The DevSecOps Engineer supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise
Solutions (IRES) contract.
Location: Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO or Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL
Relocation Assistance: None available at this time
Remote/Telework: NO - Not available for this position
Clearance Type: DoW Secret
Shift: Day shift
Travel Required: Up to 10% of the time
Description of Duties:
The DevSecOps Engineer supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise
Solutions (IRES) contract.
The DevSecOps Infrastructure Engineer designs, implements, secure and operates the cloud and on-premises infrastructure that enables
reliable software delivery and mission-critical services. The role integrates security throughout the software development lifecycle, improves
platform resiliency, observability and establishes repeatable infrastructure and deployment practices through automation.
The successful candidate is a hands-on technical leader who can translate engineering and security requirements into scalable platforms
capabilities. They will partner closely with software engineers, cybersecurity personnel, systems administrators, product teams and program
leadership to deliver secure, maintainable and compliant infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, deploy and maintain scalable, resilient and secure infrastructure across cloud, hybrid and/or on-premises environments.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Pulumi or equivalent.
• Build, maintain and improve continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines that incorporate automated security controls, testing, artifact management and deployment approvals.
• Integrate security practices into the development lifecycle, including code scanning, dependency scanning, secret detection, container
image scanning, configuration validation and vulnerability remediation workflows.
• Engineer and operate containerized platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift or comparable technologies.
• Establish platform observability through centralized logging, metrics, alerting, tracing, dashboards and service-level objectives.
• Implement identity, access, secret-management, encryption, network segmentation and least-privilege controls in partnership with
cybersecurity stakeholders.
• Support system availability, incident response, root-cause analysis, disaster recovery, backup and continuity-of-operations activities.
• Automate routine operational activities to reduce manual effort, configuration drift, deployment risk and mean time to restore service.
• Define and maintain technical standards, reference architectures, runbooks and operational documentation.
• Conduct infrastructure and deployment design reviews; identify technical risks, security gaps, performance constraints and remediation
options.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering practices for secure coding, operational readiness, automation and infrastructure
reliability.
• Coordinate with engineering, security, compliance and program stakeholders to prioritize platform improvements and resolve crossfunctional
issues.
The successful candidate will:
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document technical decisions and brief technical and
nontechnical stakeholders.
Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with application in order to be considered for the position. The selected candidate
may be assigned as an employee for one of our teammate companies.
Basic Requirements:
• Must have 6, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience (May be reduced with completion of advanced education).
• Must have 4, or more, years of experience in systems engineering, cloud infrastructure, site reliability engineering, platform engineering,
DevOps, DevSecOps or a related technical discipline.
• Must have 6, or more, months of experience working in a management or leadership role
• Must have demonstrated experience designing and operating production infrastructure in AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform,
private cloud and/or hybrid environments.
• Must have strong proficiency with Infrastructure as Code and configuration-management tools.
• Must have experience designing, implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using platforms such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub
Actions, Azure DevOps or equivalent.
This position is expected to pay $140,000 - $160,000 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.
IDS is committed to providing superior work in the fields of science, engineering, data analytics and technology to government agencies. We offer competitive compensation packages, including comprehensive nationwide Medical/Dental/Vision insurance programs, life insurance, matching 401k contribution and Educational/Training support.
