GMD DevSecOps Engineer at Parsons Corporation
Huntsville, AL
$112,200–$196,400from the description
Jul 27, 2026
Huntsville, AL
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A DevSecOps engineer role supporting a US government defense program, responsible for architecting and operating an Integrated Digital Data Environment (IDDE) on hybrid AWS/Azure cloud infrastructure. Day-to-day work spans infrastructure-as-code with Terraform, Kubernetes-based container orchestration, CI/CD pipeline design with embedded security scanning, and Windows Server/Active Directory administration in a classified environment. Suits an experienced engineer comfortable with DoD compliance frameworks and STIG implementation.
Senior level · 20+ years · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (6)
The experience requirement is stated as two alternatives: Master's degree + 12 years OR Bachelor's degree + 20 years. The overall years minimum is set to 20 (the lower degree threshold), but a candidate with a Master's and 12 years would also qualify. The degree requirement is set to Bachelors as the minimum degree that satisfies either path.
No work location is specified in the posting. The role is tied to a federal defense program (GMD / Ground-based Midcourse Defense) and likely requires on-site presence at a cleared facility, but no city or state is named.
The role blends software/infrastructure build work (Terraform IaC, CI/CD pipeline authoring, Kubernetes) with systems administration duties (Windows Server, Active Directory, SCCM). It is classified as Software Developers because the primary deliverable is building and scaling the DevSecOps environment, but the systems administration component is substantial.
Coder (the IDE platform) is listed under required skills as a prior-experience item, though it reads more like familiarity than a hard gate; it is retained as required given its placement in the 'What Required Skills You'll Bring' section.
Cloud and container certifications (AWS DevOps Engineer, CKA, CKS, etc.) are listed under 'What Desired Skills You'll Bring' and are treated as preferred.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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