Devsecops Engineer
mag aerospace
📍 fairfax virginia united states🕐 9mo ago🔗 devopsjobs
Job Description
Position Summary
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MAG is recruiting for a **DevSecOps Engineer** who will enable rapid, secure delivery of tactical capabilities through world-class automation. You'll build the infrastructure and pipelines that allow a small team to deliver like a large organization while maintaining security in contested environments.
US Citizens Only
Former US Defense Contractor / US Gov / US Military Experience Only
This is a Hybrid Position - Remote mainly - but as well on call to come into a MAG office when requested.
We are seeking candidates who live in proximity to our corporate HQ in Fairfax, VA primarily but will entertain persons living near our satellite offices in:
Aberdeen, MD - Titusville, FL - Newport News, VA - Carthage NC
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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#### **Duties include, but not limited to:**
#### **Primary Responsibilities**
* Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for multi-architecture deployments
* Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for hybrid cloud/edge environments
* Implement container orchestration for resource-constrained platforms
* Create automated testing frameworks (unit, integration, security, performance)
* Build observability solutions (metrics, logging, tracing, profiling)
* Develop GitOps workflows for configuration management
* Optimize build processes for embedded and edge platforms
#### **Secondary Responsibilities**
* Implement security scanning in CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning)
* Automate compliance validation (STIG, RMF controls)
* Design and implement secrets management solutions
* Create security monitoring and incident response automation
* Support security documentation and authorization packages
Requirements
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**Minimum Requirements:**
**Primary Experience / Qualifications:**
* 5+ years DevOps/DevSecOps experience
* Expert-level knowledge of CI/CD platforms (Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
* Experience with artifact repositories (e.g., JFrog Artifactory, Sonatype Nexus, Azure Artifacts, to include Azure Container Registry) for managing diverse package types
* Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
* Extensive experience with containerization (Docker, Podman) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
* Proficiency with IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi)
* Experience with cloud platforms (Azure required, AWS/GCP beneficial)
* Understanding of security scanning tools and practices
* Experience with monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
* Knowledge of Git workflows and version control best practices
#### **Preferred Qualifications**
* Experience with embedded system CI/CD and cross-compilation
* Knowledge of military software development processes
* Familiarity with RMF and security authorization processes
* Experience with air-gapped and classified environments
* Understanding of supply chain security and SBOM
* Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKS)
* Experience with chaos engineering and resilience testingFamiliarity with Policy-as-Code (PaC) tools like Open Policy Agent (OPA) for automating governance and security checks
**Education & Experience:**
* Bachelor's degree in CS, EE, or related field;
* Master's preferred
**Clearance:**
* Must be eligible for Secret security clearance
* Must be a US citizen
Special Note
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**What Makes You Successful Here**
* You automate everything that can be automated
* You treat infrastructure as code, not clickops
* You build security into pipelines, not bolt it on after
* You can work across cloud, on-prem, and edge environments
* You measure success by how little manual work the team does
**Why Join MAG:**
* Work on meaningful problems that directly impact national security
* Small, elite team where your contributions matter immediately
* Access to cutting-edge hardware and technologies
* Rapid prototyping environment - see your ideas deployed in weeks
* Direct interaction with end users and field deployments
* Professional development and conference attendance support
* Flexible work arrangements with occasional field exercises
* Opportunity to shape the future of tactical edge computing