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Front Door Defense

Lead DevOps Engineer Software

woburn, MA

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Front Door Defense lists this Lead DevOps Engineer Software opportunity in woburn, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Lead DevOps Engineer

Lead DevOps initiatives to deploy and maintain autonomous software systems across multiple sites

Location: Woburn, Massachusetts Arlington, Virginia Dayton, Ohio

Compensation: $173,000 - 216,000 USD / year

About The Role

Lead DevOps Engineer

The Collaborative Autonomy and Control (CAC) Group in the AC2 Division works to build software systems that solve critical problems in the areas of uncrewed system autonomy, multi-agent collaboration, resource management, and control. By leveraging expertise in machine learning, algorithms, model-predictive control, and software development we build tools that support tactical mission planning and execution, autonomous reasoning, and more.

As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will work as a leader of software teams to design, develop, and maintain infrastructure and tooling to deploy software in operational use focused on advanced algorithms and software systems for autonomous platforms. You will provide technical leadership and mentoring on programs working throughout the software and system development lifecycle, from early prototypes to integrated systems. Your work will develop a diverse set of software tools and applications for mission planning systems, automated control processes, unmanned platforms, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipelines. This position is based in Woburn, MA, Arlington, VA, or Dayton, OH, and will take advantage of STR's flexible, hybrid environment – when the work does not require use of STR's facilities, you are welcome to work remotely.

Who You Are:

U.S. Citizen with

BS in Computer Science or related technical field with 7+ years' experience

Experience with GitLab CI/CD

Hands-on experience with AWS EKS, ECR, and EC2

Experience with containerization and Kubernetes

Proficiency with Helm

Strong Linux skills

Scripting and automation with Python

Proven ability to lead within agile teams through complete development lifecycle including task definition, delegation, and maintenance

Demonstrated success driving industry best practices in areas such as code review, unit testing, test coverage, static analysis, etc., to ensure mature, high-quality software products

Comfortable working both with internal leadership and external customers in the development and execution of software product plans

A demonstrated ability to adopt new languages, libraries, and technologies

Even Better:

MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field

Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

Familiarity with cloud-native deployments on AWS and Rancher

Experience troubleshooting containerized applications in integration and production environments

Understanding of DevOps best practices for automation, deployment, and reliability

Active TS Security Clearance. TS/SCI even better.

Full-Time Salary Range: $173,000 - $216,000

The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate's experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.

STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, Carlsbad, CA, Atlanta, GA, and Denver, CO. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.

STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.

STR is an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process, email us at and provide your contact info.

Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.

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Worksite address

woburn, MA, 01813, US

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