DCGS-N Senior GitOps Engineer (Job 1503)

DLH delivers improved health and national security readiness solutions for federal programs through science research and development, systems engineering and integration, and digital transformation. Our experts in public health, performance evaluation, and health operations solve the complex problems faced by civilian and military customers alike by leveraging advanced tools – including digital transformation, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud enablement, modeling, and simulation, and more. DLH is dedicated to the idea that “Your Mission is Our Passion” and brings a unique combination of government sector experience, proven methodology, and unwavering commitment to innovation to improve the lives of millions.

Overview 

The DCGS-N Senior GitOps Engineer leads enterprise GitOps architecture, designs automated CI/CD release strategies, codifies Navy CM policy into pipeline guardrails (policy-as-code), and drives the technical migration away from legacy CM tools (e.g., CMPro).

Responsibilities

• Architect and govern the end-to-end software media generation process (e.g., gold-disk/ISO creation, OCI container artifact bundling, air-gapped release tarballs).
• Establish cryptographic signing (Cosign/Sigstore), SHA-256 checksum verification, and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation for all deployable media.Define the Software Media Custody and Transfer procedures to ensure tamper-proof distribution to tactical afloat/ashore DCGS-N nodes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Seven (7) years of IT professional experience overseeing the creation of hybrid software, web, and hardware products from initial specifications to final rollout and maintenance.
• The individual shall have experience integrating various network operating systems, application programs, and hardware devices through system specification, design, coding, testing, and maintenance support.
• Individual shall consider overall project design including cost, schedule, and social issues that may be associated with a project.
• Five (5) years of technical experience in support of ISR/IO. Experience may be achieved simultaneously. Individual shall have or be able to attain within 30 Days of assignment Information Assurance Technical (IAT) II certification. Experience with the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, and deployment using Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban. Proficient in using DevOps tools for build, test, patch automation, and CM (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, BMC, or Similar). Experience in creating and maintaining documentation, including knowledge base articles, procedure manuals, and technical guides.
• GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes Agents, ArgoCD/Flux, Terraform/IaC, Helm/Kustomize, Linux, Navy CM governance (MIL-HDBK-61A), Cryptographic Signing/SBOM tooling (Cosign, Syft, Grype), ISO/Disk image mastering.
• Active Secret Clearance walking through the door

Benefits

DLH Corp offers our employees an excellent benefits package, including Personal Time Off (PTO), medical, dental, vision, supplemental life with AD&D, disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, and more. We want our employees to save for their future; therefore, we offer a 401(k) Retirement Plan, which includes a matching component. DLH is dedicated to your career development, providing training to help drive success, with access to our best-in-class e-learning suite for formal and informal learning, professional and technical certification preparation, and education assistance at accredited institutions.