Senior devsecops engineer

About the Team

STR's Intelligence division researches, develops, and deploys advanced analytics and machine learning-based solutions to solve challenging problems in support of national security and the intelligence community. Our team consists of passionate and motivated individuals with advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, mathematics, and data science, who are seeking opportunities to use their technical knowledge and creativity to tackle some of the hardest problems that our customers face. Our projects span multiple different data modalities and incorporate advanced algorithms, deep learning, and statistical techniques to uncover patterns in social media, structured and unstructured text, time series, geospatial, and imagery data, and must operate under challenging constraints not typically found in the commercial world. The tools and technologies we develop have real world impact and are used by analysts to extract and enrich intelligence information around the globe.

The Role:

In the Senior DevSecOps Engineer role, you will design, build, and operate secure workflows that deliver accredited software systems into classified cloud-based environments. You will work collaboratively with other software engineers, machine learning researchers, and statisticians to turn code into reliably deployable, compliant releases. You will architect and implement CI/CD workflows for accelerating development and ensuring secure software systems. You will guide the implementation of software testing to ensure system function and performance. You will have the option to work from either STR's Woburn, MA, or Arlington, VA, office; applicants should expect to work primarily onsite.

Who You Are:

• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is needed by U.S. Government
• BS, MS, or PhD in a related field
• 3-5+ years in DevSecOps or platform engineering and experience owning CI/CD pipelines
• Proficient in one or more high level programming language such as Python or Go
• Strong scripting (Python/Bash/YAML) and automation mindset; excellent documentation habits
• Proficient with workflow management tools: e.g. Jenkins, Gitlab-CI, Airflow, Kubernetes
• Proficient with IaC tools: e.g. Argo CD, Ansible, Terraform, Cloudformation
• Experience with AWS cloud services: e.g. EC2, RDS, Redshift

Even Better:

• Experience working with large datasets and familiarity with big data infrastructure, such as AWS, Hadoop, Spark, Dask, or MapReduce
• Experienced with data pipelines, data warehouses, data lakes, and relational databases
• Experience working in a large cross-functional team
• Working knowledge of DISA STIGs, vulnerability management, and building evidence toward ATO
• Comptia Security+ and/or cloud certification(s)
• Active TS/SCI security clearance

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $134,000 - $184,000

The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate's experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.

STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, and Carlsbad, CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.

STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.

STR is not just any company. Our people, culture, and attitude along with their unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We can't do it alone, though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one, join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us at for more info.

STR is an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process, email us at [email protected] and provide your contact info.

Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.