DevSecOps Engineer (5470) (Boulder, CO) (Secret) at Space Programs
Boulder, CO
$145,000–$160,000
Jul 22, 2026
Boulder, CO
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A DevSecOps Engineer role supporting Space Force remote sensing ground systems, focused on building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, managing containerized application deployments across development and production environments, and ensuring cybersecurity compliance. The work involves Helm charts, artifact management, version control workflows, and integration with orchestration frameworks. Suited to experienced engineers holding an active DoD Secret clearance.
Senior level · 5+ years · Boulder, CO · Secret clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $145,000–$160,000
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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 $168,179 (middle half $132,051–$211,194). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (8)
The role is titled 'DevSecOps Engineer' with no seniority level in the title; advertised seniority is therefore Unspecified.
The 5+ years requirement is stated against a specific set of named technologies in the Required section, not as a general role-level experience floor — however, it functions as the effective minimum experience gate and is reflected in the overall years minimum.
Bash and Python are listed together as a single scripting requirement ('Bash/Python scripting'); they are emitted as separate skills with each as an alternative for the other, since either scripting language may satisfy the requirement.
The clearance gate is an active Interim DoD Secret; TS/SCI eligibility is listed under Desired Skills and is preferred, not required.
Helm charts appear in both the duties ('Implement and maintain Helm charts') and the Desired Skills list; because it is only explicitly listed as a named technology under Desired Skills, it is marked preferred.
ELK is listed as 'OpenShift/ELK' in the Desired section; 'ELK' (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) is represented here by its most commonly required component, Elasticsearch, and is marked preferred.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role writes and maintains CI/CD pipelines and automation code (pointing to 15-1252 Software Developers), but also has a significant infrastructure operations and environment management component (pointing to 15-1244). The code-shipping/pipeline-building duties are judged primary.
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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