Metron

DevSecOpsEngineer

$145–195k ~AI est. Reston, Virginia, United States
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The Brief

“DevSecOps Engineer at Metron. Skills: DevSecOps, CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Kubernetes. Secure CI/CD. Turn findings into automation”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve software delivery; Deliver software securely; Deliver software reliably

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting CI/CD failures; Build issues; Deployment problems; Permissions issues; Dependency-related errors

Eligibility Requirements

Occasional after-hours/weekend maintenance, Emergency response, U. S. security clearance, Work in regulated environments, Work in secure environments, Work in compliance-bounded environments

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of experience in DevOps, Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps pipelines, Experience implementing security controls in CI/CD, Experience with secure software delivery practices, Experience troubleshooting CI/CD failures, Experience with Kubernetes, K3s, containers, Helm, Experience with scripting or automation, Ability to write clear technical documentation, Eligible to obtain and maintain a U. S. security clearance, Willing and able to work in regulated environments

Nice to Have

Active U. S. security clearance, Experience with Azure DevOps Server, Experience integrating or administering Nexus, Experience with SBOM generation, Experience with policy-as-code, Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Experience in defense contracting

What You'll Do.

Turn findings into automation

Develop documentation

Embed security into CI/CD

Embed quality into CI/CD

Embed compliance into CI/CD

Embed software supply-chain controls into CI/CD

Partner with software development teams

Partner with cybersecurity teams

Partner with platform engineering teams

Partner with systems engineering teams

Partner with program teams

Work across Azure DevOps Server

Work across SonarQube

Work across Kubernetes/K3s deployment workflows

Work across artifact controls

Work across secure release patterns

Deliver software securely

Deliver software reliably

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering with software development; Partnering with cybersecurity; Partnering with platform engineering; Partnering with systems engineering; Partnering with program teams

Full Job Description

About Metron Metron is an employee-owned company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for the most challenging national security problems. For over 40 years, our principled approach to problem-solving has yielded creative solutions at the intersection of advanced mathematics, computer science, physics, and engineering. Our people are leaders in their technical fields and are passionate about solving challenging problems. We look for individuals who share this same passion and can apply their experience in real-world settings. Job Description: Our Reston, VA office is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to help secure and improve software delivery across the enterprise. This role focuses on embedding security, quality, compliance, and software supply-chain controls into CI/CD workflows while partnering with software development, cybersecurity, platform engineering, systems engineering, and program teams. This is an engineering role, not a pure governance or vulnerability-management position. The DevSecOps Engineer will work across Azure DevOps Server, Nexus, SonarQube, Kubernetes/K3s deployment workflows, artifact controls, and secure release patterns to help teams deliver software securely and reliably. Occasional after-hours/weekend maintenance and emergency response may be required. Key Responsibilities: Secure CI/CD turn findings into automation, templates, documentation, or improved guardrails Required Qualifications: 5+ years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, platform engineering, software delivery, systems engineering, or a closely related technical role Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps pipelines, YAML, build/release workflows, repositories, artifacts, permissions, or agent-based builds Experience implementing security, quality, or compliance controls in CI/CD workflows Experience with secure software delivery practices such as SAST, SCA, dependency scanning, secrets handling, code-quality gates, artifact controls, or container scanning Experience trou

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