Description
We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer Developer - DevSecOps to join our Special Projects Dallas (SPD) P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS) team in Richardson, TX.
As a Lead Software Engineer Developer - DevSecOps, you will lead and independently execute DevSecOps and software engineering activities across the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, integration, automated testing, security validation, deployment, and sustainment.
Key responsibilities:
- Leads and independently executes DevSecOps activities for mission systems and training software across build, test, deployment, and sustainment workflows
- Partners with software, systems, cybersecurity, test, and IT teams to design, develop, secure, troubleshoot, and validate software solutions
- Designs, implements, and maintains CI/CD pipelines that support continuous integration, automated testing, security scanning, and controlled deployment
- Integrates security automation throughout the software lifecycle
- Develops, documents, and maintains software architectures, requirements, interfaces, algorithms, and designs
- Builds and maintains automation for software builds, packaging, environment provisioning, test execution, and software release processes
- Supports Infrastructure as Code and environment automation to improve repeatability and reduce manual configuration
- Drives secure coding practices, pipeline quality gates, and release readiness criteria
- Collaborates with cybersecurity and compliance stakeholders to ensure software delivery workflows align with security requirements and development standards
- Troubleshoots integration, deployment, performance, and runtime issues across development, test, and operational environments
- Supports automated and manual testing activities, documents test results, and verifies functional and cybersecurity requirements are met
- Improves observability, logging, monitoring, and alerting capabilities to enhance operational awareness and system reliability
- Mentors team members on DevSecOps practices, secure development, automation, and delivery best practices
- Contributes to Agile development processes, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree
- 9+ years' experience with engineering development lifecycle tasks
- 4+ years' experience with DevSecOps
- Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required)
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with source control, branching strategies, code review practices, and release management
- Experience troubleshooting complex software issues in integrated environments
- Experience working in a collaborative engineering environment with cross-functional teams
- Experience with CI/CD and software delivery tooling
- Experience with Infrastructure as code and configuration management tools
- Experience with automated testing and quality tools
- Experience with security tooling
- Experience with secure software development, cyber compliance, and DevSecOps governance
- Experience with Linux operating systems and shell scripting
- Experience with programming/scripting languages
- Experience with observability tools
Benefits:
- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities
- Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs
- Paid and unpaid time away from work