Senior Cloud Software Engineer

STR • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

The Senior Cloud Software Engineer will work with the software team to implement CI/CD pipelines for software integrating complex embedded RF systems, signal processing, and radar, with a primary focus on Air-to-Air applications. The role supports the full DevSecOps lifecycle, including development, deployment, maintenance, optimization, and operation of pipelines and toolchains in unclassified and classified environments. It also includes configuring and maintaining development and DevOps environments at multiple classification levels, supporting developer productivity, application performance, security monitoring, and alerting, and ensuring infrastructure tools meet program requirements and Department of Defense standards.

The engineer will collaborate with stakeholders and software team members, coach colleagues on DevSecOps best practices, identify and implement process improvements, and document pipeline architecture, tools, and user processes. The role also supports team tooling, environments, debugging, and testing. STR’s Systems Development Division develops advanced technology solutions across their lifecycle, from conceptualization and architecture through development and deployment, for national security applications.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Ability to obtain a Top-Secret Security Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• Demonstrated experience working with DevSecOps pipelines, preferably on a Department of Defense development effort.
• Experience with cloud service providers such as AWS or Azure in an IL4, IL5, or IL6 environment.
• Proficiency with build, continuous integration, and continuous deployment tools such as Bazel, CMake, GCC, GitLab, Jenkins, GTest, GCov, and clang-tools.
• Comfort working in Linux and Windows environments.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, WSL, and Podman, and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes, Swarm, and Rancher.
• Familiarity with security scanning tools such as SonarQube, Coverity, Syft, Grype, Artifactory Xray with advanced Security, Semgrep, and Anchore, along with secure design, coding, and analysis best practices.
• Familiarity with IT configuration and deployment management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Terraform.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Grafana, ELK Stack, or Splunk.
• General understanding of networking concepts and security protocols, and ability to configure and manage network security measures for development environments and tooling.
• Strong scripting skills for writing, maintaining, and documenting automation and integrating tooling.
• Knowledge of automation frameworks and tools to streamline repetitive tasks and manage complex workflows.
• Familiarity with Atlassian Confluence, Jira, and Microsoft Office 365.

Nice To Haves

• Active Security Clearance.
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• Domain expertise in one or more of the following: Electronic Warfare, Antenna Apertures, Sensor Resource Management, Large-Scale Platform Test Systems, Cyber Physical Systems, or Open System Architectures (UCI, OMS, COARPS).
• Demonstrated expertise in C++, C++/CUDA, Python, or Java.
• Experience utilizing object-oriented programming principles.
• Experience with Agile software lifecycle methodologies and tools.
• Experience with test-driven development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Implement, deploy, maintain, optimize, and operate all phases of the DevSecOps process and toolchain.
• Support DevSecOps pipelines in unclassified and classified environments using code quality tools.
• Configure and maintain development and DevOps environments at different classification levels, focusing on developer productivity, application performance, security monitoring, and alerting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to configure, maintain, and ensure the reliability of team infrastructure toolsets in compliance with program requirements and Department of Defense standards.
• Coach team members on DevSecOps best practices and continuously improve and automate processes.
• Identify areas for improvement and implement enhancements.
• Document pipeline architecture, tools, and user processes for modifying and updating pipelines.
• Promote DevOps and DevSecOps practices and support the software team with tooling, environments, debugging, and testing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior