Lead Mission Engineer (DevOps)

Lead Mission Engineer (DevOps)

San Diego, CA

About the Team:

Information processing and sense-making systems are the lifeblood of national security efforts, facilitating an understanding of the global situation, strategic planning, and tactical execution. The reliability, accessibility, and sophistication of these systems can determine the outcomes of conflicts before they begin. STR's Analytics and Command & Control (AC2) Division focuses on developing actionable, advanced technology solutions to provide asymmetric advantages within the information domain.

The Role:

As a Lead Mission Engineer (DevOps) in the Mission Applications Group, you will develop and deploy software essential for a specific, real-world objective or "mission" in partnership with our customers. You have: 1) expertise in developing and deploying software solutions in complex and high-security environments, 2) deep domain knowledge in the complex missions executed across the Department of Defense, and 3) expertise in modern frameworks, building full stack applications, and integrating APIs for deployment in high-security environments.

You will work as a leader of software teams to design, develop, and maintain infrastructure and tooling to deploy software in operational use. You have experience managing relationships with customer environments while simultaneously leading engineering teams to ensure the delivered product meets the highest standards of quality, reliability, and performance.

What You Will Do:

Supporting cloud (e.g., AWS) toolsets in unclassified environments

Configuring and maintaining multiple CI/CD environments at different classification levels, focusing on developer productivity, application performance, security monitoring, and alerting

Deployment and Field Testing: Traveling to integration sites to deploy, test, and triage software in secure operational environments

Running and managing incident response and post-outage reviews to improve deployment, monitoring, and alerting processes

Coaching team members on DevOps best practices while continuously helping to improve processes.

Who You Are:

Active Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility, for which U.S citizenship is needed by the U.S government

BS in Computer Science or related technical field with at least 7 years of work experience. Equivalent experience will be considered

Experience deploying software for DoD or IC missions

A passion for crafting user-centric interfaces and a keen eye for design details

Demonstrated strong knowledge of modern technologies such as React, TypeScript, and Python

Knowledge of performance-focused tools and techniques for rendering large datasets and building responsive, smooth interfaces

A demonstrated ability to adopt new languages, libraries, and technologies

Organized, detail-oriented, and with an ability to work both independently and collaboratively

Demonstrated experience as an effective communicator to both technical and non-technical audiences

Even Better:

Active TS/SCI security clearance

Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related technical field

Prior US Military Service with experience in joint planning, large force battle monitoring, and fluidity with large force debrief best practices

Located in San Diego, CA, Denver, CO, Arlington, VA, Boston, MA, or willing to relocate

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $175,000 - $240,000

The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate's experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.