Denver, Colorado, United States Hybrid Full-time USD 125,000 – 150,000 / year

ALTEN is hiring a Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the DevSecOps strategy for embedded systems, covering CI/CD pipelines, build environments, automated security, release documentation, and platform sustainability.
  • Build and maintain secure embedded software, foundational build systems, and reusable automation tools.
  • Develop and support embedded Linux distributions using Yocto, including board support packages, device drivers, hypervisors, and OS-level components.
  • Implement secure software supply chain processes, covering SBOM creation, third-party component tracking, license compliance, vulnerability detection, end-of-support monitoring, and remediation.
  • Design standardized CI/CD pipelines with integrated controls for static analysis, software composition analysis, unit testing, artifact signing, provenance, cybersecurity evidence, and release validation.
  • Lead threat modeling and cybersecurity risk assessments for embedded platforms, including asset inventory, attack surface evaluation, exploit likelihood, security measures, and risk mitigation traceability.
  • Manage CVE lifecycle activities, including intake, enrichment, asset correlation, triage, risk prioritization, remediation planning, verification, and reporting in collaboration with security, QA, systems, and program teams.
  • Architect and deploy secure boot processes, firmware signing, cryptographic configurations, key and certificate lifecycle management, authenticated updates, and secure communication protocols.
  • Specify requirements for runtime security monitoring and assist with post-deployment cybersecurity surveillance and vulnerability response.
  • Evaluate reported security anomalies, determine potential impact, and assist in incident response as required.
  • Support regulatory audits and submissions by ensuring cybersecurity practices, software development lifecycle records, and DevSecOps artifacts are complete, traceable, reproducible, and compliant with quality standards.
  • Define maintenance strategies for platform OS and BSP components, including Linux kernel updates, Yocto release cycles, driver maintenance, patching capabilities, and security update governance.
  • Work with external vendors and internal teams to assess security tools, embedded Linux support models, vulnerability intelligence sources, penetration test findings, and long-term maintenance strategies.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to software, DevOps, and platform engineers on secure coding, automation, vulnerability management, and regulated development workflows.
  • Collaborate with product teams to define platform features that are reusable, secure, testable, and scalable across multiple equipment programs.

Responsibilities

  • Define and own the DevSecOps architecture and roadmap for embedded capital equipment platforms, including CI/CD pipelines, build infrastructure, security automation, release evidence, and long-term maintainability.
  • Develop and maintain secure embedded platform software, build infrastructure, and reusable automation capabilities.
  • Create and support Yocto-based embedded Linux distributions, BSP software, device drivers, hypervisors, and platform-level OS components.
  • Establish secure software supply chain practices, including SBOM generation, SOUP/OTS component tracking, license awareness, vulnerability monitoring, end-of-support tracking, and remediation workflows.
  • Develop reusable CI/CD templates and pipeline controls for static analysis, software composition analysis, unit test automation, artifact signing, provenance tracking, cybersecurity evidence capture, and release readiness.
  • Lead threat modeling and cybersecurity risk analysis for embedded platform components, including asset identification, attack surface analysis, exploitability assessment, security controls, and traceability to risk mitigations.
  • Drive CVE intake, enrichment, asset mapping, triage, risk scoring, remediation planning, validation, and reporting in partnership with Product Security, SWQA, Systems, and program teams.
  • Design and implement secure boot, firmware signing, cryptographic configuration, key/certificate lifecycle support, authenticated update mechanisms, and secure device communication patterns.
  • Define runtime security monitoring requirements and support post-market cybersecurity monitoring and vulnerability response workflows.
  • Review reported anomalies, assess cybersecurity impact, and support incident-response activities as needed.
  • Support regulatory submissions and audits by ensuring cybersecurity, software lifecycle, and DevSecOps evidence is complete, traceable, reproducible, and aligned with internal quality system expectations.
  • Define platform-level OS and BSP maintenance strategies, including Linux kernel support, Yocto release planning, driver update strategy, patchability, and security update governance across the product lifecycle.
  • Collaborate with external vendors and internal partners to evaluate security tooling, embedded Linux support models, vulnerability intelligence, penetration testing outputs, and long-term maintenance approaches.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring to software engineers, DevOps engineers, and platform teams on secure coding, build automation, vulnerability handling, and regulated software development practices.
  • Partner with product teams to define platform capabilities that are reusable, secure, testable, and scalable across multiple capital equipment programs.
Job Details
Location Denver, Colorado, United States
Work mode Hybrid
Employment Full-time
Salary USD 125,000 – 150,000 / year
Category Embedded
Posted 18 days ago
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