Role Summary
Specter Aerospace is seeking a DevOps & Systems Engineer to support the development, deployment, and maintenance of the internal systems used by our engineering, software, manufacturing, and security teams. This role is focused primarily on on-premises Linux systems, self-hosted development infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, containerized applications, and secure system administration.
A successful candidate will combine software automation skills with hands-on systems experience to maintain reliable engineering infrastructure, improve development workflows, and support evolving IT and security needs.
Role & Responsibilities
- Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines that support software development, testing, and deployment
- Administer on-premises Linux servers, build systems, development environments, and supporting infrastructure.
- Maintain self-hosted source control, build runners, container registries, and related engineering services.
- Develop scripts and configuration management tools to automate system deployment, administration, and integration.
- Deploy and maintain containerized applications using Docker, Podman, or similar technologies.
- Collaborate with software and engineering teams to troubleshoot build, deployment, infrastructure, and system integration issues.
- Support system hardening, patching, access control, vulnerability management, monitoring, and backup activities.
- Collaborate with the Security Lead to implement security requirements and support compliance efforts.
- Maintain clear documentation for systems, pipelines, configurations, and operational procedures.
- Assist with cross-functional IT, engineering, and security tasks as operational needs evolve.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a combination of equivalent experience and certifications.
- Three or more years of experience in DevOps, infrastructure engineering, Linux systems administration, or a related field.
- Experience administering Linux systems in production or engineering environments.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, source control systems, build systems, and automation tools.
- Experience with Docker, Podman, or similar containerization technologies.
- Experience scripting in Python, Bash, or similar languages.
- Familiarity with systems administration concepts including networking, storage, identity and access management, patching, monitoring, and backups.
- Ability to troubleshoot issues across applications, operating systems, and infrastructure.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, particularly when working with engineering teams.
- Ability to clearly document system changes, configurations, and operational procedures.
- Security+ certification or ability to obtain it within six months of employment.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
Desired Skills
- Previous experience supporting primarily on-premises or isolated engineering environments.
- Experience administering self-hosted GitLab, GitHub Enterprise, or similar development platforms.
- Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or similar.
- Familiarity with virtualization platforms, network services, shared storage, and hardware lifecycle management.
- Experience implementing monitoring, logging, vulnerability scanning, or endpoint security tools.
- Exposure to NIST-based security controls, CMMC, or other government security and compliance requirements.
- Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools where appropriate for on-premises environments.
- Experience supporting software development for embedded systems, hardware integration, manufacturing, or laboratory environments.
- Relevant Linux, security, networking, or DevOps certifications.
