Senior DevSecOps Engineer
Capstone IT
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Jul 7, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level contract role centered on modernizing software delivery across a large enterprise. The work involves designing and maintaining secure CI/CD pipelines, building internal developer platforms with self-service capabilities, and establishing software supply chain security practices such as SBOM generation and dependency scanning. The role also includes defining reusable deployment patterns, tracking delivery metrics, and mentoring engineering teams on modern practices.
Senior level · 10+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2,000 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 590–3,000
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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).
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 (12)
This is a 6-month W-2 contract-to-hire engagement; C2C and third-party candidates are explicitly excluded per the end client.
No compensation range is stated in the posting.
The role is fully remote within the United States; no specific metro is given.
SOC confidence is Medium: the role is primarily about building and shipping CI/CD automation and internal developer platforms (software development work → 15-1252), but a reader could argue it leans toward infrastructure/operations (15-1244). The weight of responsibilities — writing pipelines, building self-service portals, coding reusable templates — tips it to Software Developers.
GitHub Actions is listed first among a set of interchangeable CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps); all are captured as alternatives under a single skill.
Backstage is listed as an example ('Backstage or similar') under the required Internal Developer Platforms section; well-known alternatives would include Port or Cortex, but the JD names only Backstage explicitly.
The Bachelor's degree requirement is stated as 'Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or similar field of study' with no 'or equivalent experience' escape clause, so it is treated as a hard requirement.
DORA Metrics, Engineering Scorecards, Platform Engineering, and Java/EJB modernization all appear under the explicit 'Nice-to-Have Skills' section.
The 'Software Engineering' bullet under Required Technical Skills calls for 'strong coding experience with modern languages and familiarity with legacy Java applications'; Java is captured as a required skill on that basis, while the broader coding requirement names no other specific language.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): platform engineering.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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