DevSecOps Engineer

Location: San Deigo, CA

Work Type: Onsite

Remote Work: No

Job Description

Come see what you’re missing. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too.

Gridiron IT is looking for an experienced DevSecOps engineer to develop automated pipelines for data center/cloud environments and support automated build, test and release deployments.

Responsibilities:

• Design, write and deliver Infrastructure as Code software to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of the network
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for Cloud Native development
• Build automated DevOps pipelines using tools like GitLab
• Develop jobs for the deployment of various artifacts that constitute an application on a container-based environment such as Docker
• Participate in development of advanced CI / CD processes to support deployments
• Participate in design and architecture discussions and build environments using Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and configuration management tools like Ansible
• Work extensively to deploy applications on Kubernetes clusters in our on-premises cloud environment
• Automate repetitive tasks to eliminate toil and drive consistency + repeatability
• Actively participate in incident response and root-cause analysis, support a blameless post-mortems culture
• Qualifications: Must hold an active Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain SCI clearance
• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering/technical discipline and 6 to 8+ years of relevant experience
• Experience using DevSecOps tools such as GitLab, GitOps, Bitbucket, CI/CD Pipelines, Docker, Fortify, Sonarqube, Chef/Ansible, Terraform, Nexus, Jenkins
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration/management tools
• Understanding of AWS cloud services
• Experience working with appropriate scripting languages and operating systems software (e.g., PowerShell, Bash)
• Experience with version control systems, such as Git
• Experience with Agile development and issue tracking systems, such as JIRA
• Experience with UNIX and/or Linux
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

• Preferred Education, Experience, & SkillsBachelor of Science degree in Computer Science
• Active Top Secret/SCI with Poly clearance
• Security+ 8570 certification
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• AWS or similar Cloud Provider Experience
• Solid understanding of Message Service NATS, Kafka, Redis
• Strong Linux and Networking background
• Software development experience with C++/Java

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

TS/SCI and willingness to obtain CI POLYGRAPH REQUIRED FOR THIS ROLE

Compensation and Benefits

Salary Range $100,000 - $220,000/YR (Compensation is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, skills, education, certifications, seniority, and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.)

Benefits: Gridiron offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), disability & ADD insurance, life and pet insurance to eligible employees. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Gridiron’s benefits programs.

Gridiron IT Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.

Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area that supports our clients' missions throughout the United States. Gridiron IT specializes in providing comprehensive IT services tailored to meet the needs of federal agencies. Our capabilities include IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services, Cyber Security, Software Integration & Development, Data Solution & AI, and Enterprise Applications. These capabilities are backed by Gridiron IT's experienced workforce and our commitment to ensuring we meet and exceed our clients' expectations.