DevOps Engineer

Nou Systems Inc•Huntsville, AL

4d•$100,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

nou Systems, Inc. (nSI) is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join their Technical Solutions Division and JSTC2 Team in Huntsville, Alabama. This role involves building software that provides warfighting training exercise participants with unparalleled access to information about the unfolding scenario. The engineer will be part of a team modernizing the interface to underlying warfighting simulations and finding innovative ways to surface deep scenario information. The position is at the intersection of infrastructure, software engineering, and AI, enabling the development team to deliver impactful, secure, and maintainable solutions.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field.
4 years of experience in DevOps.
U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Strong proficiency in Linux-based development, shell scripting (Bash), and remote development.
Hands-on experience with containerization and reproducibility using Podman (or similar) and secure artifact repositories (e.g., Artifactory).
Proven ability to build and manage CI/CD pipelines in GitLab (or equivalent), including automated testing, MR enforcement, and runner configuration.
Experience deploying AI enabled software solutions in secure, classified, or DoD-restricted environments.
Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) and DevSecOps best practices.
Understanding of software supply chain security, including artifact validation and SBOMs.
Strong communication skills with a track record of writing clear technical documentation and supporting onboarding across technical teams.

Responsibilities

Build, improve, and maintain development, automation, and delivery pipelines that enable the software team to develop, test, secure, and deploy capabilities reliably.
Collaborate across large development, testing, and integration teams, supporting their ability to develop, test, and deploy capabilities quickly and securely.
Build, maintain, and improve development and test environments.
Create and support containerized development and deployment workflows.
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI) with automated testing, linting, and deployment.
Implement and enforce GitLab merge request policies and code quality standards.
Create shell scripts and config files to streamline setup, reproducibility, and remote development.
Collaborate with software engineers, testers, and cybersecurity teams to transition capabilities (including AI) into production-ready systems.