Principal DevSecOps / Platform Engineer

General Dynamics

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$113,900–$154,100 / yr
Posted
3 days ago

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Below market

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This role $134k
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This role pays less than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $145,343–$209,650 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $134k versus about $177k for comparable roles.

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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.

General Dynamics currently has 439 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal DevSecOps / Platform Engineer

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Join our high-performing team as a Principal DevSecOps/Platform Engineer, focusing on hands-on software development within a dynamic DevSecOps environment for Department of Defense and Federal customers. You will design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, integrate security scanning tools, and develop AI-assisted workflows while deploying Kubernetes clusters in classified environments. Essential skills include experience with GitLab CI, Kubernetes, containerization, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Ansible). Ideal candidates have a background in AI-powered development tools and secure software delivery practices, with a preference for knowledge of DoD security frameworks and software supply chain security. This role offers exposure to cutting-edge technologies and the opportunity to shape secure software delivery at scale.

Skills

Kubernetes GitLab CI/CD Terraform Ansible Docker Helm SAST SCA Container Scanning SBOM Generation Sigstore/Cosign Syft In-toto Infrastructure as Code AI-powered Development Tools LLM-based Tooling Agentic AI Frameworks GitOps Deployment Patterns Vault ArgoCD Harbor Nexus Zscaler Integration Okta/SAML Identity Federation Linux Systems Administration Shell Scripting

What you'll do

  • Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for both unclassified and classified environments.
  • Integrate security scanning tools into automated pipeline stages for SAST, SCA, and container scanning.
  • Develop tooling to support continuous Authority to Operate (cATO) processes in production.
  • Deploy and operate Kubernetes clusters in classified environments following DoD standards.
  • Support the deployment of AI-powered development tools and infrastructure for platform consumers.

What we're looking for

  • At least 8 years of experience in software engineering or DevOps/DevSecOps technologies.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerization tools like Docker, Helm, and GitLab CI/CD.
  • Experience integrating security scanning tools into automated pipelines (SAST, DAST, SCA).
  • Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Ansible.
  • Solid understanding of Git-based workflows and GitOps deployment patterns.
  • Ability to work in classified or air-gapped environments.
  • US Citizenship required; Secret Clearance needed to start.

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