DevSecOps Research and Development Engineer
The Pennsylvania State University3 months ago
Reston, VA, USAEntry Level / Mid Level
Base Salary
$101k - $192k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement secure automation solutions for development, testing, and production environments.
- Manage continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
- Improve systems through updates and technology optimizations.
- Present program overviews, proposals, and technical briefings at internal and external events.
- Coordinate with sponsors and team members to identify risks, issues, requirements, and project-level design solutions.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure and identify issues before they become problems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science.
- For the Intermediate Professional level, at least 2 years of relevant experience; the Professional level requires no prior relevant work experience.
- Strong experience with Linux-based infrastructure and Linux/Unix administration.
- Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and Ansible.
- Experience with Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and logging, search, or aggregation tools such as Splunk, Elastic, or Prometheus.
- Strong communication, organizational, troubleshooting, and independent-work skills.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain a government security clearance.
- Preferred experience includes JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence, Java, C/C++, Matlab, VMware, GitLab, SQL, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Retirement plans and paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.
- 75% tuition discount for employees and eligible spouses and children.
- Work may be fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote within the U.S., depending on skillset and location.
- Positions are located in State College, Pennsylvania, or Reston, Virginia, and require successful background checks; secure-site monitoring and drug-testing requirements may apply.
Tech Stack
About The Pennsylvania State University
The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State is a University Affiliated Research Center that delivers contract research, prototyping, and systems engineering for U.S. national security and related sponsors. Its work spans undersea systems, communications, navigation, acoustics, fluid dynamics, and advanced materials and manufacturing. Founded in 1945 and based in State College, Pennsylvania, ARL operates within The Pennsylvania State University and is funded largely through federal contracts and grants.