**Description** **As a Staff DevSecOps Engineer, you’ll be a core member of our dynamic Corporate IT team. You will have the opportunity to work across multiple business units as you develop and support company-wide DevSecOps platforms, secure cloud solutions and projects, create integration solutions for existing cloud and on-prem services and integrate DevSecOps practices with a deep emphasis on security and reliability. Not only will you be able to apply your expertise while continuing to learn, you will also have a stable, collaborative environment that fosters teamwork, innovation, and technical excellence.** + **What you’ll do as a Staff DevOps Engineer** + Work closely with Software Developers and IT staff on On-Premises and Cloud “DevSecOps” initiatives + Leverage REST APIs, JSON and other common API models to develop integrations between software tooling and environments + Work with internal customers on solutions built on common DevOps technologies including GitLab, Atlassian, Artifactory, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure + Create and support commodity DevOps tools, CI/CD practices, and documentation + Provide support and technical assistance to end users on a variety of issues + Present solution designs to various stakeholders for input, buy-in, and sign-off + Ensure that the system design balances functional, service quality, and security compliance requirements + **Staff DevOps Engineer Requirements** + High School Diploma or equivalent along with 11 years relevant experience or BS degree in Computer Science or related field with 5-7 years experience + Proficiency with Git, CI/CD pipelines and developing automations + Proficiency with one or more programming languages + Experience developing integrations with REST API, webhook + Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration technologies (Kubernetes) + Ability to obtain a security clearance, which includes US citizenship + **Staff DevOps Engineer Preferences** + Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu + Experience using common programming languages including Java, Python, GoLang + Experience with Visual Studio Professional / Visual Studio Code + Experience using GitLab CI/CD + Experience with GitOps (e.g. FluxCD or ArgoCD) + Experience with front-end development frameworks such as React UI + DoD experience + Secret Security Clearance – Active or Inactive Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2,300 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics. **Qualifications** **Behaviors** **Preferred** + **Team Player:** Works well as a member of a group + **Enthusiastic:** Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest + **Dedicated:** Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity **Motivations** **Preferred** + **Self-Starter:** Inspired to perform without outside help + **Flexibility:** Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals + **Ability to Make an Impact:** Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization **Experience** **Required** + 5 years: DevOps Technology Support + 5 years: DevOps Engineer Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)