Helsing

Software Engineer, DevSecOps

Helsing · Washington, DC

Posted 29 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
29 days
Helsing's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Helsing's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Helsing
high
90 stale, 3 reposted of 141 open
Hiring momentum
187 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

In this role, you will be part of the Platform Engineering team, focusing on integrating security into the developer platform and software delivery pipeline. Your responsibilities include ensuring compliance with security frameworks, building secure CI/CD pipelines, and maintaining shared infrastructure while collaborating with product teams to meet security requirements.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Helsing as an employer.

What you need

  • 5+ years of experience in DevSecOps, security engineering, or infrastructure engineering with a security focus
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field
  • Deep experience with Kubernetes - deployment, networking, RBAC, pod and cluster security, and operational troubleshooting
  • Proficient with ArgoCD or similar GitOps tooling for managing Kubernetes workloads at scale
  • Strong experience writing and maintaining Helm charts
  • Proficient in Python and Bash, with experience automating security and compliance workflows

Nice to have

  • Experience with Go or other systems programming languages
  • Experience shepherding systems through an ATO process
  • Familiarity with DISA STIGs and the Risk Management Framework (RMF)
  • Familiarity with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code for cloud resources
  • Experience with Nix or NixOS

What you get

  • Generous compensation and benefits package including insurance coverage (medical and travel)
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Remote and/or hybrid work available depending on position

Worth weighing

  • No specific salary listed
  • The role requires a strong focus on security compliance which may involve complex regulatory requirements
  • The work involves unique technical challenges in the defense industry that may not appeal to all candidates

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Listed by Helsing on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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