DevSecOps Engineer at Spalding Consulting, Inc. a Saalex Company in LEXINGTON PARK, Maryland

Job Description:

Spalding Consulting, Inc. is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer in Lexington Park, MD. Spalding Consulting, Inc. is a professional services company delivering cutting-edge solutions to the Department of Defense since 2001. Our expert-level solutions include software development, information technology, program management, financial management and business intelligence services. Spalding Consulting offers competitive compensation, career development, flexible work schedules and excellent benefits.

Position Type: Full Time
Work Location: This is a remote position (see on-site requirements below).

**On-Site Requirements: On-boarding will require 1-2 visits to Patuxent River, MD for candidates that are local to the area. Candidates out of state will be onboarded virtually. Training will be virtual and telework maximized/permitted to the greatest extent possible, however for local candidates, training/tasking may require on-site work a few hours per week. Future on-site/telework requirements/schedules may change as additional client direction is received.

Essential Functions:

• Contribute to several software-related project functions for our NAVAIR customer by supporting Agile and Dev/Ops implementation activities; collaborate between self-organizing and cross-functional teams
• Adhere to software coding standards to ensure software quality and cyber security rules/regulations; utilize development tools to update tasks and stories, check-in, and version control
• Provide software engineering support by developing CI/CD pipelines according to application/project needs
• Respond to operational production pipeline failures and implement solutions
• Monitor and support cyber security compliance scans
• Configure/maintain deployment packages
• Apply improvements to automated jobs
• Participate in a highly functioning development team utilizing agile methodologies combined with modern DevSecOps software practices
• Create/develop software engineering documentation such as Architecture and Infrastructure Diagrams, Feasibility Studies, and Alternative of Analysis Reports
• Support daily stand-up meetings
• The ideal candidate will have outstanding problem solving and critical thinking skills with desire to continuously learn and apply new skills and technologies
• Other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications and Experience:

Required:

• Experience with Agile & DevOps methodology and culture
• Experience with Git, Jenkins, Gradle, or similar DevSecOps technologies
• Experience with configuration management tools
• Experience with standard automated deployment type tools (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, etc.)
• Experience building microservice apps for Docker/Kubernetes or similar containerization platforms
• CompTIA Security+ certification
• Excellent verbal and written skills

Desired:

• Experience with scanning software such as Twistlock, SonarQube, or HP Fortify

Security Clearance:
Active Secret clearance required. Requirements to obtain a clearance include US Citizenship, security investigation, etc.

Education:
BS or BA technical degree (Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Mathematics, Management or Relevant Technical Discipline) and 5 years related experience OR AS or AA degree and 7 years related experience OR HS and 9 years related experience.

Spalding Consulting, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, military status, physical or mental disability, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local laws. Spalding Consulting, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages minorities, women, disabled, and veterans to apply for job openings within our company.