Software Engineer III, DevOps/DevSecOps (Clearance Required)

About the role

The Software Engineer III role involves designing, developing, and testing software applications for space systems and technologies. This advanced position requires expertise in at least one programming language, an advanced understanding of software development principles, and the ability to design and architect complex software systems. The role includes writing clean, maintainable code, collaborating with team members to understand project requirements, and contributing to the development of innovative software solutions. Additionally, this position involves mentoring and guiding other engineers, providing technical leadership and support. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes deployments such as the Big Bang framework, while also developing comprehensive testing strategies throughout the deployment pipeline. This role spans both on-premises and cloud environments, with particular emphasis on air-gapped operations. You will design and maintain infrastructure using secure IaC tools like Terraform or Ansible, implement comprehensive observability solutions for proactive monitoring, and seamlessly integrate security practices throughout the development lifecycle. Your testing responsibilities will include designing automated test frameworks for infrastructure validation, implementing test-driven development practices, creating testing suites for container security and compliance, and establishing quality gates within CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate must have strong expertise in container technologies, GitOps workflows, infrastructure as code, software development workflows, security tooling, and automated testing methodologies. Experience with infrastructure testing tools, container image scanning, proficiency in writing automated tests for Kubernetes deployments, and knowledge of security testing frameworks is essential. You should be comfortable collaborating with development teams to optimize processes and ensure high-quality, reproducible software delivery that meets stringent compliance requirements through rigorous testing and validation. About You Our mission is driven by an unyielding commitment to advancing space-based technology in service of our customers and safeguarding national security. We seek individuals who are passionate about innovating beyond boundaries and relentlessly pursuing solutions that protect, preserve and empower - to join us in this critical mission. We're looking for team members who align with our values, mission and goals - while also meeting the minimum qualifications below. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.