DevSecOps Engineer

Location: San Antonio, TX

Clearance: Active TS/SCI

Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen

As a DevSecOps Engineer you will maintain on-demand ephemeral test automation 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.

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

• 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.

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.

• B.S. in technical field of study or equivalent years of experience desired