Senior DevSecOps Engineer

SAIC - North Charleston, SC

Full-time - Senior

Onsite - North Charleston, SC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

SAIC is seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer for our North Charleston, SC location. This role is 100% on site, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and hands-on engagement with the team and infrastructure. The Senior DevSecOps Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines utilizing Atlassian products such as Jira, Bitbucket, and Confluence. This position requires a strong focus on automation, as the engineer will automate the deployment of various infrastructure elements using tools like Packer, Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell/CLI, and Python. In addition to pipeline management, the engineer will manage and optimize VMware environments, including vSphere and vCenter, ensuring that the infrastructure is robust and efficient. The role also involves configuring and managing ArgoCD for continuous deployment and GitOps practices, which are essential for maintaining a streamlined development process. The engineer will administer and support both Windows and Linux operating systems, providing a comprehensive approach to system management. Troubleshooting and resolving infrastructure and deployment issues will be a key responsibility, requiring strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently. Collaboration with development and operations teams is crucial to enhance system reliability and performance, and the engineer will implement and manage security controls and compliance requirements to ensure that all systems meet necessary standards. Documentation of processes, configurations, and system changes will also be a vital part of the role, contributing to knowledge sharing and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines using Atlassian products (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence).
• Automate deployment of various infrastructure elements using tools such as Packer, Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell/CLI, Python, etc.
• Manage and optimize VMware environments, including vSphere and vCenter.
• Configure and manage ArgoCD for continuous deployment and GitOps practices.
• Administer and support both Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Configure and manage AWX/Ansible Tower for effective automation and orchestration.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and deployment issues.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to enhance system reliability and performance.
• Implement and manage security controls and compliance requirements.
• Document processes, configurations, and system changes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in a DevOps role or similar.
• Security+ certification is required.
• Proven experience with Atlassian products (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence).
• Strong expertise in Ansible and Terraform for infrastructure automation.
• Hands-on experience with VMware technologies (vSphere, vCenter).
• Experience with ArgoCD for continuous deployment and GitOps.
• Proficiency in administering and supporting Windows and Linux environments.
• Experience with AWX/Ansible Tower for managing automation tasks.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Must be US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of networking concepts and practices.
• Understanding of DevOps best practices and methodologies.