Senior Software Engineer - DevSecOps

Senior Software Engineer – Dev Sec Ops  (Onsite, San Jose, CA)

Position Type:
Onsite – U.S. Citizen required. TS/SCI security clearance (polygraph) required after day 1.

• Drive and manage the AST’s Dev Sec Ops  development environment, tooling, and process workflows.
• Coach, mentor, and enable engineering teams to adopt and utilize AST’s Dev Sec Ops  ecosystem and workflows.
• Oversee the installation, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise Dev Sec Ops  applications, including:
  • Application and plugin installations/deployments, upgrades, patches, and configurations.
  • System migrations and cross-application integrations.
  • User provisioning, access management, and permissions.
• Provide project and technical user support, including:
  • Project onboarding and custom support requests.
  • Day-to-day troubleshooting, documentation of best practices, and template creation.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, engineering leadership, and development teams within the Engineering organization.
• Travel up to 25% to other AST locations and customer sites within the U.S.

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience managing and/or supporting enterprise applications:
  • Atlassian Jira/Confluence
  • Gitlab, Cloudbees CI (Jenkins)
  • Artifact repositories (JFrog Artifactory, Sonatype Nexus Repository, Pulp)
  • Software supply chain security tools (JFrog Xray, Sonatype Lifecycle, Black Duck)
  • Container and orchestration tools (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Helm)
  • Secrets management tools (AWS Secrets Manager, Git Guardian)
• Experience with managing and developing CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Go, Groovy, Bash, Perl, etc.).
• Experience with Linux system administration on Red Hat-based distributions (RHEL, Fedora, CentOS, Rocky).
• Experience with virtualization technology (KVM, VMWare, Hyper‑V).
• Ability to work collaboratively within multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Must be U.S. citizen and able to obtain TS/SCI clearance with polygraph after start.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Salt).
• Observability dashboard tools (Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, Kibana).
• Professional certifications (CKS, CKA, CKAD, AWS Dev Ops Engineer – Professional, AWS Security Specialty, RHCE, LFCE, CompTIA Security+).
• Strong foundation in Agile software development.
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800‑171, FIPS, DFARS/CMMC, and other U.S. government cybersecurity regulations.
• Basic understanding of telecommunications systems concepts and/or signal processing.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching.
• Tuition reimbursement program; student‑loan repayment program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional additional insurance (pet, home, auto, etc.).
• Parental leave and fertility benefits.
• Employee assistance plan.
• Wellness incentives and virtual doctor visits.

San Jose, CA (Approximately 200 Holger Way, BLDG 826).

$95,500 – $181,700 USD (USD).

RTX is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.