INNOVIM is seeking Senior DevSecOps Engineers to support the Next Generation Environment (NGE) on the Integrated Research and Development for
Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract, you will serve as a senior technical contributor responsible for architecting, automating, securing, and sustaining the cloud-native delivery ecosystem underpinning the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) unified digital environment.
In this role, you will help advance NGE’s hybrid and multi-cloud modernization strategy by implementing resilient DevSecOps pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), Kubernetes-based platform services, and container security practices that enable secure, repeatable, and scalable application deployment across enterprise environments. You will work across engineering, cybersecurity, software, infrastructure, and Government stakeholder teams to integrate modern platform capabilities while ensuring compliance with DoD and MDA security requirements.
You will play a key role in standardizing automation, improving deployment velocity, strengthening security controls, and supporting continuous integration and continuous delivery across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-hosted mission systems.
Location: Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL, or Fort Belvoir, VA
Relocation Assistance: None available at this time
Remote/Telework: NO - Not available for this position
Clearance Type: DoW Secret
Shift: Day Shift
Description of Duties
Cloud-Native Platform Engineering:
- 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).
DevSecOps Pipeline Automation:
- 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.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Configuration Automation:
- 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.
Container Security & Compliance:
- 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.
Hybrid Cloud Integration:
- 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.
Platform Architecture & Service Enablement:
- 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.
Cross-Functional Engineering Collaboration:
- 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.
Operational Sustainment & Troubleshooting:
- 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.
Database & Application Hosting Support:
- 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.
Documentation & Engineering Governance:
- 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.
Technology Evaluation & Continuous Improvement:
- Evaluate emerging DevSecOps, platform engineering, and cloud technologies to improve automation, scalability, security, cost efficiency, and mission responsiveness across the NGE environment.
Stakeholder Reporting & Technical Communication:
- 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.
Basic Requirements:
- 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
Desired Requirements:
- 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.
Desired Certifications:
- 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 is expected to pay $175,000 – $190,000 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.
INNOVIM Defense Services is committed to providing superior work in the fields of science, engineering, data analytics and technology to government agencies. We offer competitive compensation packages, including comprehensive nationwide Medical/Dental/Vision insurance programs, life insurance, matching 401k contribution and Educational/Training support.