DevOps Engineer
Astrion· Aerospace & Defense Engineering· Jul 14, 2026 · 4mo agoPosted 105 days ago
Melbourne, Florida
In office
Full-time
Senior
$137K–$195K est.
5+ years exp
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Job description
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DevOps Engineer
JOB LOCATION: Columbia, MD
JOB STATUS: Full Time
CLEARANCE: Secret
Travel : 5%
Systems Engineering Group (SEG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Astrion, is seeking motivated candidates for a multi-faceted position of Build Automation / Platform Engineer with a strong interest in supporting our nation’s defense capabilities. SEG provides an intellectually stimulating engineering environment with excellent opportunities for technical and leadership growth.
This position is an integral part of SEG’s software development and engineering teams, supporting multiple software packages and the tools and infrastructure required to deliver them. As part of the small existing team of build/platform engineers, the selected candidate will enhance existing automation tools, create new tools and build pipelines, manage existing services and improve the services offering that our team provides.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance
• 5+ years of experience
• Strong knowledge of CMake, Python setuptools, and Anaconda
• Strong knowledge of Linux command line, bash scripting, python scripting, and PowerShell
• Strong knowledge of Jenkins pipelines and Groovy development in the Jenkins context
• Strong knowledge of containerization platforms (Docker, podman, Singularity), including multi-stage builds, container hardening, and compose/Kubernetes deployment of containerized services
• Experience programming in C/C++
• Experience with Jenkins Shared Libraries or Jenkins Template Engine
• Experience with GitLab, GitLab CI, Conan, Artifactory
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools, e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with managing services running in a Linux environment
• Experience with Government compliance, e.g., NIST Risk Management Framework, or Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• Active security clearance
• Experience working in a classified environment working environment
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develop and maintain C++, Python, and MERN stack software build infrastructure, development environments, and automated build, test, publish, and deployment pipelines
• Configure services related to software build / delivery / deployment, package security, and configuration management
• Interface with IT technical staff to obtain virtualized and bare-metal hardware, software, and licenses required to implement services
• Assist developers and engineers with troubleshooting software build / delivery / deployment issues
• Configure and build containers in support of build processes and services – including Docker (Linux and Windows), Singularity, and podman
• Develop and enhance existing service and software deployment automation
• Assist with migration to Kubernetes for on-premises deployments
• Write and maintain documentation of new and existing processes to comply with Government requirements
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