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Mid Level DevSecOps Engineer

BAE Systems

Sterling, VAFull-time$133–226K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$133–226K/yr
Location
Sterling, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

DoD 8140 Security CE Certification

Job overview

BAE Systems seeks a Software Engineer/DevSecOps Engineer for a government program supporting a cloud-based Model Based Systems Engineering platform. The role delivers engineering services across cloud and enterprise infrastructure, including containerized applications and orchestrated workflows. The position works with Linux and Windows environments and supports digital engineering information management, analysis, and tool interoperability.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CI/CDTest AutomationDevSecOpsEngineering RigorSystem TestingSystem ValidationTroubleshootingCloud ArchitectureSystem DesignDocumentationAgile MethodologiesJiraPythonPowerShellGroovyAnsibleTerraformJenkinsGitLabActive DirectoryIdAMLDAPContainerized DevelopmentRancherKubernetesTest PlanningSecurity RequirementsAPI GatewaysCatalogsModel-Based Systems EngineeringCloud Solution OptimizationVirtualizationGrafanaSplunkServiceNowAzureGoogle CloudOracle CloudIBM CloudApplication Streaming

Qualifications

5+ Years Relevant ExperienceBachelor's or Master's in STEMDOD 8140 Security CE CertificationSharePoint Administration ExperienceIBM Enterprise Lifecycle Management ExperienceTeamWork Cloud/Cameo ExperienceTableau Systems Engineering Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Job Description

BAE Systems is looking for a Software Engineer/ DevSecOps to join our visible technical program driving the Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) cloud platform that supports collection, management and analysis of digital engineering information in an architecture that provides seamless digital thread and enables tool interoperability, including data structures suitable for AI applications. This program delivers engineering services for Linux and Windows cloud-based infrastructure as well as sophisticated enterprise computing infrastructure including end-point devices, data center hosted servers, Cloud services as well as virtualized applications, and storage systems. Enterprise Computing Engineering services include modern application technology including containerized solutions with orchestrated workflows. This is a fast paced, challenging, and career rewarding experience to recruit and develop top talent and solutions on one of the most complex and high-profile programs within the government customer community.

Responsibilities:

  • Deploy and maintain infrastructure in a cloud-based environment (AWS)

  • Deploy Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

  • Configure and Deploy Applications as Code (AaC)

  • Develop and maintain an automated CI/CD pipeline for DBs, Servers, and applications using DevSecOps tools to include Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, GitLab, Selenium

  • Configure IdAM, Active Directory, LDAP resources

  • Deploy and maintain complex modern cloud architectures

  • Create and update technical documentation (e.g., user guides, how to guides, infrastructure diagrams)

  • Prepare technical presentations for government and senior leadership

  • Work effectively in a group environment

  • Create testing plans for infrastructure and applications

  • Work across infrastructure that contains both Linux (60%) and Windows (40%)

  • Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical, management and customer both written and verbally

  • Utilize robust troubleshooting skills

  • Instill and apply solid engineering rigor, to include configuration management, testing

  • Develop/engineer as part of an Agile scrum team

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Required Education, Experience, & Skills

We are actively seeking candidates with a minimum of 5-8 years' relevant experience. Bachelor s or master s degree in a STEM field is required. Specific skills include the following:

  • At a minimum, meet DOD 8140 requirements (Security CE Certification)

  • Expertise working with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), test automation and / or DevSecOps on iterative development projects

  • Solid ability to demonstrate solid engineering rigor

  • Demonstrated experience with system testing and validation

  • Expert troubleshooting and solutioning skills

  • Experience with Cloud architecture and system design (prefer AWS, but will consider Azure)

  • Strong documentation skills

  • Familiar with Agile Methodologies

  • Ability to accurately decompose tasks for Jira stories

  • Developing integration interfaces using Python, PowerShell, and Groovy

  • Experience and comfortability with Basic DevOps Tooling (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab, Active Directory, IdAM, and LDAP)

  • Familiarity with Containerized Development environments (Rancher, Kubernetes)

  • Expertise with creating robust test plans

  • Ability to quickly get familiar with customer system security requirements and processes

  • Preparation and maintenance of system components

  • Experience with API Gateways, catalogs

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) infrastructure and tools

  • Experience with Cloud solution optimization

  • Experience configuring and instrumenting Virtualization tools (Grafana, Splunk)

  • Experience with ServiceNow

  • Other Cloud experience (Azure, Google, Oracle, IBM)

  • Integration of virtualized applications and application streaming or layering techniques

  • Assist with leading and overseeing a total system perspective including technical understanding of relationships, dependencies and requirements of cloud services, infrastructure and security domains

  • SharePoint admin systems engineering experience

  • IBM Enterprise Lifcycle Management systems engineering experience

  • TeamWork Cloud/Cameo systems engineering experience

  • Tableau systems engineering experience

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

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How this job compares

Set against the 572 open DevSecOps Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$133–226K/yr
  • Virginia median$110–178K/yr86 salary ranges
  • US median$98–176K/yr443 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $179K, is 22% above the Virginia median midpoint ($147K) — in the top quarter of DevSecOps Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 103 open DevSecOps Engineer jobs in Virginia and 572 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; DevSecOps Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (494 postings).
Education
220 of the 572 open DevSecOps Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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