Principal DevSecOps Engineer

Job Overview

We are seeking a visionary, highly experienced Principal DevSecOps Engineer and Technical Leader to architect, secure, and scale our mission-critical software delivery platforms. In this senior leadership role, you will define the overarching DevSecOps strategy, driving the convergence of robust software development, automated operations, and stringent military-grade security compliance.

You will serve as a primary technical authority across the organization, mentoring engineering teams, establishing product-wide security paradigms, and ensuring our tactical edge solutions are resilient, secure, and rapidly deployable across diverse airborne, maritime, and ground environments. This is a hands-on technical leadership position that will play a key role in defining, communicating, and implementing Fuse DevSecOps practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Strategy: Define the vision for DevSecOps, cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, govcloud), automated delivery pipelines, and Fuse’s platform operating systems and utilities.


• Security Architecture & Hardening: Lead the architectural design for automated container hardening, policy-driven operating system security (e.g., SELinux), SBOM generation and management, and continuous monitoring.


• Enterprise CI/CD & Orchestration: Architect, scale, and optimize enterprise-grade CI/CD frameworks utilizing GitLab CI, Ansible, Podman/Docker, Kubernetes, and RPM package management systems.


• Governance & Process Enforcement: Establish, maintain, and enforce rigorous Software Development Processes and secure coding governance frameworks across all concurrent engineering projects.


• Security Integration: Direct the integration and automation of advanced Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), and code metrics tooling.


• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Project Management, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, and executive leadership to align infrastructure and product capabilities with sprint schedules and mission-critical release targets.


• Infrastructure Management: Oversee the architecture and resilience of on-premises infrastructure (Jira, GitLab, vCenter/vSphere/ESXi environments, GNS3, etc) and the development networks.


• Innovation & AI Adaptation: Evaluate and introduce emerging pipeline methodologies, including the strategic integration of AI tools within CI/CD pipelines to optimize efficiency and software quality.


• Mentorship: Act as a technical mentor to all engineering levels, fostering a culture of high performance, security mindfulness, and continuous learning.

Required Qualifications

• Education: B.S. or higher in an engineering field (Computer, Software, Math, Physics, Electrical, or related technical discipline).


• Experience: 12+ years of progressive experience in DevSecOps or software engineering, with at least 3+ years in a dedicated technical leadership or architectural role focused on DevSecOps.


• Software Development Expertise: Strong proficiency in a strongly typed language (preferably C++) for developing, reviewing, and auditing complex software systems, complemented by extensive scripting capabilities in Python and Bash.


• Containerization & Orchestration at Scale: Proven track record of architecting and managing production-grade container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes) in disconnected/degraded/decentralized environments.


• Linux Mastery: Deep expert-level knowledge of Linux operating systems (RHEL, Ubuntu) and low-level Linux networking, network architecture, and advanced troubleshooting.


• Compliance & Government Standards: Deep familiarity with building software systems subject to national security requirements, including hands-on experience with STIG compliance, continuous monitoring, and security auditing tools.


• Agile Frameworks: Extensive experience driving technical execution within Agile/Scrum development methodologies.


• Implement enterprise-wide observability frameworks: Experience implementing metrics, logs, tracing, and other telemetry across complex microservices to rapidly isolate failure modes in both on-prem and cloud environments.


• Clearance & Citizenship: US Citizen.

Nice to Have

• Active US Secret or Top Secret clearance.


• Experience with zero-trust architectures.


• Experience with Linux installation automation using utilities such as Kickstart or Subiquity.


• Advanced certifications in Cloud (AWS/Azure Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer Professional) and/or Security (CISSP, CSSLP, Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist).


• Experience with automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using advanced Ansible playbooks.


• Hands-on experience implementing AI-driven code analysis or automated testing utilities into continuous integration pipelines.

About Fuse

Founded in 2010, Fuse is a veteran-owned, rapidly growing small business. Our San Diego-based company has earned recognition as an emerging leader in airborne, maritime, and ground networking. Placing the warfighter at the center of every design process, Fuse delivers intuitive, agile, and secure solutions that enhance mission success.