Senior DevSecOps Engineer

About the Team:

Information processing systems are the lifeblood of national security efforts, facilitating an understanding of the global situation, strategic planning, and tactical execution. The reliability, accessibility, and sophistication of these systems can determine the outcomes of conflicts before they begin. STR’s AC2 Division focuses on developing actionable, advanced technology solutions to provide asymmetric advantages within the information domain.

The Mission Applications (MA) Group within the AC2 Division specializes in ensuring that technology STR produces enables outsized mission impact. MA team members are comprised of DevSecOps engineers, forward deployed integration engineers, product managers, and program managers. MA staff matrix with scientists and engineering staff from the various STR R&D groups to form dedicated product teams that are laser focused on the operational transition of cutting-edge software technologies. Of note, Site Reliability Engineers and Platform Engineers welcome and encouraged to apply.

The Role:

As a DevSecOps Engineer in the Mission Applications Group, you will work as part of tightly knit Agile software teams to design and implement Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for various unique deployment environments. This role includes:

• Supporting cloud (e.g., AWS) toolsets in unclassified environments


• Configuring and maintaining multiple CI/CD environments at different classification levels, focusing on developer productivity, application performance, security monitoring, and alerting


• Liaising with corporate IT to ensure team infrastructure toolsets are configured, maintained, reliable, and in compliance with Department of Defense standards


• Coaching team members on DevSecOps best practices while continuously helping to improve processes

This role will take advantage of STR’s flexible, hybrid environment – when the work does not require use of STR’s facilities, you are welcome to work remotely.

Who You Are:

• Ability to obtain a security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is needed by U.S. Government


• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related technical field; or equivalent years of experience


• Minimum of 3-5+ years of experience (depending on academic degree) with all relevant technologies including:




• CI/CD tools (Gitlab) and pipeline automation


• Cloud platforms (such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud), and automated provisioning tools (such as Ansible, Chef, or TerraForm)


• Containerization technologies such as Docker and Podman


• Kubernetes management solutions such as EKS and Rancher


• Experience deploying, and monitoring Kubernetes clusters and pod configurations


• Basic knowledge of Linux System Administration


• Knowledge of Python and Linux Shell


• Knowledge of Cyber Security fundamentals


• Organized, detail-oriented, and with an ability to work both independently and collaboratively


• Demonstrated experience as an effective communicator to both technical and non-technical audiences

Even Better:

• Active Security Clearance at the Secret level


• Master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related technical field


• Located near STR offices in Woburn, MA, Arlington, VA, Carlsbad, CA, or Dayton, OH


• 5+ years of experience in:




• Full web-service stack, including databases, logging, and monitoring


• Project tracking tools such as Jira


• Designing, deploying, and monitoring Kubernetes clusters


• Deploying and maintaining artifact repositories (such as Nexus, Artifactory)


• Deploying and configuring static and dynamic code analysis tools (such as SonarQube, Coverity)

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.