DevSecOps Engineer

ManTech seeks a motivated, customer-oriented DevSecOp Engineer to join our team at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

ManTech's Air Force and Space Division is recruiting highly talented candidates to support a contract that provides full life cycle support to the United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Assured Access to Space (AATS) National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program (formerly the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program). We provide services and support in a multitude of areas, including Systems Engineering & Integration, Acquisition & Program Management Support, Mission Integration Management, System Safety & Environmental Engineering, Systems Security & Information Assurance, Launch Schedule and Risk Management, Digital Engineering, Certification of New Entrant Launch Vehicles, and more.

In this on-site role at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, you will serve as a critical security professional responsible for seamlessly integrating security practices throughout the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). By fostering a culture of shared security responsibility, you will move security from a final checkpoint to a continuous, proactive process. You will be instrumental in optimizing operational processes, automating security controls, deploying to cloud infrastructure, and rigorously securing our environments against emerging threats. Utilizing a modern GitOps workflow and an advanced toolchain—including Docker, Argo CD, Linux, and GitHub—you will maintain the speed and agility of development pipelines while ensuring compliance and security at every step.     Interacts with senior customer personnel on significant technical matters, often requiring coordinated activity across organizational lines. May provide technical guidance to lower-level software engineers.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Implement new security tools, technologies, and architectures into the development pipeline.
• Automate key security processes to reduce pipeline errors and improve incident response metrics.
• Test new systems and applications to ensure operational integrity and security.
• Create software and coding solutions that enable a highly efficient and secure organizational infrastructure.
• Identify security holes, potential breaches, and mitigate risks and vulnerabilities proactively.
• Develop robust security strategies and controls embedded directly within the SDLC and promote cybersecurity awareness and champion DevSecOps best practices across teams.
• Monitor the overall network and security infrastructure to preempt potential exploitation and ensure all processes and infrastructure comply with strict DoD standards and relevant regulations.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or in a STEM discipline, 1.5 years of Software Development experience may be accepted in lieu of each 1 year of education/degree requirement.
• 5+ years of experience as a DevSecOps Engineer with 1 year DoD or Launch/Range experience.
• Experience using the following or equivalent: GitOps, GitHub, Docker, Argo CD, Visual Studio Code, Jira/Confluence, Mattermost, Office 365, SSH, Grafana, and Linux.
• Proficiency in modern programming and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript, Bash, PowerShell, C#).
• Hands-on experience with security orchestration tools, CI/CD pipelines, and low-code security automation platforms.
• Ability to obtain certification within 6 months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Cloud Certified (or an equivalent cloud certification).
• Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure.
• Additional desired qualifications include development experience with the following: PostgreSQL, Mongo DB, Visual Source Code, VueJS, ASP.NET Web Forms, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web API, Windows Identity Framework, .NET 4 or later, .NET Core 3.0, REST, Flask, Web Services, Active Directory, virtualization (VMware), virtualized architecture, performance enhancement, backup/recover, and scheduled jobs, Power Automate, website design and layout, digital tools and architectures, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Analysis.
• Familiarity with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) facilities, processes, providers and operations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, commercial business applications, and cloud-hosted platforms and applications.
• Deep technical understanding of application architecture and the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Strong problem-solving skills with the flexibility to adapt to modern cultural shifts in SecOps methodologies.

Clearance Requirements:

• Secret clearance or the ability to obtain one. Not required to start.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.