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.