DevSecOps/Systems Administrator

Job Title: DevSecOps/ Systems Administrator (US Citizen, Secret Clearance) – Germany

Location: Germany (onsite) with eligibility for occasional travel to the United States or approved locations as required.

Security Clearance: Active Secret clearance required (U.S. citizen). Ability to maintain clearance and pass any re-investigations.

Job Type: Full-time

Overview We are seeking a highly motivated, US citizen DevSecOps/Systems Administrator with an active Secret clearance to support mission-critical infrastructure for a U.S. government/regulated program. In this role, you will be part of a cross-functional team responsible for the secure design, deployment, operation, and defense of cloud-enabled and on-premises systems. This position is based in Germany with potential for limited travel and relocation support as per program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, monitor, and secure enterprise systems (Linux/Windows) across on-premises and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or private cloud), ensuring high availability, performance, and security.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or similar.
• Integrate security into the SDLC: threat modeling, automated security testing, code scanning, secrets management, and vulnerability management.
• Configuration management, patching, and baseline hardening in line with DoD/NATO/UK/industry standards as applicable (e.g., CIS Benchmarks, STIGs).
• Incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-incident reviews; develop and maintain runbooks and playbooks.
• Monitor and control access management, MFA, logging, and SIEM integration; ensure robust identity and access governance.

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• Collaborate with developers, security engineers, and operations teams to implement secure, resilient architectures.
• Manage containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) with secure deployment patterns and image scanning.
• Maintain disaster recovery, backup strategies, and DR testing; ensure data protection and compliance with data-handling requirements.
• Provide on-call support within defined rotation; communicate security and operational status to stakeholders.
• Document configurations, processes, and architectures; contribute to policy, standard, and standard operating procedure (SOP) development.
• Ensure compliance with export controls, data localization, and other regulatory requirements relevant to the program.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Clearance: Active Secret clearance with ability to maintain and obtain any required foreign clearance per program need; readiness to undergo re-investigation.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

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• Experience: 3–7+ years in DevSecOps, systems administration, or security engineering roles; experience in secure software development lifecycles and operational security.
• Technical Skills:
• Linux/Windows server administration and hardening. Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and hybrid architectures. IaC experience (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates) and configuration management (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
• CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI) and secure pipeline practices.
• Containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes); container security (image scanning, runtime security).
• Security tooling: SIEM (Splunk, Elastic), IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners, SAST/DAST, secrets management (Vault, AWS KMS, HashiCorp Vault).
• Networking fundamentals and firewall/VPN concepts; VPN, TLS, PKI, and certificate lifecycle management.
• Monitoring and incident response tooling; log aggregation, alerting, and forensics.
• Compliance and Standards: Familiarity with DoD/NATO/US government cybersecurity standards (e.g., NIST SP 800-53, SP 800-171, CIS Benchmarks, STIGs) and data protection requirements.
• Soft Skills: Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation abilities; proactive problem-solving; ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on government or defense contracts.
• Certifications: CISM, CISSP, CompTIA Security+, AWS/GCP/Azure certifications, or equivalent.
• Experience with edge devices, OT/ICS security is a plus if relevant to the program.
• German language proficiency or willingness to learn (helpful for on-site coordination).

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation aligned with government and contractor pay scales.
• Comprehensive benefits package, relocation assistance as appropriate, and expatriate support if applicable.
• Opportunity to work on impactful missions with a trusted government program.
• Training and professional development opportunities, plus clear path t