Req ID: RQ219474
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret/SCI
Public Trust/Other Required: None
Job Family: Cyber and IT Risk Management
Skills:
Automation Development,Compliance Tools,Metrics Management,Release Engineering,Release Management
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Join General Dynamics IT and be a part of a team that solve some of the world's most complex technical challenges. We are seeking a Lead DevSecOps Engineer to build infrastructure for the USSF Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) in Colorado Springs, CO.
NOTE: This is a proposal position and considered a Key Personnel (KP) role on the program. Award is expected in Summer 2026.
Position Summary:
The Lead DevSecOps Engineer for USSF OTTI serves as the senior technical authority responsible for the architecture, implementation, and operation of the OTTI DevSecOps and software delivery ecosystem. This role leads the design and governance of secure CI/CD pipelines, software factory capabilities, automation frameworks, and release engineering processes that enable rapid, compliant, and repeatable delivery of software, infrastructure, models, and mission applications across the U.S. Space Force Operational Test and Training Infrastructure.
The Lead DevSecOps Engineer partners with the Chief Engineer, Lead Cloud Engineer, Cyber Lead, and software development teams to ensure OTTI's software delivery pipelines support secure, automated, and continuous deployment of capabilities across cloud, edge, and distributed mission environments.
Key Responsibilities:
DevSecOps / Software Factory Architecture
Define and maintain OTTI DevSecOps architecture, tooling strategy, and software factory roadmap.
Architect and implement CI/CD pipelines supporting application, infrastructure, model, and platform delivery.
Establish software factory patterns and reusable automation frameworks for development teams.
Pipeline Automation & Integration
Implement and maintain automated build, test, security scan, deployment, and release workflows.
Integrate pipeline tooling across source control, artifact repositories, testing frameworks, and deployment platforms.
Support GitOps / Infrastructure-as-Code / Configuration-as-Code integration.
Security / Compliance Automation
Embed security and compliance controls into CI/CD pipelines.
Automate:
SAST / DAST / Container Scanning
Dependency / SBOM Analysis
Security Gates / Policy Enforcement
Test Evidence Collection / Traceability
RMF / cATO Artifact Generation
Partner with Cyber Lead to support continuous ATO and security accreditation activities.
Environment / Release Engineering
Manage promotion workflows across development, test, staging, and production environments.
Support release orchestration and version management for OTTI software and infrastructure baselines.
Ensure repeatable deployment to connected, disconnected, and edge environments.
Metrics / Optimization / Reliability
Establish DevSecOps performance metrics and DORA/KPI reporting.
Continuously optimize pipeline performance, reliability, and developer experience.
Drive automation maturity and reduction of manual engineering effort.
Technical Leadership
Serve as DevSecOps SME to Government stakeholders, Chief Engineer, and Program Leadership.
Mentor DevSecOps, release, and automation engineers.
Conduct architecture reviews and technical roadmap planning.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (Master's preferred).
10+ years of software engineering / DevOps / automation experience.
5+ years leading DevSecOps / CI-CD / software factory engineering teams.
Demonstrated experience architecting enterprise DevSecOps pipelines and software delivery platforms.
Hands-on experience with containerized/cloud-native deployment pipelines.
Experience implementing secure software delivery in regulated/classified environments.
Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
Desired Qualifications:
Experience supporting USSF, SSC, STARCOM, Platform One, Kessel Run, or related DoD software factory programs .
Familiarity with:
GitLab / GitHub Enterprise / Jenkins / Tekton / ArgoCD
Kubernetes / OpenShift / Helm / Rancher
Terraform / Ansible / IaC Frameworks
SonarQube / Fortify / Twistlock / Anchore / Prisma / Snyk
OSCAL / Compliance Automation / eMASS / Xacta
DORA Metrics / Developer Platform Engineering
Air-Gapped / Edge / Tactical Software Delivery Models
Relevant certifications preferred:
Kubernetes / Cloud / DevSecOps Certifications
GitLab / AWS / Azure / Security Certifications
Key Success Attributes
Strong automation-first engineering mindset
Deep understanding of secure software delivery in mission environments
Ability to balance speed, compliance, and operational rigor
Strong collaboration across development, security, and operations teams
Passion for continuous improvement and platform enablement
WHAT CAN GDIT OFFER YOU?
Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
401K with company match
Educational Assistance and eLearning
Flexible work week
Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement
Rewards and Recognition programs
Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging of highly motivated critical thinking
The likely salary range for this position is $147,292 - $199,278. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
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