NTC OVERVIEW: We are seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to join our team. Working at NT Concepts means that you are part of an innovative, agile company dedicated to solving the most critical challenges in National Security. We’re looking for the best and the brightest to join us in supporting this mission. If meaningful work, initiative, creativity, and continuous self-improvement are important to your career, join our growing team and discover what's next for you.
Mission Focus: Performing Modernization and enhancement, Operations and Maintenance, and Development on an existing web-based system to improve security, user functionality, stability, and cost efficiencies.
Clearance: Top Secret
Location/Flexibility: Remote with a possibility for occasional travel
Responsibilities:
The DevSecOps Engineer will:
- Implementing DoD DevSecOps processes to ensure successful deployment and delivery of ESd applications
- Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery of micro services, deployment of AI/ML development, test, evaluation, and production environments
- Ensure the security of all environments and software components.
- Continuously make recommendations to enhance CI/CD pipeline
- Developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in multiple development environments at various security levels
- Managing and maintaining from the command-line a Linux-based application infrastructure
- Writing and managing containers for use in a Kubernetes based environment
- Applying application-level security scans to analyze results leveraging tools such as SonarQube
- Advancing and continually improving our DevOps automation practices
- Collaborate with others and continually advance our DevOps best practices
- Provide storage administration, backup, restore, and other troubleshooting services in a cloud environment
Required Qualifications:
Expert: BS degree and 11+ years of relevant experience OR HS Diploma and 14-17 years of relevant experience
Senior: BS degree and 6+ years of relevant experience OR HS Diploma and 9-13 years of relevant experience
- Experience with DoD DevSecOps standards and ATO procedures
- DevSecOps, CI/CD, and automation management with tools such as Jenkins, Kubernetes, Terraform, KeyCloak, and ArgoCD.
- Experience with Python, Bash, and/or other scripting languages
- Working experience in one of the major cloud providers like AWS, GCP, MS Azure, etc.
- Demonstrated experience with build, release, and configuration management in a CI/CD environment with GitFlow
- Experience developing and maintaining complex environments and systems that involve integrating COTS, GOTS, and Open-Source components
- Experience maintaining infrastructure in a cloud environment
- Experience with containerization
- Desire to roll up your sleeves, collaborate with others, and get stuff done
- Desire to learn and continue to expand your DevOps education with a focus on security
- Clear communication skills are critical
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting the Department of Defense (DoD) in a secure environment
- Associate Certification with AWS, GCP, or MS Azure
- Experience supporting an Agile SCRUM team
- Demonstrated experience with managing and troubleshooting a Kubernetes cluster
- Experience with cloud provisioning software such as Ansible & Terraform
- Experience with creation, deployment, and management of Jenkins pipelines
- Experience with Identity and Access Management, LDAP, RBAC, etc. via open-source software such as FreeIPA
- Familiarity and use of microservices architecture and automation of serverless components.
- Security+ Certification
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 10-15 pounds at times.
About NT Concepts
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in the Washington DC Metro area, NT Concepts is a private, mid-tier company with clients spanning the Intelligence and Defense communities. We deliver end-to-end data and technology solutions that advance the modernization, transformation, and automation of the national security mission—solutions with real impact developed in a strong engineering culture that encourages technical growth, leadership, and creative “big idea” problem-solving.
Employees are the core of NT Concepts. We understand that world-changing concepts happen in collaborative environments. We are a company where talented and diverse teams work together using innovation and expertise to solve our clients’ most critical challenges. Here, you’ll gain competitive benefits, opportunities to bolster your skills and develop new abilities, and a company culture dedicated to support and service. In addition to our benefits program, we encourage our employees to take part in #NTC_GivesBack, which paves the way for positive social change.
If joining a stable company with strong professional growth opportunities resonates with you, and you seek vital, mission-driven projects (for some pretty cool clients) that use your specific talents, we’d love to have you move forward with us.
Together is Better
We believe diversity and inclusion drive innovation, and that when we work together, we can accomplish anything. NT Concepts is a people-first, Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer—regardless of a person’s race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected class. If you have a disability and need accommodation, let us know. All resumes are held in confidence. NT Concepts participates in E-Verify.
