DevSecOps Engineer

Location: Springfield, VA

Clearance Required: Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly is required upon application for initial consideration **We are not able to upgrade or sponsor clearances**

At Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it's architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Bcore accelerates decisive advantage for warfighters and intelligence professionals by fusing human insight, rapid-fire engineering, precision-measured outcomes, and relentless grit into mission-ready solutions.

Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government's mission and our client's business? Do you have a desire to change how people work? Are you interested in helping to protect our nation's cyber interests? Join our growing team supporting the NGA customer missions as a DevSecOps Engineer *contingent upon award*

Responsibilities

What you get to do every day:

• Monitor and maintain mission-critical applications and infrastructure across AWS cloud environments, on-premises data centers, and remote edge locations supporting secure government operations.
• Serve as the first line of defense in keeping systems running smoothly-monitoring dashboards, responding to alerts, and identifying potential issues before they impact operations.
• Utilize SIEM platforms to monitor security events, analyze logs, and identify potential security incidents or operational anomalies requiring escalation or action.
• Execute system changes, upgrades, and deployments following established change management procedures including change control board coordination, notifications, and scheduled maintenance windows.
• Develop and maintain backout plans for all system changes ensuring rapid recovery capability if issues arise during deployments or upgrades.
• Coordinate with developers, configuration control boards, engineering managers, and government program managers to schedule maintenance, communicate system status, and manage expectations.
• Monitor system health across diverse technology stack including PostgreSQL databases (RDS, Aurora, Redshift, Timescale DB), Kubernetes clusters, D messaging platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pulsar), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Follow troubleshooting guides and runbooks to diagnose and resolve issues, escalating to appropriate teams when needed while maintaining clear communication with stakeholders.
• Manage emergency response procedures including coordinating Authorized Outages when critical issues require immediate attention outside maintenance windows.
• Maintain and improve operational documentation including runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and system configuration documentation.
• Participate in shift rotations providing 24/7 operational support for globally dispersed systems, users, and mission-critical applications.
• Conduct routine system health checks, log reviews, and proactive monitoring to identify potential problems before they cause outages.
• Support edge computing deployments and coordinate with remote site operations to ensure connectivity and system functionality.
• Document incidents, actions taken, and resolutions to build organizational knowledge and support continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Clearance Required: Active TS clearance (with SCI Eligibility) and eligibility to obtain CI Poly **We are not able to upgrade or sponsor clearances**

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
• 3-5 years of experience in DevOps, systems administration, IT operations, or infrastructure support roles

Required Skills:

• Solid Linux command line skills with RHEL or Rocky Linux systems
• Experience following change management procedures and working with configuration control boards
• Strong communication skills with ability to interface effectively with technical teams, management, and government stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to follow troubleshooting procedures and escalate appropriately when issues exceed knowledge or authority
• Experience monitoring systems and responding to alerts in production environments

Preferred Skills:

• Exposure to AWS cloud services and basic understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts
• Familiarity with SIEM platforms or log analysis tools for security and operational monitoring
• Basic understanding of databases, particularly PostgreSQL or other relational databases
• Exposure to containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and willingness to learn operational aspects
• Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Datadog, or similar)
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD or similar deployment pipeline platforms
• Basic scripting or automation experience helpful for routine tasks
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals and troubleshooting connectivity issues
• Familiarity with backup and disaster recovery procedures
• Experience working in secure government environments or SCIFs
• Background coordinating across multiple time zones or supporting global operations
• Experience with incident management and root cause analysis processes
• CompTIA Security+ certification

What is ideal?

• Understanding of infrastructure as code concepts (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK)
• Exposure to messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pulsar) or data streaming technologies
• Experience supporting geographically distributed or edge computing environments
• AWS certifications or willingness to pursue certification
• Intelligence Community Experience preferred

What you can expect from us

• Recognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by bcore through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses
• You'll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community
• Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match and potential Profit Sharing, Universal Leave, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more!
• Compensation is unique to each candidate and compensation packages are based on education, experience, and other requirements.

BCore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.