DevSecOps Engineer

Description This position supports the development, hardening, deployment and ongoing maintenance of tools that enable military wargamers to simulate nuclear, chemical and biological events in wargame scenarios and training. Based out of Raleigh, NC, this position is part of a multi-disciplinary collaborative team of software, cloud, and security engineers delivering the next generation of cloud and web enabled wargaming software. Responsibilities Develop and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines. Work with developers to containerize both new and existing code. Deploy to on-premises and cloud-based Kubernetes clusters. Manage releases of the application to customer environments. Implement Terraform code to deploy security compliant cloud infrastructure where the mission application will be deployed to a production environment. This is a hybrid position with expectation of 3 days in-office based in Raleigh, NC. Qualifications DevSecOps Engineer Required Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science (or related) along with 8-10 years of related experience or 6-8 years of experience with Master\u2019s Degree in Computer Science (or related). DevSecOps Engineer Required Technology & Skills: 3+ years experience with Terraform IaC for cloud providers (AWS preferred). 3+ years experience with Kubernetes & containers. 3+ years experience with CI/CD systems (GitLab, GitHub, Atlassian, or similar). 3+ years experience with at least one object-oriented programming language (Python, Java, C++, JavaScript/TypeScript, Golang, or similar). U.S. Citizenship required. You will be working closely with a collaborative team so your team player personality and excellent written/oral communication skills will be essential. DevSecOps Engineer Preferred Technology & Skills: 1 year of Security patching and remediation experience. Required Certifications: CompTIA Security+ (or DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 equivalent). AWS Certification (any of Solutions Architect, Developer, SysOps, DevOps) not required but strongly preferred. Kubernetes Certifications (CKA, CKAD, CKS) not required but strongly preferred. Linux OS Certification (Red Hat RHCSA/RHCE or similar) not required but strongly preferred. About Us Do you want to work for a purpose? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company. We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979. ARA has more than 2,243 employee owners and continues to grow rapidly. Together, our offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. ARA also prides itself on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. We believe in the importance of open and honest communication as well as work/life balance. Employee ownership ensures you have a voice with what happens in the company. To find out more about the Algorithms, Modeling and Assessments Division visit our website at: Qualifications Education Required Bachelor of Science or better in Computer Science Preferred Master of Science or better in Computer Science Licenses & Certifications Required Comp TIA Security Preferred AWS Solutions Architect Certified Kubernetes Admn Experience Required 8-10 years: Relevant work experience with Bachelors. 3 years: Terraform IaC for cloud providers (AWS preferred). 3 years: Kubernetes & containers. 3 years: CI/CD systems (GitLab, GitHub, Atlassian, or similar). 3 years: Object-oriented programming language. Preferred 6-8 years: Relevant work experience with Masters. 1 year: Security patching and remediation. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights ( notice from the Department of Labor. #J-18808-Ljbffr Applied Research Associates, Inc