Advanced Automation Engineer [Remote]

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc

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About The Position

As an End-to-End Automation Engineer for our DevSecOps team, you'll be a core member of a high-performing, cross-functional team responsible for modernizing critical enterprise systems through intelligent automation, AI-powered infrastructure, and secure, scalable deployment pipelines. You won't just write scripts — you'll own and engineer complete automation solutions from the ground up. We encourage you to apply if you have any of these preferred skills or experiences: Proven experience building end-to-end automation solutions using tools like GitLab CI, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Ansible — not just scripting, but full lifecycle design and implementation Hands-on expertise deploying and managing containerized applications with Kubernetes and automating infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible in a DevSecOps environment Experience building and owning CI/CD pipelines end-to-end, leveraging GitLab CI and AI-powered tools to automate testing, deployment, and operational workflows Experience working with or familiarity with AI/ML models is preferred What Sets You Apart: You write code to solve problems — if you're doing something manually more than twice, you're already automating it with GitLab CI, Terraform, Ansible, or Kubernetes Deep expertise in end-to-end automation, from CI/CD pipeline design to self-healing infrastructure, container orchestration, and proactive reliability engineering Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles with security embedded at every layer — infrastructure-as-code, automated compliance checks, and secure pipeline design Experience working in complex, regulated, or mission-critical environments where Kubernetes, Terraform, and automated deployments are the standard, not the exception A builder's mindset — you don't maintain the status quo, you transform it with the right tools and the right code Our Commitment to You: An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development. Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule) Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits Workplace Options:This position is fully remote/telework OR Hybrid/Flex as desired.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field.
Also requires 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.
Agile experience preferred.
Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Proven experience building end-to-end automation solutions using tools like GitLab CI, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Ansible — not just scripting, but full lifecycle design and implementation
Hands-on expertise deploying and managing containerized applications with Kubernetes and automating infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible in a DevSecOps environment
Experience building and owning CI/CD pipelines end-to-end, leveraging GitLab CI and AI-powered tools to automate testing, deployment, and operational workflows
Experience working with or familiarity with AI/ML models is preferred
You write code to solve problems — if you're doing something manually more than twice, you're already automating it with GitLab CI, Terraform, Ansible, or Kubernetes
Deep expertise in end-to-end automation, from CI/CD pipeline design to self-healing infrastructure, container orchestration, and proactive reliability engineering
Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles with security embedded at every layer — infrastructure-as-code, automated compliance checks, and secure pipeline design
Experience working in complex, regulated, or mission-critical environments where Kubernetes, Terraform, and automated deployments are the standard, not the exception
A builder's mindset — you don't maintain the status quo, you transform it with the right tools and the right code