Engineer DevOps DSO Engineer (26-090)

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Support - Assist in writing and updating Ansible playbooks, Packer images, and Python scripts for Windows and Linux hosts. Ensure all code is committed to Git and adheres to basic C2BMC security guidelines Automation Pipeline Assistance - Help build CI/CD jobs that provision, harden, and configure C2BMC systems. Add basic automated tests, vulnerability scans, and compliance checks under the guidance of senior engineers STIG Baseline Automation - Contribute reusable Ansible roles and simple Python utilities that apply DoD STIGs. Track compliance drift and raise tickets for remediation Configuration Management - Maintain inventory files, variable definitions, and secret references (Vault/Azure Key Vault). Verify that deployments remain idempotent Tool Evaluation & Documentation - Participate in evaluating new tools, containers, or services. Draft user guides and knowledge transfer notes for the team Python-Centric Development - Write clean, well-commented Python scripts for API integration, data parsing, and automation glue logic. Participate in code reviews to improve software quality Must have taken Information Technology or software development courses, and/or formal education/certification courses within the Information Technology, DevSecOps, or Software Development disciplines Must possess strong communication abilities, along with excellent writing and presentation skills Must be able to work independently/solo on large projects at times, and at other times be in a collaborative team environment with other DevSecOps engineers and other program development and deployment teams Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable. A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Programming, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 2 years of experience; or a Master's degree in a related field with 0 years of relevant work experience; or 6 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree Applicants must have a current, active DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, etc.) at the time of application, which is required to start. The candidate is responsible for maintaining their DoD 8140 certification throughout the entire contract period Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start