USSF OTTI Lead DevSecOps Engineer
General Dynamics Information Technology
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
USD 147,292-199,278 / year
Type of Requisition:
PipelineClearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret/SCIClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCIPublic Trust/Other Required:
NoneJob Family:
Cyber and IT Risk ManagementJob Qualifications:
Skills:
Automation Development, Compliance Tools, Metrics Management, Release Engineering, Release ManagementCertifications:
NoneExperience:
10 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required:
YesJob Description:
Join General Dynamics IT and be a part of a team that solve some of the world's most complex technical challenges. We are seeking a Lead DevSecOps Engineer to build infrastructure for the USSF Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) in Colorado Springs, CO.
NOTE: This is a proposal position and considered a Key Personnel (KP) role on the program. Award is expected in Summer 2026.
Position Summary:
The Lead DevSecOps Engineer for USSF OTTI serves as the senior technical authority responsible for the architecture, implementation, and operation of the OTTI DevSecOps and software delivery ecosystem. This role leads the design and governance of secure CI/CD pipelines, software factory capabilities, automation frameworks, and release engineering processes that enable rapid, compliant, and repeatable delivery of software, infrastructure, models, and mission applications across the U.S. Space Force Operational Test and Training Infrastructure.
The Lead DevSecOps Engineer partners with the Chief Engineer, Lead Cloud Engineer, Cyber Lead, and software development teams to ensure OTTI’s software delivery pipelines support secure, automated, and continuous deployment of capabilities across cloud, edge, and distributed mission environments.
Key Responsibilities:
DevSecOps / Software Factory Architecture
- Define and maintain OTTI DevSecOps architecture, tooling strategy, and software factory roadmap.
- Architect and implement CI/CD pipelines supporting application, infrastructure, model, and platform delivery.
- Establish software factory patterns and reusable automation frameworks for development teams.
Pipeline Automation & Integration
- Implement and maintain automated build, test, security scan, deployment, and release workflows.
- Integrate pipeline tooling across source control, artifact repositories, testing frameworks, and deployment platforms.
- Support GitOps / Infrastructure-as-Code / Configuration-as-Code integration.
Security / Compliance Automation
- Embed security and compliance controls into CI/CD pipelines.
- Automate:
- SAST / DAST / Container Scanning
- Dependency / SBOM Analysis
- Security Gates / Policy Enforcement
- Test Evidence Collection / Traceability
- RMF / cATO Artifact Generation
- Partner with Cyber Lead to support continuous ATO and security accreditation activities.
Environment / Release Engineering
- Manage promotion workflows across development, test, staging, and production environments.
- Support release orchestration and version management for OTTI software and infrastructure baselines.
- Ensure repeatable deployment to connected, disconnected, and edge environments.
Metrics / Optimization / Reliability
- Establish DevSecOps performance metrics and DORA/KPI reporting.
- Continuously optimize pipeline performance, reliability, and developer experience.
- Drive automation maturity and reduction of manual engineering effort.
Technical Leadership
- Serve as DevSecOps SME to Government stakeholders, Chief Engineer, and Program Leadership.
- Mentor DevSecOps, release, and automation engineers.
- Conduct architecture reviews and technical roadmap planning.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- 10+ years of software engineering / DevOps / automation experience.
- 5+ years leading DevSecOps / CI-CD / software factory engineering teams.
- Demonstrated experience architecting enterprise DevSecOps pipelines and software delivery platforms.
- Hands-on experience with containerized/cloud-native deployment pipelines.
- Experience implementing secure software delivery in regulated/classified environments.
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience supporting USSF, SSC, STARCOM, Platform One, Kessel Run, or related DoD software factory programs.
- Familiarity with:
- GitLab / GitHub Enterprise / Jenkins / Tekton / ArgoCD
- Kubernetes / OpenShift / Helm / Rancher
- Terraform / Ansible / IaC Frameworks
- SonarQube / Fortify / Twistlock / Anchore / Prisma / Snyk
- OSCAL / Compliance Automation / eMASS / Xacta
- DORA Metrics / Developer Platform Engineering
- Air-Gapped / Edge / Tactical Software Delivery Models
- Relevant certifications preferred:
- Kubernetes / Cloud / DevSecOps Certifications
- GitLab / AWS / Azure / Security Certifications
Key Success Attributes
- Strong automation-first engineering mindset
- Deep understanding of secure software delivery in mission environments
- Ability to balance speed, compliance, and operational rigor
- Strong collaboration across development, security, and operations teams
- Passion for continuous improvement and platform enablement
WHAT CAN GDIT OFFER YOU?
- Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
- 401K with company match
- Educational Assistance and eLearning
- Flexible work week
- Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement
- Rewards and Recognition programs
- Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging of highly motivated critical thinking
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Travel Required:
Less than 10%Telecommuting Options:
OnsiteWork Location:
USA CO Colorado SpringsAdditional Work Locations:
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events atEqual Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans