Principal DevSecOps Engineer

General Dynamics

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $144,500–$195,500 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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TL;DR · Principal DevSecOps Engineer

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DevSecOps Engineer Principal will join the team to design, automate, and secure cloud-native platforms supporting enterprise applications and AI workloads. The role involves building and maintaining secure AWS infrastructure using OpenTofu and GitLab CI/CD while managing Amazon EKS clusters for Generative AI projects. Key responsibilities include integrating security controls into pipelines, performing automated vulnerability scans, and ensuring compliance with FedRAMP and NIST standards. The candidate will manage MLOps and AIOps platforms to support data pipelines and model lifecycles. Required technical skills include experience with Linux, container security, secrets management, and Infrastructure as Code. Preferred tools include Prisma Cloud, Wiz, Aqua, Trivy, Snyk, Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk. The role addresses the critical challenge of securing large-scale cloud environments while maintaining strict regulatory compliance for high-stakes government and defense technology projects.

Skills

AWS Amazon EKS GitLab CI/CD OpenTofu DevSecOps MLOps AIOps FedRAMP NIST 800-53 Infrastructure as Code Linux Prometheus Grafana CloudWatch Splunk Prisma Cloud Wiz Aqua Trivy Snyk

What you'll do

Design and maintain secure AWS cloud infrastructure using OpenTofu and GitLab CI/CD.
Deploy, manage, and optimize Amazon EKS clusters for enterprise and Generative AI workloads.
Integrate automated vulnerability scans and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines.
Build and support MLOps and AIOps platforms for AI model deployment and lifecycle management.
Ensure platform compliance with FedRAMP, NIST standards, and internal security policies.
Manage data pipeline operations and automate platform workflows across the infrastructure.
Implement container security, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation processes.

What we're looking for

Must be a United States citizen.
5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Cloud Engineering.
Hands-on experience with AWS, Amazon EKS, Linux, and GitLab CI/CD.
Experience implementing DevSecOps practices including container security, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation.
Knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, and other security compliance frameworks.
Experience with Generative AI, MLOps/AIOps platforms, and strong scripting skills.
CompTIA Security+ or equivalent certification required.
US Citizenship.

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