Software Engineer-DevSecOps

About the role

Be Challenged and Make a Difference

In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture.

Description of Task to be Performed:

AnaVation is seeking a Software Engineer-DevSecOps to support one of our cybersecurity programs in our San Antonio office. In this position, the right candidate will develop and manage the CI/CD pipelines of mission applications across value streams. Considered a strong generalist on CI/CD and security requirements, the role automates security control implementation and evidence collection and advances inheritance and automation aligned with the Government’s Cyber Assessment Roadmap to sustain IATT, ATO, and cATO readiness.

Position Responsibilities: This position establishes the automation standard for secure software delivery, ensuring security is built into pipelines, and control evidence is generated continuously.

Responsibilities include:

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins) for an enterprise consisting of many applications

Develop, test, and maintain containerized applications; work with source version control and build/release tooling

Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration as Code (CaC) using Packer, Terraform, and Ansible

Automate security control implementation, validation, and evidence collection supporting RMF, ATO, and cATO

Integrate and tune pipeline security tooling: SAST, DAST, SCA, container scanning, secrets detection, and policy gates

Support security-relevant changes (SRCs), Security Impact Assessments (SIAs), and control validation for embedded value streams

Support application/container vulnerability management, whitelisting decisions, and CTF/pipeline compliance so changes do not invalidate the ATO

Collaborate with ISSEs, software developers, Value Stream engineers, COT, CPT, and Government stakeholders across sprint cadences

Architect logging, monitoring, and telemetry to support continuous monitoring

Maintain a strong security-first mindset and support Zero Trust and secure software supply chain practices

Maintain and validate A&A control evidence in eMASS (control implementation, SIAs, SRCs, POA&Ms) supporting continuous monitoring and cATO readiness

Develop automated security policies in CI/CD (e.g., GitLab Policies) to flag End-of-Life images, remediate pipeline vulnerabilities, prevent unauthorized deployments, and quarantine compromised artifacts

Required Qualifications:

Clearance: U.S. Citizen; TS/SCI

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, Software Engineering, or related field

Certification: DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II e.g., Security+ CE or equivalent

Location: Full-time on-site in San Antonio, TX

Experience and Knowledge:

Senior level comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high-impact assignments; plans and leads major technology assignments; functions as a technical expert across the team; may lead others

Deep understanding of Agile and DevSecOps methodologies; DevSecOps implementation using Jenkins, GitLab, or similar

Skillset to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for a large enterprise (hundreds of applications)

Experience developing IaC/CaC with Packer, Terraform, and Ansible; development experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm

Experience with cloud systems and architectures (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure); Linux and scripting (Bash, Python)

Working knowledge of source version control, build/release tools, and CI/CD; strong security-first mindset

Minimum years of experience - 4 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Clearance: Active TS/SCI

Education: Advanced degree in a related technical field

Certification: CKS, CKA, AWS certifications, CCSP, or GitLab certifications

Experience and Knowledge:

Experience developing software with Java/Spring, Python, JavaScript/node.js, or Angular; microservice architectures (REST, JMS, AMQP)

Experience with Istio; experience supporting Government software factory environments

Experience supporting Continuous Authority to Operate (cATO)

Experience with secure software supply chain (SBOM, artifact signing)

Experience supporting IL4, IL5, or IL6 cloud environments; COT, CPT, or Security Control Assessors

Experience with GitLab security policies, Twistlock, Anchore, Defect Dojo, container signing (e.g., cosign/sigstore), and End-of-Life image detection

Benefits

Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents

100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents

100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance

100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents

401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting

Competitive Pay

Generous paid leave and holiday package

Tuition and training reimbursement

Life and AD&D Insurance

About AnaVation

AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.

If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!

AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.