SAIC

DevSec Ops Engineer

SAIC • $110K — $140K *
Chantilly, VA 20152In-Person
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 14+ years of related experience, or Master's with 12+ years, or PhD/JD with 9+ years.
  • TS/SCI clearance and US citizenship is required.
  • DoD 8140/8570 baseline certification (e.g., Security +, CISSP, or equivalent) is mandatory.
  • 10-14+ years in systems integration/DevSecOps within complex or classified environments.
  • Hands-on expertise in CI/CD tools like GitLab, Jenkins, and Argo CD.
  • Experience with Kubernetes and container management (Docker/Podman).
  • Proficient in infrastructure and configuration as code using Terraform and Ansible.

Responsibilities

  • Implement technical direction for CI/CD automation and build orchestration.
  • Author and manage IaC/CaC for environment provisioning and configuration control.
  • Integrate security gates within pipelines and address vulnerabilities collaboratively with developers.
  • Support environment promotion by assessing build statuses and readiness artifacts.
  • Engineer containerized workloads and develop GitOps workflows.
  • Coordinate deployable packaging with the Release Manager and maintain traceability.
  • Troubleshoot deployment and pipeline issues, performing root-cause analysis and corrective action.
  • Develop observability and monitoring improvements for DSOP operations.

Benefits

  • Work with a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.
  • Opportunity to contribute to national defense projects.
  • Engagement in innovative technologies and methodologies.
  • Training and professional development opportunities.
  • Flexible work location options in strategic U.S. locations.
Full Job Description
Job Description

SAIC is seeking a DevSec Ops Engineer to join the CMCC DSOP team. This role executes day to day DevSecOps engineering: CI/CD pipeline automation, InfrastructureasCode (IaC) and ConfigurationasCode (CaC), secure build/test/deploy gates, environment provisioning, and release promotion across environments. The DSOP Engineer collaborates with the Release Manager, Integration, Cloud, Cyber, and Test teams to deliver secure, repeatable, auditable capability deployments.

This position will be located in Chantilly, VA, Beale AFB, CA or Colorado Springs, CO.

Job Duties include:
  • Implement DSOP Chief's technical direction for CI/CD automation (GitLab/Jenkins/Argo CD), build orchestration, and deployment pipelines.
  • Author and maintain IaC/CaC (Terraform, Ansible, Helm) for environment provisioning, configuration baselines, and drift control.
  • Integrate and operate security gates (SAST/DAST/SCA, SBOM generation, STIG/ACAS checks) within pipelines; remediate findings with developers.
  • Support environment promotion by validating build status, automated test results, rollback plans, and readiness artifacts.
  • Engineer containerized workloads (Kubernetes, Docker/Podman), registries, image signing/validation, and GitOps workflows.
  • Coordinate with Release Manager to package deployables, confirm SIP/CCB entrance criteria, and maintain traceability to baselines.
  • Troubleshoot deployment failures and pipeline issues across cloud, network, and platform layers; drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
  • Develop observability and monitoring (logs/metrics/alerts) and reliability improvements for DSOP operations.
  • Support cross-domain transfer workflows by preparing and validating artifacts per authorized processes.
  • Document DSOP run-books, automation playbooks, and operational SOPs; contribute to PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and retrospectives.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more of related experience; OR Masters and twelve (12) years or more of related experience; OR PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more of related experience.
  • TS/SCI clearance and US citizenship.
  • DoD 8140/8570 baseline certification (e.g., Security +, CISSP, or equivalent).
  • 10-14+ years in systems integration/DevSecOps/platform engineering within complex or classified programs.
  • Hands on expertise with CI/CD (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Argo CD) and source control (Git/Bitbucket).
  • Experience with Kubernetes, containers (Docker/Podman), and Helmbased deployments.
  • Proficiency in Terraform/Ansible (IaC/CaC), environment provisioning, configuration baselines, and automation.
  • Practical knowledge of secure software delivery: SAST/DAST/SCA, SBOM, STIG hardening, vulnerability remediation, RMF/cATO alignment.
  • Experience operating across multiple environments/enclaves; comfort with rollback, blue/green, and canary strategies.
  • Familiarity with Agile practices (Scrum/SAFe) and Atlassian tools (Jira/Confluence) for planning, tracking, and documentation.
  • Strong troubleshooting, scripting (Python/Bash/YAML), and crossteam communication skills.


Desired Qualifications:
  • Prior support to CMCC, CBC2, AOC Falconer, DI, JFN, or other DAF C3BM modernization programs.
  • Experience with AWS GovCloud/Platform One/SC2S and secure cloud networking patterns.
  • Exposure to UCI schema, externals/API integrations, and EICD governance.
  • Experience building observability stacks (Prometheus/Grafana/Elastic) and reliability engineering practices.
  • AWS Solutions Architect / AWS DevOps Engineer, CKA/CKAD (Kubernetes).
  • SAFe Agilist or Scrum certification; ITIL a plus.
  • Demonstrated technical writing, briefing, and SOP/playbook development.


About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
Learn more about SAIC
Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
NASDAQ
SAIC
* Ladders Estimates

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