Junior DevSecOps Engineer

Qualifications:

• Clearance: Must be a US Citizen holding an active TS/SCI security clearance with an active Full-Scope Polygraph.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience: 0–4 years of experience with CI/CD concepts, methodologies, or automated pipeline building (academic projects, internships, or professional experience accepted).
• Infrastructure Automation: Foundational exposure to or basic hands-on experience with automation tools for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
• Version Control: Familiarity with version control systems and collaboration tools such as Git, GitLab, and Jira.
• Systems Administration: Basic understanding of Linux systems administration and fundamental networking principles.
• Problem Solving & Communication: Good troubleshooting skills paired with strong communication abilities to discuss technical concepts with teammates.
• Security Protocol Discipline: Commitment to strict security protocols and DevSecOps best practices.
• Core Technical Skills for Junior/Entry Level (Recommended foundational skill additions to excel at the Junior level)
• Basic Scripting: Ability to write fundamental scripts in Bash or Python to automate basic administrative tasks.
• Basic Containerization: Fundamental understanding of container concepts (e.g., Docker runtime, basic Dockerfiles).
• Source Control Workflows: Familiarity with standard Git operations (branching, merging, pull/merge requests).
• Linux CLI: Comfort navigating Linux environments, inspecting logs, and managing standard command-line tools.
• Desired Qualifications:
• Programming & Scripting: Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, C, or C++.
• Container Technologies: Exposure to containerized software engineering practices and runtimes.
• Agile Engineering: Familiarity with Agile software development practices and methodologies.
• Cloud Exposure: Baseline familiarity with major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Scanning Tooling: Exposure to basic security scanning and vulnerability management tools.