Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems, Deployment and Infrastructure
Core
Own the full software delivery chain from build to field deployment for autonomous military systems in classified, disconnected environments.
Role type
Senior IC DevOps/Infrastructure Engineer (Defense)
Builds
CI/CD pipelines, SITL environments, and on-vehicle Kubernetes infrastructure for mission-critical defense systems
Domain
Defense technology / Autonomous systems / Cloud-native infrastructure
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
CI/CD pipeline design, Kubernetes orchestration, C++/Rust/Python/Go, Linux system administration, Git workflows, secure software supply chain
Preferred skills
Air-gapped environment deployment, hardware-in-the-loop testing, embedded Kubernetes, systemd management, government accreditation processes
Technologies
Kubernetes, k3s, C++, Rust, Python, Go, Linux, Git, GitHub
Responsibilities
Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for production environments, manage software-in-the-loop (SITL) test infrastructure, deploy and manage on-vehicle Kubernetes clusters, diagnose failures across build and deployment stages, navigate complex multi-stage delivery pipelines
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
