Consultant Software Engineer - Lab Provisioning & Integration

Boeing•Berkeley, MO

1d•$198,050 - $267,950•Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Consultant Software Engineer - Lab Provisioning & Integration in Berkeley, MO. You will provide senior-level technical leadership and architectural ownership for scalable, secure, and repeatable lab deployment workflows supporting development, integration, and test activities in complex aerospace programs. You will lead the design and evolution of automated workflows to provision, configure, orchestrate, and sustain lab environments and devices with an automation-first philosophy. Your focus will be on reducing manual effort, minimizing configuration drift, improving asset visibility, and enforcing operational controls and security standards in tightly regulated environments. You will collaborate across engineering, test, cyber-security, and program leadership teams, setting technical direction and standards while mentoring a growing multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Active Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance. (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)
Bachelor's Degree
14+ years of related professional experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience with lab test, flight test, or systems test
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or ARM templates
Experience with orchestration technologies, continuous integration / continuous deployment and GitOps managed environments
Experience with light scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash) to automate routine tasks, data flows between systems, and improve system reliability
Experience leading people and complex projects
U.S. Citizenship Required

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science and 14+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 18+ years of directly related work experience OR 22+ years of related, relevant experience
Extensive experience architecting, deploying, and operating production-grade Kubernetes clusters (EKS, AKS) at scale
Proven problem-solving skills with exceptional technical judgment under minimal supervision
Strong leadership and communication skills, capable of engaging senior leaders and cross-functional teams
In-depth understanding and application of DevSecOps security frameworks and compliance (CIS, NIST, SOC 2, FedRAMP)
Expertise implementing observability and monitoring solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch) with actionable analytics
Advanced degree or ongoing education in STEM or related fields.
Certifications such as Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
Familiarity with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
Demonstrated success mentoring senior technical leads or leadership roles in rapidly growing teams
Proven track record driving cultural transformation toward automation-first, DevSecOps best practices in complex regulated environments

Responsibilities

Provide senior technical leadership for automated lab provisioning, integration infrastructure, and secure test environment operations within the DevSecOps organization.
Own architecture and design of scalable, repeatable, and secure lab deployment workflows supporting development, integration, and test activities.
Establish and promote automation-first processes for provisioning, configuration, orchestration, and sustainment of distributed lab systems and devices.
Drive standardization of lab baselines, deployment methods, asset visibility, and operational controls across the testing environment.
Lead the integration of software delivery, infrastructure automation, and test support capabilities into a cohesive, disciplined DevSecOps operating model.
Develop secure, reliable approaches for device emulation, software installation, environment recovery, and maintain auditability, traceability, and controlled change management to support cybersecurity compliance.
Reduce program execution risk by eliminating manual setup steps, minimizing configuration drift, and improving environment availability and reliability.
Coordinate and collaborate closely with internal teams including engineering, testing, cyber-security, and program managers to align infrastructure and automation capabilities with program priorities.
Provide decisive technical decision-making, troubleshooting guidance, and leadership needed to mature a new team into a scalable, high-performing function.
Act as a mentor and advisor to senior engineers and technical leads across projects; foster leadership development and technical growth within the engineering community.