Principal/Senior DevSecOps Software Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

4M Research, Inc. (4M) is a Woman owned small business established in 2007 and headquartered in Huntsville, AL. 4M specializes in Systems and Software Engineering and Analysis, Information Technology, Planning and Analysis, Health and Wellness Services and Field Support Services to a variety of customers including MDA, NASA, and AMCOM. Our continuous and rapid growth is attributable to the caliber of employees 4M strives to hire and retain.

Principal/Senior DevSecOps Software Engineer

4M Research is seeking multiple Principal/Senior Software Engineers to join our team in Huntsville, Alabama. You will support a specialized Agile team responsible for enabling and sustaining the Agile development environment, including development and maintenance of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline for mission‑critical software.

In this role, you will partner closely with software, systems, DevOps, networking, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams to deliver robust, secure, and scalable solutions. This position is well‑suited for an engineer who enjoys cross‑functional coordination, solving complex integration problems, and driving continuous improvement across development pipelines and environments.

Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Serve as a key member, supporting the Agile development environment and Continuous Delivery Pipeline for multiple software baselines.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with software, systems, DevOps, networking, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams to plan, integrate, and improve end‑to‑end delivery workflows.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders, clearly conveying technical issues, options, and impacts.
• Apply strong problem-solving skills in ambiguous situations where requirements, priorities, and external constraints may change rapidly.
• Influence and coordinate work across multiple teams without direct authority, ensuring alignment on priorities and commitments.
• Apply DevOps concepts and best practices to support software delivery pipelines, even when not acting as the primary implementer.
• Take ownership to identify roadblocks, track actions, and drive issues through to closure.
• Operate comfortably in an environment where priorities shift and the work mix includes both hands-on technical tasks and coordination/facilitation work.
• Maintain technical credibility across multiple disciplines to effectively communicate with engineers and understand the work and trade space being discussed.
• Work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels of the organization.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant experience, Master's degree in STEM field and 3 years of relevant experience, or PhD in STEM field and 0 years.
• Strong experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) concepts and implementation, including:
• Virtualized environments and virtual machines.
• Containerization technologies.
• Container orchestration platforms.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Ansible and Ansible playbooks; Ansible Automation Platform.
• Jenkins or similar CI/CD automation tools.
• Sonatype Nexus or similar artifact repository managers.
• Proficiency in Linux-based development and runtime environments.
• Experience with modern configuration management and source control tools (Git / GitLab).
• Active Secret Clearance or eligibility to obtain.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Python for automation, tooling, or pipeline integration.
• Current CompTIA Security+ certification.
• CI/CD experience in classified or highly controlled environments.
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining test bench and benchmarking CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience defining CI/CD requirements, user stories, and use cases in partnership with development and test teams.
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, SAFe).
• Active Secret Clearance

Please Note:  U.S. Citizenship is required

Qualified candidates should apply online at

4M Research, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer and an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).