DevSecOps Software Developer Sr Principal at General Dynamics Information Technology
Fairfax, VA
$129,813–$155,250from the description
Jul 24, 2026
Fairfax, VA
Jul 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level DevSecOps engineering role focused on building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automation tooling, and cloud infrastructure in a mission-oriented government environment. Day-to-day work spans scripting, infrastructure automation, security compliance support, and troubleshooting across application, cloud, and network boundaries. The role also involves producing technical documentation and providing guidance to less experienced engineers. A Top Secret clearance and 8+ years of relevant experience are required.
Senior level · 8+ years · Top 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.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
No work location or metro area is specified in the posting; CBSA is left blank. The role is US-based and requires US citizenship.
The title 'DevSecOps Software Developer SME' carries no explicit seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; the 8+ years requirement and SME framing support a Senior classification.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role primarily writes automation code, scripts, pipelines, and tools (pointing to 15-1252 Software Developers), but has a significant infrastructure operations and sustainment dimension that could support 15-1244. The code-and-build emphasis wins out.
The required skills section is written in broad capability categories ('scripting or software development', 'cloud or infrastructure services') rather than naming specific tools; specific technologies (PowerShell, Python, Bash, GitLab, Azure, AWS, Terraform, containers) appear only under Preferred Skills and are marked accordingly.
CompTIA Security+ CE (DoD 8570/8140 baseline) is explicitly listed as a required certification and is treated as a hard gate.
The salary range ($129,813–$155,250) is described as a 'likely' range, not a guarantee; actual pay may fall outside it based on experience and location.
Top Secret clearance is explicitly required ('Clearance: Top Secret Required'); the posting does not specify SCI, so TopSecret (not TopSecretSci) is used.
Requires a Top 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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