Senior Software Engineer - DevSecOps

Description

The company is hiring a senior DevSecOps engineer for its acoustic programs team in Huntington Beach, California.

The team sits within the software engineering group of the defense, space and security business and supports anti-submarine warfare products for the US Navy and international partners.

You will connect development, security and IT operations so software delivery pipelines stay secure, efficient and scalable, working with software engineers, security staff and IT operations to automate work, apply security practices and keep CI/CD infrastructure running.

Responsibilities

• Build, run and maintain automated pipelines that deliver software securely and reliably.
• Add static and dynamic code analysis, vulnerability scanning and compliance checks to the development lifecycle.
• Work with developers early so security controls are built in from the start, moving security left.
• Keep application and infrastructure security strong by automating patching, configuration and compliance.
• Configure, upgrade and maintain DevOps environments and infrastructure as code, using tools such as Ansible.
• Apply container security practices and manage orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and ContainerD.
• Handle security incidents in deployment pipelines and cloud infrastructure, including root cause analysis and fixes.
• Build and maintain monitoring and logging that catches security events and operational problems.
• Write up DevSecOps processes, procedures and best practices so the team can improve and share knowledge.
• Track new security and DevOps trends, threats and tools.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance after starting, which requires US citizenship.
• 5+ years of cloud DevSecOps experience.
• 5+ years working with Docker and Kubernetes.
• 3+ years integrating security tools such as SAST, DAST and vulnerability scanners into CI/CD pipelines.
• Preferred: a P4 qualification, meaning a Bachelor of Science from an accredited program in engineering, engineering technology (including manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science or computer science plus 9+ years of related work experience, or a bachelor's degree plus 13+ years of directly related work experience, or 17+ years of related, relevant experience.
• Preferred: an active Secret clearance or higher.
• Preferred: hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Bamboo or similar.
• Preferred: 10+ years in DevOps or cloud engineering.
• Preferred: scripting in Python, Bash or PowerShell.
• Preferred: working knowledge of infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible or similar.
• Preferred: problem-solving skill and the ability to collaborate well in a busy environment.
• Preferred: relevant certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist or CISSP.

Conditions

The role is 100% onsite at one of the listed locations.

Travel is about 5%.

Shift 1, United States.

This is not a safety-sensitive position.

You must be able to obtain a US security clearance, which requires US citizenship; an interim and/or final US Secret clearance is required after start.

The role must meet US export control rules, so you must be a US Person under 22 C.F.R. 120.62: a US citizen, US national, lawful permanent resident, refugee or asylee.

The company will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

The position is not contingent upon program award.

Relocation assistance is not negotiable for this role.

Successful candidates must satisfy the company's conflict of interest assessment.

The company is a drug free workplace where applicants and employees may be tested for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP and alcohol when criteria are met under company policy.

You must complete a CodeVue technical assessment as part of selection; not completing it removes you from consideration.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities, with pay set by experience, qualifications, market and business considerations.
• Eligible employees can enroll in health insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and programs for paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Available programs depend on factors such as location, hire date and collective bargaining agreements.