DevSecOps Engineer

Location : San Antonio, TX Clearance : Active TS/SCI Citizenship : Must be a U.S. Citizen POSITION DESCRIPTION As a DevSecOps Engineer to design, you will develop and maintain on-demand ephemeral test automation ranges in secure environments. This position will support U.S. Air Force and related defense missions by enabling automated test and development pipelines across a variety of virtualization and cloud platforms. The role requires adaptability, rapid prototyping, and strong DevSecOps practices to deliver innovative solutions within highly regulated environments. This is not a traditional enterprise cloud application engineering role. Instead, the engineer will focus on building test automation environments, ephemeral compute stacks, reusable CI/CD components, and custom workflows to accelerate mission software development and validation. MINIMUM/GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Candidate must be capable of working in a fast-paced. The successful candidate must have four years of recent system/software engineering experience with a strong understanding of software architectures. The candidate will possess and maintain required skills to include, but not limited to: • 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Systems Engineering, or Infrastructure Automation. • Strong ability to prototype solutions quickly and evolve them into modular, reusable systems. • Experience with ephemeral environments, automated range deployments, or test infrastructure. • Excellent communication skills for gathering requirements and interfacing with developer teams. • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and secure coding practices. Hands-on experience with: • GitOps & CI/CD tools (GitLabCI, Jenkins) • IaC tools: Terraform, Ansible • Image building: Packer or equivalent for Linux and Windows automation • Virtualization platforms: Libvirt, QEMU, AWS, Azure • Scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell ADDITIONAL PREFERABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: • Familiarity with DoD, Air Force, and national-level cyber policies, procedures, and security protocols for handling classified materials. • Experience with DoD networks. • Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration (beneficial but not required). • Knowledge of file forensics, data transformation, and test data management in automation contexts. • Experience working in defense or classified environments with adherence to RMF/ATO and related compliance standards. • Knowledge of emerging technologies including Large Language Model, Machine Learning and Research and Development to support rapid development and prototyping. FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY: In this role you will: • Design, implement, and manage GitOps CI/CD workflows leveraging GitLabCI and reusable pipeline components. • Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Ansible, and Packer (or similar image-building tools) for both Linux and Windows platforms. • Build and maintain ephemeral test environments on AWS, Azure, and local Linux virtualization stacks (Libvirt, QEMU). • Develop and maintain Python, Bash, and PowerShell scripts to support test automation, prototyping, and system integration. • Rapidly prototype MVP solutions to meet evolving mission requirements, with the ability to refine disposable code into reusable, production-ready modules. • Deploy and configure temporary or experimental compute stacks in non-production test environments, including some networking setup/configuration. • Support file analysis and novel file type handling for test automation, forensic evaluation, and data fixture management. • Collaborate closely with system/software developers to gather requirements and deliver tailored automation solutions. • Apply AGILE development practices and ensure strict adherence to SecOps and code hygiene standards. • Safely operate across networks of varying classifications, following mandatory data transfer processes and security guidelines. Education: B.S. in technical field of study or equivalent years of experience desired