Deployment and Test Engineer

Swoop Technologies•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

As a member of Swoop Technologies’ Deployment and Test Engineering team, the Deployment and Test Engineer serves as a link between technology development and real-world operational deployment. The role supports deployment, integration, and sustainment of Swoop technology for mission-critical customers, working alongside Product and DevOps engineers to achieve customer outcomes, improve the technology, and evolve post-deployment processes and deployment readiness.

Requirements

Active US Secret Security clearance.
3–5+ years of experience delivering, integrating, or operating technology solutions in DoD network environments, such as deployment or release engineering.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including diagnosing issues, determining root causes, troubleshooting, implementing fixes, and escalating when necessary.
Detail-oriented, with the ability to translate technical findings into actionable outcomes.
Strong grasp of OSI networking principles, including DoD-specific contexts.
Ability to operate independently with technical and non-technical parties in dynamically changing environments.
Excellent written and verbal collaboration and communication skills.
Ability to adapt to fast-paced environments and handle deployment issues under pressure; demonstrated adaptability and success in resource-constrained environments.
Expertise and experience with technologies across CI/CD tools, containerization, version control systems, cloud platforms, infrastructure automation, and monitoring tools.
Ability and interest to travel as needed; travel may be up to 50%, with requirements varying.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Experience writing or reading Python, C, Rust, or Assembly code.
Scripting experience in Bash, Python, PowerShell, or similar.
Knowledge of distributed systems, embedded systems, bare-metal environments, or hardware virtualization.
Experience administering operating systems, including RTOS, Linux distributions, and Windows.
Knowledge of databases and database deployment strategies.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and execute software deployments across staging, testing, and production environments.
Collaborate with development and operations teams to plan and schedule deployment activities.
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
Monitor and troubleshoot deployment processes, resolve failures, and support timely delivery.
Automate deployment tasks to reduce manual intervention and improve efficiency.
Maintain version control and document deployment procedures and configurations.
Perform post-deployment testing to verify expected functionality and performance.
Maintain and update deployment tools and scripts to improve reliability and automation.
Support the development team in testing, validating, and deploying application changes.
Use cloud platforms to manage deployments and configurations.
Ensure deployments comply with security and operational standards.
Provide stakeholders with regular updates on deployment progress and potential risks.