Lead Software Engineer–DevSecOps

Boeing•Berkeley, MO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Boeing’s Phantom Works Virtual Warfare Center and lead a high-impact DevSecOps team building the secure, modern development environments used to prototype and evaluate next-generation defense capabilities. You’ll be part of a mission-driven organization that tackles urgent, hard technical problems for warfighters—leveraging on-premises systems, cloud, containers, AI/ML, and high-performance computing to accelerate innovation. Make a direct, visible impact on national defense by enabling rapid prototyping and experimentation across multiple warfighting domains. Lead the transition of legacy software development environments into secure, cloud-enabled platforms used across classified and unclassified networks. Architect and deliver modern DevSecOps solutions—CI/CD pipelines, container platforms, automation, and vulnerability management—at scale. Mentor and grow a team of talented engineers while shaping the DevSecOps vision, roadmap, and standards for Phantom Works. Work in a collaborative environment interfacing with software development, IT, cybersecurity, and program stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
10+ years’ experience with software engineering
3+ years’ experience with scripting languages such as Bash or Python
3+ years’ experience containerized software development
3+ years’ experience supporting DevSecOps lifecycle
Experience with Agile development practices using continuous integration and deployment
3+ years of experience performing automation, implementation and deployments in both Windows and Linux systems
Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.
An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret/SCI Clearance Post-Start is 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 10+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 13+ years of directly related work experience OR 17+ years of related, relevant experience
Active Top Secret SCI clearance
Experience with Gitlab
Experience with Jenkins
Experience with JIRA
3+ years’ experience supporting cloud development environments
Experience with cloud computing in classified environments
CompTIA Security+

Responsibilities

Lead a team responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining a consistent, secure software development toolchain across multiple sites and networks.
Drive implementation of CI/CD across program and collateral secret environments and champion secure-by-design practices.
Automate processes to build, test, secure and deploy custom C++software products.
Architect cloud-based solutions and lead the migration of multi-site, multi-network environments to cloud platforms (including classified cloud experiences).
Lead tool selection, trade studies, and modernization efforts—balancing security, scale, and developer productivity.
Mentor, coach, and build technical capabilities across the team—fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
Communicate progress and strategy to leadership and stakeholders.