Software Engineer - Advanced DevSecOps at Softworld Inc

Job Title: Software Engineer - Advanced DevSecOps

Job Location: Sterling Heights MI 48310

Onsite Requirements:

• Requires a bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline, Computer Science, or related field, Advanced degree a plus.
• 7+ years of experience working with Industry standard DevSecOps CI/CD Tools including source code repository management, CI pipeline configuration, and/or binary repository management is sought.
• Strong development experience using platforms such as Java & Python.
• Container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes experience.
• Experience working with Maven or Gradle.
• For this role, applicants must be U.S. citizens and possess the capability to secure a security clearance.

Job Description:

Responsibilities/ Assignments:

• As a DevSecOps Software Engineer
• Work with DevOps Architect, Software Engineering teams, Software Architects, US Military agencies, and IT to develop pipelines that work for individual programs while developing and implementing the enterprise approach of commonization and standardization across the SW engineering department.
• Continuously review and improve the DevSecOps CICD pipelines to ensure a seamless end-to-end process from Build to Deploy across all environments.
• Configure, administer, maintain, and optimize CICD tools like Gitlab, Artifactory, SonarQube and ensure their robust availability in the pipeline.
• Partner with IT and vendors to evaluate tool upgrades, plug-ins, and critical tickets.
• Work with IT and teams across the organization to troubleshoot DSO issues.
• Support and suggest best practices across DevSecOps, CICD, Rapid Release, and related end-to-end automation.
• Train and coach global team members to ensure proper use of all tools.
• Stay current with relevant emerging technologies and assess their application to DevSecOps.
• Support building new capabilities and features into Client pipelines.
• Conduct POCs on roadmap items to ensure functionality before full-scale integration.

Candidates should have demonstrated strengths and experience in some of the following areas:

• Development experience using platforms such as Java, Python, .NET, JS.
• Container technologies such as Docker, or Kubernetes
• Hands-on experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment technologies such as GitLab, Jenkins, Groovy, or Artifactory. You have demonstratable experience developing and implementing pipelines.
• Experience working with Maven or Gradle
• Experience maintaining production-grade applications in virtualized environments (cloud computing platforms and services) using automation.
• Experience performing complex troubleshooting and performance tuning of various issues within the CICD tool chain using industry standard monitoring tools.
• Well versed with SAFe/Agile and be able to work effectively in a scrum team environment.

Other beneficial experience:

• IT security practices include encryption, certificates, key management, patch management, STIG, RMF, or security hardening, and auditing.
• Experience with security scanning tools such as X-ray, Check Marx, Twist lock, or gitleaks.
• Management of Cloud Resources in Amazon Web Services, and/or Azure
• Scalable networking technologies such as Load Balancers (NGINX)/Firewalls and web standards (REST APIs, web security mechanisms)
• Experience in Java application development, deployment, configuration, and Unix.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications / What you must have:

• Requires a bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline, Computer Science, or related field, Advanced degree a plus.
• 7 or more years of experience working with Industry standard DevSecOps CI/CD Tools including: source code repository management, CI pipeline configuration, and/or binary repository management is sought.
• Be a self-starter and able to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• The candidate will need to have strong written and oral communication skills.

**3rd party and subcontract staffing agencies are not eligible for partnership on this position. 3rd party subcontractors need not apply.

This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role. **