Staff DevSecOps Engineer Level 4

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Job Title: Staff DevSecOps Engineer - Level 4

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Type of Role: Direct Hire (Full-Time, Onsite)

Clearance: U.S. Citizenship required; must be able to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI clearance

Pay Range: $120,600-$224,000/yr

POSITION OVERVIEW:

We are seeking an experienced Staff DevSecOps Engineer to support advanced software and infrastructure development for mission-critical space and defense systems. This role operates within an automation-first, "everything as code" environment and will focus heavily on cloud infrastructure, containerization, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, software deployment, and secure development practices.

The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, cloud platforms, Infrastructure as Code, GitLab, and Argo CD. This individual will support the development and operation of systems used for space-domain planning, sensor optimization, and satellite constellation optimization while helping engineering teams efficiently build, integrate, test, and deploy new capabilities.

Staff-level candidates with recent technical leadership, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Java/Python development, and space-domain experience are strongly preferred.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

· Support technical planning, design, development, integration, verification, and validation throughout the total system lifecycle.

· Develop and maintain automated software development, infrastructure, and deployment environments.

· Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized applications using Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, and Containerd.

· Support cloud environments utilizing AWS, Azure, OpenStack, and/or OpenShift.

· Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) utilizing Ansible, Terraform, Packer, and related technologies.

· Develop, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines, automated builds, deployment pipelines, and configuration management processes.

· Utilize GitLab and Argo CD to support automated software delivery and deployment.

· Apply an automation-first and "everything as code" approach to infrastructure and software development.

· Support development of operational-level planning and simulation capabilities for space-domain missions.

· Support technologies used to dynamically optimize terrestrial and space-based sensors for space-domain awareness.

· Support development of capabilities used to optimize the placement and maneuvering of satellite constellations against evolving mission priorities.

· Develop, document, test, troubleshoot, and debug software supporting complex mission requirements.

· Incorporate cybersecurity standards and secure development practices throughout software, hardware, and infrastructure environments.

· Translate customer and product requirements into complete system solutions while accounting for technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

· Perform functional and timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition.

· Translate customer requirements into hardware and software feature definitions and acceptance criteria.

· Support automated software and hardware deployment pipelines and development factories.

· Work within an Agile development environment utilizing JIRA, Confluence, and related tools.

· Troubleshoot complex software, infrastructure, cloud, containerization, automation, and deployment issues.

· Collaborate with software engineering, infrastructure, operations, cybersecurity, systems engineering, and program teams.

· Maintain technical documentation, operating instructions, and software development records.

· Ensure applicable software, cybersecurity, and engineering standards, processes, procedures, and tools are followed throughout the development lifecycle.

· Validate that required features and use cases are properly incorporated into implemented designs.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Basic Qualifications

· Experience with application containerization and orchestration, including:

Kubernetes

Helm

Docker

Containerd

· Experience deploying or supporting containerized applications within cloud environments such as:

AWS

Azure

OpenStack

OpenShift

· Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible, Terraform, and/or Packer.

· Experience with CI/CD, including deployment pipelines, automated builds, and configuration management tools.

· Experience with GitLab and/or Argo CD.

· Experience working within an Agile development environment.

· Experience utilizing JIRA and Confluence.

· Strong automation, infrastructure, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.

· Ability to collaborate effectively across development, operations, infrastructure, and security teams.

· U.S. Citizenship required.

· Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

· Ability to work onsite at a facility requiring special access.

Additional Qualifications

· Active Top Secret/SCI clearance strongly preferred.

· Recent experience serving as a technical lead, including architecture design, technical research, project management, and defining or enforcing code quality standards.

· Recent Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) experience involving automation, incident management, monitoring, optimization, programming/scripting, metrics, and security.

· Software development experience with Java and/or Python.

· Development experience with TypeScript.

· Familiarity with the space domain.

· Experience supporting cloud-native, containerized, and highly automated software environments.

· Strong critical thinking and technical problem-solving skills.

· Ability to communicate complex technical information effectively both verbally and in writing.

· Demonstrated ability to establish strong team relationships and collaborate across technical disciplines.

· Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing development environment.

· Strong time management and project execution skills with the ability to deliver technical projects on schedule.