Key skills
GitOpsGitLab CI/CDFluxArgo CDPalette EdgeDockerOCI containerContainer image registriesMulti-stage buildsCI/CD pipelinesGitLab runnersKubernetesHelmBash scriptingPython scriptingService meshIstioNetwork policiesRBACSecrets managementTerraformAnsiblePrometheusGrafanaLokiPod security standardsVulnerability scanningCIS BenchmarksNIST compliancePolicy as codeOPAGatekeeperPythonBashGitLab CIServerlessGitLabService MeshAgileCI/CDCommunicationProblem Solving
About this role
ICONMA is an Aerospace and Defense company, and they are looking for a DevSecops Engineer for their Remote location. The role involves implementing GitOps practices, managing container runtime environments, and developing CI/CD pipelines, while ensuring security and compliance with industry standards.
Responsibilities:
- Implement and maintain GitOps practices using GitLab (or compatible tools) to drive declarative infrastructure management and automated roll outs
- Build, manage, and optimize container runtime environments (Docker, OCI compatible runtimes) and associated networking, storage, and service mesh components
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitLab for building, testing, and promoting container images and Helm/ Kustomize based manifests
- Automate provisioning and configuration of underlying infrastructure (VMs, storage, load balancers) using IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
- Monitor cluster health, performance, and security; implement observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki) and incident response processes
- Collaborate with security teams to enforce pod security standards, vulnerability scanning, and compliance (e.g., CIS Benchmarks, NIST)
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to teammates on best practices for Kubernetes, GitOps, and container lifecycle management
- Document architecture, runbooks, and standard operating procedures; contribute to knowledge base articles
Requirements:
- Proven experience implementing GitOps workflows (GitLab CI/CD, Flux, Argo CD, Palette Edge or similar)
- Strong proficiency with Docker/OCI container creation, image registries, and multi stage builds
- Deep knowledge of GitLab pipelines, runners, and integration with Kubernetes (Helm)
- Advanced scripting in Bash, Python
- Understanding of service mesh (Istio), network policies, RBAC, and secrets management
- Excellent communication, problem solving and teamwork skills; ability to work in cross functional Agile environments
- Kubernetes, HELM, Docker
- Knowledge of serverless or edge computing concepts
- Familiarity with policy as code tools (OPA, Gatekeeper)