Staff / Senior Staff Platform Software Engineer

SciTec

$98K — $146K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a DoD security clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline
  • At least 2 years of professional experience with Python3, CI/CD tools, Git, and container orchestration
  • Demonstrated attention to detail
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Build a developer platform for efficient product development
  • Design and maintain CI templates and pipelines for secure builds
  • Orchestrate automated deployments using Kubernetes and Helm
  • Integrate CI pipelines with artifact management and security tools
  • Build and troubleshoot critical infrastructure like CI/CD pipelines

Benefits

  • 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match
  • 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance
  • 80% company paid Dental insurance
  • 100% company paid Vision insurance
  • Generous Paid Time Off including holiday, vacation, and sick pay
  • Flexible Work Hours
Full Job Description


Responsibilities:
  • Build a developer platform that makes it easy for software teams to build products correctly.
  • Design, maintain, and improve CI templates and pipelines (GitLab CI) for secure software builds and deployments
  • Orchestrate automated deployments across development, test, and production environments using Kubernetes and Helm
  • Integrate CI pipelines with tools for artifact management, testing, code quality, and security scanning
  • Build, deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot critical infrastructure such as CI/CD pipelines, artifact repositories, and data transfer mechanisms
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements
  • U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a DoD security clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline
  • At least 2 year of professional experience with:
    • Python3
    • CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins)
    • Git version control
    • Container orchestration with tools such as Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Kustomize, or Helm
  • Demonstrated attention to detail
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to communicate infrastructure changes to software teams and stakeholders
    • Document tools and their usage
  • An understanding of engineering bottlenecks and improving the developer experience
  • Detail oriented
  • Strong written and oral communication skills

Candidates who have any of the following skills will be preferred
  • Linux systems administration
  • Strong coding abilities in languages like Python, Bash, or Go
  • Good knowledge of containerization tools and orchestration platforms like Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes.
    • Container management tools (e.g. Google Crane, Skopeo)
    • Container security tools (e.g., Grype, Syft)
    • SAST/SCA tools (e.g., Fortify, SonarQube, Snyk, Trivy, ZAP)
  • AWS (EKS, EC2, Lambda)
  • Application networking with tools such as Istio, NGINX, or Traefik
  • Monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Authentication tools (e.g., Keycloak)
  • Artifact repositories (e.g., JFrog Artifactory, Nexus)
  • Knowledge of Internal Development Platform tools (e.g., Backstage, Port, Score, Kratix, Humanitec)
  • Additional programming experience with strongly typed languages such as C++ or Rust
  • Familiarity with secure software development and vulnerability management workflows

Benefits

SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:
  • 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match
  • 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options
  • 80% company paid Dental insurance
  • 100% company paid Vision insurance
  • 100% company paid Life insurance
  • 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance
  • 100% company paid Hospital Indemnity insurance
  • Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness insurance
  • Short-term Disability insurance
  • Annual Profit-Sharing Plan
  • Discretionary Performance Bonus
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay
  • Flexible Work Hours


The pay range for this position is $98,000 - $146,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation.

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