work remotely. Applicants should expect to work onsite a minimum of 3 days/week.

Who You Are:

Eligible to obtain a security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is needed by U.S. Government

Bachelor’s degree + 2 years, Master’s degree, or equivalent experience

Minimum 1 year of experience with relevant technologies including:

CI/CD tools (Gitlab) and pipeline automation

Cloud platforms (such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud), and automated provisioning tools (such as Ansible, Chef, or TerraForm)

Containerization technologies such as Docker and Podman

Kubernetes management solutions such as EKS and Rancher

GitOps tools experience (such as FluxCD)

Basic knowledge of Linux System Administration

Knowledge of Python and Linux Shell

Knowledge of Cyber Security fundamentals

Organized, detail-oriented, and with an ability to work diligently and collaboratively

Good communication skills to both technical and non-technical audiences

Even Better:

Active Security Clearance at the Secret level

Master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related technical field

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $115,000 - $145,000

The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.