Senior Cloud Software Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Cloud Software Engineer will work with the software team to implement Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for software integrating complex embedded RF systems, signal processing, and radar, with a primary focus on Air-to-Air applications. The work supports STR’s Systems Development Division, which develops advanced technology solutions for the information domain and considers the full solution lifecycle, from conceptualization and architecture through development and deployment. The role focuses on implementing and operating DevSecOps pipelines and toolchains in unclassified and classified environments, supporting developer productivity, application performance, security monitoring, and alerting. The engineer will collaborate with stakeholders to maintain reliable infrastructure that complies with program requirements and Department of Defense standards, coach team members on DevSecOps practices, improve and automate processes, and document pipeline architecture and user procedures. The position requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Top-Secret Security Clearance. STR describes its work as collaborative and technically challenging, supporting defense, intelligence, and national security research and development.
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; experience on a DoD development effort is preferred.
- 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, as well as 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 to write, maintain, and document automation and integrate tooling.
- Knowledge of automation frameworks and tools for streamlining repetitive tasks and managing complex workflows.
- Familiarity with Atlassian Confluence and 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 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 multiple classification levels, focusing on 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 practices and support the software team with tooling, environments, debugging, and testing.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
