Systems/Digital Engineer - Semper Valens Solutions

Systems/Digital Engineer

Full time Aberdeen, MD

TS/SCI clearance

Referral bonus: $1,000

We are seeking a talented Systems/Digital Engineer to support PM IS&A digital engineering initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, security practices, and operations. In this role, the candidate will work closely with Army Intelligence teams to integrate security practices into the software development lifecycle, automate security testing, and ensure compliance with security standards. Additionally, the candidate will work across all functional disciplines and integrated product teams in a holistic product lifecycle management environment.

Duties:

• Design, deploy, and maintain DevSecOps infrastructure supporting multiple teams across multiple development, test, and production environments.
• Assist with the development, testing, maintenance and debugging of CI/CD pipelines.
• Define and implement DevSecOps processes, policies, and procedures.
• Grow DevSecOps awareness and improve adoption through advocacy, integrating DevSecOps into the greater product lifecycle management.
• Design and implement security tools and automation scripts to improve security posture.
• Collaborate with Army Intelligence teams to integrate security practices into the software development lifecycle.
• Support security reviews, audits, and penetration testing.
• Implement and maintain security controls in classified and unclassified environments.
• Monitor and respond to security incidents in accordance with DoD RMF policies.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and regulations (e.g., NIST, DoD STIGs).
• Stay up to date with the latest security trends, vulnerabilities, and technologies.
• Transition legacy processes to digital engineering practices and support other duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Experience employing Agile software methodologies and tools: Scrum, Kanban, Jira.
• Experience with the Agile software development lifecycle and digital engineering integration with product lifecycle management.
• Experience with software BOMs incorporated into product BOMs.
• Experience using Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Experience administering Red Hat Linux within an Active Directory domain.
• Experience with cloud hosting and security (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Experience with additional/advanced networking concepts, e.g., IP, DNS, SSL, DHCP, LDAP, NFS, CIFS, SMTP, NTP, Kerberos, TLS, PKI, routing, BGP, IPsec, MACsec.
• Experience writing or maintaining programs/scripts written in additional languages, e.g., PowerShell, C/C++, Java, JavaScript, BASH, Python, Matlab.
• Experience with cross domain solutions (e.g., Forcepoint/Everfox).
• Experience using and administering GitLab CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure, including security and quality tool integration with, e.g., Nessus, Trivy, SonarQube.
• Experience using or administering additional container technologies, e.g., Istio, Helm, MinIO.
• Experience writing, maintaining, or employing Infrastructure as Code technologies, e.g., Ansible, Terraform.
• Experience using or administering monitoring tools, e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, Splunk.
• Experience using or administering binary repository tools, e.g., Nexus, Artifactory.
• Experience using or administering web application stacks, e.g., JavaScript/Node/React, Python/Flask/Gunicorn, Java/Tomcat, Apache, Ngnix.
• Experience using or administering database tools, e.g., MariaDB, InfluxDB, MongoDB.
• Experience using build systems, e.g., Visual Studio Build, MSBuild, CMake, Maven, Ant.
• Experience writing and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience administrating DevSecOps technologies (e.g., GitLab, Prometheus, Kubernetes, Nexus) in a production environment.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with quick turnaround times and shifting priorities.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree required. Degree may be in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

At least ten (10) years of related experience is required.

Travel: Less than 10% travel is expected for this position. Travel may include continental United States and outside continental United States locations.

About Semper Valens Solutions:

Semper Valens Solutions, Inc. is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Cost Effective Software and Systems Engineering, Field Support, Training and Full Life cycle Support Management to the DOD community.

At Semper Valens, our vision is to remain a creative, cutting edge and cost effective solutions provider where our shared intellect, industry experience, and technology excellence, make a positive difference in our customer's success. Our solutions help bridge the gap between IT and business prioritizations to optimize budgets, risks and operational processes. We search for outstanding technical professionals, hiring at all levels of the experience spectrum; intermediate, journeyman and senior. Consider us for your career plan.

Semper Valens Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Semper Valens Solutions, proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital/parental status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, physical or mental disability, genetic information, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with Semper Valens Solutions through its online applicant system, please contact Semper Valens Solutions Human Resources Department at (520) 263-4577.

Semper Valens Solutions is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer - minorities, females, disabled and protected veterans are urged to apply. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.