DevSecOps Engineer

DevSecOps Engineer

Syracuse NY or Arlington VA (Hybrid)

Position Summary

The FAAs Brand-New Air Traffic Control System and other initiatives related to Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Advanced Air Mobility are fueling the growth of Thales Airspace Mobility Solutions are expanding our teams in Arlington Virginia and Syracuse New York and seek talented individuals who want to be part of these ambitious initiatives shaping the future of aviation. We are looking for people with a passion for aviation and ready to deliver innovative solutions built to the nations highest safety and security standards. Americas aviation moment is now. Thales has the solutions experience and expertise to execute now. Come join our journey.

Thales is looking for a DevSecOpsEngineer who is a hands-on contributor responsible for building enhancing and supporting Thales secure hosting platforms across public and private cloud environments and who focuses on designing and implementing scalable resilient and secure infrastructure that enables development teams to efficiently deploy and operate microservices-based applications.

In this position you will work closely with software development security and operations teams to apply modern DevSecOps practices and open-source technologiessuch as Docker Kubernetes Terraform and Linuxto contribute to the evolution of a multi-cloud platform emphasize practical execution continuous improvement and collaboration to ensure platforms are reliable maintainable and aligned with development needs and bring strong hands-on experience integrating open-source technologies into internally managed platforms and services while iterating quickly in response to team requirements and contributing solutions that balance performance security and operational efficiency.

Regulatory Compliance Requirements

• US - CUI Regulatory Compliance Requirement Must be a US Person as defined in applicable law.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Contribute to the full lifecycle of platform and infrastructure services from design and build through deployment operation and ongoing support.
• Collaborate with development security and operations teams to design implement and enhance CI/CD pipelines translating requirements into reliable automated delivery solutions.
• Implement and maintain secure scalable and highly available infrastructure ensuring platforms meet performance resiliency and compliance expectations.
• Develop and enhance automation to improve system reliability scalability and delivery velocity leveraging DevSecOps best practices.
• Proactively identify system inefficiencies troubleshoot incidents and resolve issues in a timely manner to maintain service availability and performance. Contribute to technology selection and architectural evolution by evaluating tools patterns and approaches and providing informed recommendations based on hands-on experience.
• Participate in the implementation monitoring and continuous improvement of team development and operational practices including security quality and reliability standards. Stay current with relevant technologies and tools sharing knowledge and best practices with team members to support continuous learning and platform maturity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer science Engineering or a related technical field with 5 years of relevant experience or a Masters degree in a related field with 5 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and practical experience. 5 years of hands-on experience in a DevSecOps with demonstrated contributions to production systems and platforms.
• Strong practical experience with open-source hosting and container technologies including Linux Docker and Kubernetes in enterprise or mission-critical environments.Skills in managing databases and configuration management systems.
• Experience in security integration including static and dynamic analysis vulnerability management and security audits. Working knowledge of DevOps tools such as Jenkins Gitlab CI/CD.
• Hands-on experience with at least one public cloud platform (e.g. AWS Azure GCP or OVH) including infrastructure provisioning and operational support. Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes with experience supporting containerized workloads in production.
• Practical experience applying modern DevSecOps practices including Infrastructure as Code Git-based workflows CI/CD pipelines and automation tools such as Terraform and Ansible. Master of scripting languages (Python Bash) and programming languages for creating automation scripts
• Knowledge of monitoring and managing system integrity with tools such as Prometheus Grafana etc. Experience working in Agile development environments collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to deliver incremental high-quality solutions.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer at the time of hire. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or for assuming sponsorship of an employment visa now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of the national airspace system and/or an understanding of unmanned aircraft systems.
• Experience working on technology-centered programs for US Federal Govt Agencies (with a strong preference for FAA DoD/DoW and/or DHS).
• Hands-on experience deploying operating and supporting private cloud or on-premises Kubernetes clusters in production environments.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate and operationalize open-source technologies to deliver reliable internally managed platform services.
• Proven ability to drive automation and scalability improvements through technical contribution influence and best-practice adoption.
• Ability to iterate quickly on platform capabilities by translating developer needs and system requirements into practical high-quality solutions.
• Experience contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within DevSecOps or platform engineering teams.

Special Position Requirements

• Schedule: Either 9/80A - 1st (9hrs Mon-Thu 8hrs 2nd Fri Start @ 09:00AM) (United States of America) or USA - 5/40 - 1st (8hrs Mon-Fri) (United States of America)
• Travel: approximately 10% annually.

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Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents including the following:

Elective Health Dental Vision FSA/HSA Voluntary Life and AD&D Whole Group Life w/LTC Critical Illness Hospital Indemnity Accident Insurance Legal Plan Identity Theft and Pet Insurance

Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match and with no vesting period

Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off

Company provided Life Insurance AD&D Disability Employee Assistance Plan and Well-being Program