Senior Cloud Software Engineer

STR • Dayton, OH

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About The Position

STR’s Systems Development Division develops advanced technology solutions for national security, considering the full lifecycle from concept and architecture through development and deployment. Its current work includes airborne and space RF programs and advanced testing using multi-function, multi-modal capabilities. The Senior Cloud Software Engineer works with the software team to implement CI/CD pipelines for software integrating complex embedded RF systems, signal processing, and radar, primarily for Air-to-Air applications.

The role implements and operates DevSecOps processes and toolchains, supports pipelines in unclassified and classified environments, and configures and maintains development and DevOps environments at multiple classification levels. It focuses on developer productivity, application performance, security monitoring, alerting, program requirements, and Department of Defense standards. The engineer also coaches team members, improves and automates processes, documents pipeline architecture and usage, and supports tooling, environments, debugging, and testing.

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, and with secure design, coding, and analysis 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 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 with 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 DevSecOps processes and toolchains.
• Support DevSecOps pipelines in unclassified and classified environments using code quality tools.
• Configure and maintain development and DevOps environments at different classification levels, with attention to developer productivity, application performance, security monitoring, and alerting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure infrastructure toolsets are configured, maintained, reliable, and compliant 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 and support the software team with tooling, environments, debugging, and testing.

What This Job Offers

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