Scientific Research, Government Contracting, Consulting, Defense, Data Science

DevSecOps Engineer

San Diego, CAOnsiteFull TimePosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

DevSecOps
CI/CD
Azure DevOps Server
Nexus
SonarQube
Kubernetes
K3s
SAST
SCA
dependency scanning

Nice to have

SBOM
policy-as-code
OPA/Gatekeeper
Kubernetes admission controls
Terraform
Ansible

Role summary

A DevSecOps Engineer is needed in San Diego to enhance software delivery security and compliance. This role involves integrating security, quality, and supply-chain controls into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Azure DevOps, Nexus, SonarQube, and Kubernetes. Responsibilities include designing secure workflows, implementing security checks (SAST, SCA, etc.), supporting artifact management, and partnering with cybersecurity teams on compliance frameworks. The engineer will also develop secure Kubernetes deployment standards and create documentation. A U.S. Secret Clearance is required, with eligibility for TS/SCI.

About Metron

Metron is an employee-owned company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for the most challenging national security problems. For over 40 years, our principled approach to problem-solving has yielded creative solutions at the intersection of advanced mathematics, computer science, physics, and engineering. Our people are leaders in their technical fields and are passionate about solving challenging problems. We look for individuals who share this same passion and can apply their experience in real-world settings.

Job Description:

Our San Diego team is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to help secure and improve software delivery across the enterprise. This role focuses on embedding security, quality, compliance, and software supply-chain controls into CI/CD workflows while partnering with software development, cybersecurity, platform engineering, systems engineering, and program teams.

This is an engineering role, not a pure governance or vulnerability-management position. The DevSecOps Engineer will work across Azure DevOps Server (or equivalent technologies), Nexus, SonarQube, Kubernetes/K3s deployment workflows, artifact controls, and secure release patterns to help teams deliver software securely and reliably.

Occasional after-hours/weekend maintenance and emergency response may be required.

Key Responsibilities:

Secure CI/CD & Release Workflows

Design, implement, and improve secure CI/CD patterns, including reusable YAML templates, quality gates, artifact controls, and release safeguards

Support secure release workflows across development, test, integration, staging, and production environments

Troubleshoot pipeline failures, permissions issues, dependency problems, scan failures, and release blockers

Software Supply Chain & Security Controls

Integrate security and quality checks into build and release workflows, including SAST, SCA, dependency scanning, secrets scanning, code-quality gates, container scanning, and artifact validation

Support tools such as Nexus, SonarQube, Azure DevOps artifacts, and related code-quality or artifact-management platforms

Partner with cybersecurity to align CI/CD controls with SSP, RMF, NIST, CMMC, STIG, Zero Trust, audit, and program requirements

Kubernetes Guardrails & Developer Enablement

Partner with platform engineering on secure Kubernetes/K3s deployment standards, including namespaces, RBAC, ServiceAccounts, Helm, ingress, TLS, storage, quotas, and workload security

Create documentation, examples, runbooks, and onboarding materials for secure pipeline and deployment workflows

Track recurring developer pain points, pipeline health, scan outcomes, release blockers, and control gaps; turn findings into automation, templates, documentation, or improved guardrails

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, platform engineering, software delivery, systems engineering, or a closely related technical role

Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, YAML, build/release workflows, repositories, artifacts, permissions, or agent-based builds

Experience implementing security, quality, or compliance controls in CI/CD workflows

Experience with secure software delivery practices such as SAST, SCA, dependency scanning, secrets handling, code-quality gates, artifact controls, or container scanning

Experience troubleshooting CI/CD failures, build issues, deployment problems, permissions issues, or dependency-related errors

Experience with Kubernetes, K3s, containers, Helm, or similar deployment technologies

Experience with scripting or automation using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar languages

Ability to write clear technical documentation, runbooks, onboarding guides, and troubleshooting procedures

Active U.S. Secret Clearance and eligible for TS/SCI Clearance

Willing and able to work in regulated, secure, or compliance-bounded environments

Preferred Qualifications:

Active U.S. TS/SCI Security Clearance

Experience with Azure DevOps Server

Experience integrating or administering Nexus, SonarQube, or similar artifact and code-quality platforms

Experience with SBOM generation, SCA, container scanning, artifact signing, provenance, or software supply-chain security

Experience with policy-as-code, OPA/Gatekeeper, Kubernetes admission controls, or secure workload policies

Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code or Configuration-as-Code practices using Terraform, Ansible, Bicep, CloudFormation, or similar tools

Experience with AWS Cloud environment management

Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, or similar observability platforms

Experience in defense contracting, government programs, CMMC, NIST 800-171, RMF, STIGs, or other compliance-driven environments

Position Location: San Diego, CA (the selected individual will be expected to work on a government site at Naval Base Point Loma)

Perks and Benefits

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Accompanying FSA and HSA options

Additional Voluntary Benefits

Paid Time Off

9 Observed Holidays and 2 Floating Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Military Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Development Reimbursement

Annual Salary Reviews

Profit Sharing

401(k) Traditional and Roth Options

Gym and Fitness Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Referral Program

Metron is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor

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