Job ID: 5667A
Date Posted: January 23, 2026

The Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) is seeking a highly motivated DevSecOps Engineer that has demonstrated experience in managing DevSecOps pipelines and technologies. A successful candidate should be enthusiastic and comfortable learning and teaching new technologies and processes.
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Key Responsibilities:

• Works with multiple engineering and IT disciplines to ensure software and systems are designed, built, and fielded in a secure, compliant manner
• Works with development to modernize the architecture of existing software applications
• Designs, implements, manages, and documents DevSecOps pipeline tooling from end-to-end following established industry standards
• Helps establish secure, reusable solutions and processes
• Supports a Software Factory via build pipelines and associated tooling
• Designs, builds, and configures an environment in Azure
  • Provides support for development and production of enterprise database-backed web applications
  • Provides support for development and production of data engineering workloads
• Assists in migrating the current on-premises system to the Azure environment
• Provides guidance on best practices and industry standards to support decision making
• Maintains strict confidentiality of sensitive information

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or related field
• 8+ years of DevSecOps, information technology, software development, or build management
• Experience coding or scripting
• Experience designing and using container systems such as Docker, Kubernetes, Incus, or LXC
• Experience designing and implementing DevSecOps pipelines in a cloud environment
• Experience deploying and maintaining applications in cloud systems like Azure, AKS, Amazon AWS, and EKS
• Experience with Bash and PowerShell
• Strong understanding of networking
• Experience with software development lifecycle
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline tooling including build, test, code scanning, deployment
• Experience deploying to production environments
• Understanding of security scanning, container image scanning, identity management, PKI, IaC, CaC
• Experience with tools such as SonarQube, Parasoft, Git, JFrog Artifactory, Jenkins, GitHub, Atlassian Bitbucket, and Jira
• Ability to lead and mentor others
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and with team members
• Must be a US citizen and with the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with government DevSecOps best practices
• Experience with Azure GCC High
• Experience with virtual machines
• CompTIA Security+ Certification
• Entra ID experience
• Database replication and data obfuscation experience
• Experience migrating from on-premises environments to Azure GCC High
• Ability to write and troubleshoot application code in at least one programming or scripting language
• 10+ years of software development or information systems experience

*Salary Range

• $108,000 - $160,000
  • Salary commensurate based on education and relevant experience

This range serves as a general guideline and may vary based on factors such as role, level, location, market conditions, and individual qualifications, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. The range displayed in the job advertisement reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries across all US locations. Specific salary details for a candidate’s preferred location can be provided by the recruiter or HR manager during the hiring process.

Why Join SDL?
*SDL offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. Visit our Benefits Page to learn more about what we offer.

SDL delivers advanced multi-domain solutions to protect national security and enable scientific discovery. Our expertise in satellites, sensors and instruments, ground systems and data processing, and autonomous systems plays a critical role in missions supporting NASA and the Department of Defense. Join our team of engineers, scientists, technicians, and business professionals in our seventh decade of delivering mission success.

At SDL, we strive to uphold a culture of respect, collaboration, empowerment, and accountability. We listen with open minds, seek to understand diverse perspectives, and engage in thoughtful dialogue. We work together by sharing knowledge, involving others, and offering support. We trust and empower our team members to take ownership, act with integrity, and be accountable. Above all, we deliver on our commitments to each other and to our mission partners.

The application window for this position is expected to remain open for approximately 14 days; however, it may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. We encourage interested candidates to submit their applications promptly.

For questions, assistance, or accommodation with the application process or the DoD SkillBridge program, please contact employment@sdl.usu.edu.