Senior DevSecOps Engineer IRES - SSFB/HSV/FBEL

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud and container platform solutions supporting NGE mission applications across environments including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS), and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP).

• Engineer, enhance, and sustain CI/CD pipelines that integrate automated build, test, security scanning, release, and deployment workflows to accelerate software delivery while maintaining compliance and operational stability.

• Develop and maintain automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management solutions using tools such as Terraform, Helm, Ansible, and Bash, enabling repeatable, version-controlled deployments across development, test, and production environments.

• Implement container hardening, image assurance, secrets management, and runtime security controls aligned to DoD, MDA, RMF, DISA STIG, and Zero Trust requirements.
• Support continuous monitoring and compliance validation for containerized workloads and platform services.

• Assess existing application and infrastructure architectures and develop migration and integration strategies for cloud-enabled and containerized environments.
• Ensure interoperability between legacy services, cloud-native platforms, and enterprise mission systems.

• Support the design and evolution of resilient platform services that host modern applications and shared capabilities across IaaS and PaaS ecosystems, including orchestration, service networking, observability, policy enforcement, and secure access patterns.

• Partner with software developers, systems engineers, network engineers, cybersecurity teams, database administrators, and Government stakeholders to ensure cohesive integration of infrastructure, applications, and security controls across the NGE ecosystem.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve complex platform, integration, and deployment issues across Kubernetes and cloud-hosted environments. Improve operational resilience through automation, root cause analysis, and proactive engineering improvements.

• Support deployment and sustainment of cloud-hosted and containerized application data services, including technologies such as PostgreSQL, Cassandra, and MySQL, ensuring secure configuration, availability, and performance alignment with mission requirements.

• Develop and maintain technical documentation including implementation plans, pipeline designs, architecture diagrams, deployment procedures, standard operating procedures, and configuration baselines to support lifecycle management and operational continuity.

• Evaluate emerging DevSecOps, platform engineering, and cloud technologies to improve automation, scalability, security, cost efficiency, and mission responsiveness across the NGE environment.

• Provide technical status, risk identification, engineering recommendations, and platform capability assessments to program leadership and Government stakeholders.
• Translate complex platform and automation topics into mission-relevant impacts and decisions.

The successful candidate will:

Have strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to collaborate across technical teams and brief leadership or Government stakeholders.

Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with application in order to be considered for the position.

The selected candidate may be assigned as an employee for one of our teammate companies.

• Must have 12, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
• May be reduced with completion of advanced education
• Must have 6, or more, years of directly related progressive experience in DevSecOps, platform engineering, systems integration, cloud engineering, or related infrastructure engineering roles.
• Must have 1, or more, years of experience working in a management or leadership role
• Must have demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and sustaining Kubernetes-based or other containerized platforms in enterprise environments.
• Must have demonstrated experience with one or more cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Red Hat OpenShift.
• Must have experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automation workflows, and secure software delivery processes.
• Must have experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration automation tools such as Terraform, Helm, Ansible, and scripting languages such as Bash.
• Must have a strong understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, including deployment, orchestration, scaling, and lifecycle management.
• Must be familiar with security controls and compliance requirements applicable to cloud and platform engineering environments, including RMF, DISA STIGs, Zero Trust, and secure hardening practices.
• Must be able to analyze complex technical problems spanning multiple organizations, systems, and engineering disciplines and develop practical, scalable solutions.
• Must have a baseline DoD 8140/IAT certification, such as Security+ CE.
• Must have an active DoW Secret Security Clearance

• Have a Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Have experience supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) or other DoD enterprise modernization programs.
• Have experience with Coder Platform or comparable cloud development workspace platforms.
• Have experience implementing platform observability, logging, monitoring, and alerting capabilities in cloud-native environments.
• Be familiar with continuous Authority to Operate (cATO) concepts and security automation within DevSecOps pipelines.
• Have experience supporting hybrid cloud migration, application modernization, and legacy system integration efforts.
• Have experience working in Agile, Scrum, or other iterative delivery models in mission or enterprise IT environments.
• Have experience evaluating and recommending technologies based on cost, mission impact, technical risk, and operational sustainment considerations.
• Have experience with secure database deployment and sustainment in cloud-hosted or containerized environments.

• Security+ CE (required baseline if used to satisfy DoD 8140/IAT requirement)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), or similar Kubernetes certification
• AWS, Azure, or Red Hat OpenShift associate/professional-level certification
• Terraform Associate, RHCSA/RHCE, or comparable automation/platform certification
• CASP+ CE, CISSP, or equivalent advanced cybersecurity certification

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days.

If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued.

Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities.

Offerings include:

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements.

Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting.

This timeline may change based on business needs.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.