Senior Engineer

Key Responsibilities: Develop, package, validate, and maintain versioned enterprise platform releases. Assemble and manage release artifacts consisting of: Infrastructure automation content (Ansible playbooks, roles, collections, Puppet modules, and related automation artifacts) Kubernetes application deployments Helm charts Container images RPM packages Custom platform applications Supporting software dependencies Manage versioning, dependency tracking, software inventories, Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs), and authoritative release manifests. Maintain configuration baselines and ensure all platform components are accurately versioned, traceable, auditable, and reproducible. Validate release artifacts to ensure completeness, integrity, and deployment readiness prior to release. Coordinate vulnerability scanning of container images, RPMs, operating system packages, and other software artifacts. Generate, maintain, and track Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) associated with identified software and infrastructure vulnerabilities. Ensure software supply chain integrity by validating that release artifacts originate from approved and trusted repositories and have successfully completed required security validation activities. Develop and maintain release documentation, including: README.md files Release Notes Version manifests Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) Installation procedures Upgrade procedures Rollback procedures Develop and maintain automated release workflows utilizing GitLab CI/CD and related DevSecOps tooling. Coordinate release promotion across development, integration, testing, staging, and production environments. Support software configuration management activities throughout the software development lifecycle. Collaborate with Platform Engineering, Cybersecurity, Software Development, and Operations teams to ensure consistent, secure, and repeatable platform deployments. Support RMF authorization and continuous monitoring activities by providing release documentation, software inventories, SBOMs, vulnerability documentation, POA&Ms, and other configuration management artifacts required to support accreditation Required Qualifications: Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance. Must be eligible to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline and ten (10) years of relevant professional experience; or Master’s degree in a related technical discipline and five (5) years of relevant professional experience; or fifteen (15) years of relevant professional experience in lieu of a degree. Experience developing or maintaining infrastructure automation using technologies such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, or similar Infrastructure-as-Code solutions. Experience supporting Kubernetes-based environments and containerized applications. Experience with Git-based development workflows and source control. Experience developing or supporting CI/CD pipelines. Strong understanding of software configuration management, release engineering, artifact management, software supply chain management, and version control principles. Experience supporting Linux enterprise environments. Strong technical writing and documentation skills Preferred Skills: Experience supporting classified or disconnected environments. Experience with GitLab CI/CD. Experience with Harbor or other OCI container registries. Experience with Helm and Kubernetes application lifecycle management. Experience with RKE2 or other enterprise Kubernetes distributions. Experience supporting software vulnerability management and container image scanning. Experience generating or maintaining Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs). Experience generating and maintaining POA&Ms for software and infrastructure vulnerabilities. Experience supporting RMF authorization packages and continuous monitoring activities. Familiarity with RMF, DISA STIGs, JSIG, secure software supply chain practices, and Configuration Management (CM) processes. Experience supporting enterprise Platform Engineering teams. Clearance Requirements: Active Top Secret with ability to obtain and maintain SCI Work Type: Onsite in San Diego, Ca Relocation provided May require up to 10% travel Salary Range: $100,000 - $185000 The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities What we will offer you: Highly competitive salary Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage 401(k) with company match Take as you need PTO + 14 paid holidays Generous Referral Bonuses And More! Our Vision Statement: We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with the mission. Our Customer Obsession: We will approach every deliverable like it's a product. We will adopt a customer-obsessed mentality. As we grow, and our footprint becomes larger, teams and employees will treat each other not only as teammates but customers. We must live the customer-obsessed mindset, always. 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