DevSecOps Engineer

Dev Sec Ops  Engineer

Fort Meade, MD

full time

TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly

$120,000 - $180,000

Job Title: Dev Sec Ops  Engineer

Location: Fort Meade, MD (Onsite)

Clearance: TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly (Mandatory)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

Preferred Salary: $150,000 to $180,000

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off Application:
Interested candidates should apply via Metronome's Careers page or reach out directly to the Talent Acquisition team for more information

Overview

Metronome is purpose-built to address the U.S. Government's unique security and operational needs in application modernization, containers, and Kubernetes. Metronome supports all Rancher products exclusively with U.S.

-based citizens who hold the highest levels of security clearance, currently supporting programs across the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and federal agencies.

Metronome is seeking a Dev Sec Ops  Engineer to support Fort Meade, MD. This individual will serve as a strategic technical force within the cleared community-delivering expert-level implementation, architecture, and enablement focused on a portfolio of container and Kubernetes technologies. The Senior Dev Ops Engineer will work directly with government clients to translate mission requirements into secure, scalable production environments.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture Serve as a trusted technical lead and hands-on engineer for government agency customers, building, deploying, and maintaining Rancher-based Kubernetes and containerized solutions. Deliver advanced Dev Ops engineering support, architecture design, and troubleshooting across the full Rancher product suite and supporting open-source tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Prometheus, CI/CD technologies). Develop proofs-of-concept, reference architectures, and custom technical solutions that meet complex government security and performance requirements.

Maintain deep expertise across Rancher, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and related Dev Sec Ops  tool chains.

Clearance: TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly (active)

Experience:

5+ years as a Dev Ops Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, or Systems Engineer supporting infrastructure or container-based technologies within secure environments
Technical Expertise:
In-depth understanding of containers and orchestration (Rancher, Kubernetes, Docker)
Automation:
Strong proficiency with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git Lab, ArgoCD) and automation tools (Ansible, Terraform)
Communication:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical details for diverse cleared audiences
Leadership:
Proven ability to guide teams and serve as a technical mentor or subject matter expert
Mindset:
Self-motivated, analytical, and customer-focused with a commitment to mission success