Cloud DevSecOps Engineer - (Software Engineering Focused)

CHAOS Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pre‑IPO stock option grants

Free daily lunch

Unlimited PTO

Health benefits fully covered by company

Job summary

CHAOS Industries is looking for a highly-skilled DevSecOps/Platform Engineer to join our team focused on advanced Command and Control (C2) and radar products. This role will involve working closely with our R&D team, managing containerized applications, and implementing infrastructure as code practices.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in DevOps, experience with cloud deployments, and excellent scripting skills. Benefits include generous stock options, daily lunches, and comprehensive health benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in a DevOps/Platform Engineering role.
• Experience with Azure cloud platform and on-premise infrastructure deployment strategies.
• Experience with additional programming languages such as C++, Rust, Node.js, Java, Go, etc.

Responsibilities

• Support R&D and product engineering for next-generation products.
• Manage containerized Python applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement infrastructure as code principles.

Skills

Software development life cycle

Excellent scripting skills

Monitoring and logging systems

Agile methodologies

Linux expertise

Database administration

Configuration management tools

Cloud deployment best practices

CI/CD principles

Containerization technologies

Development experience in sensors

Production-level software development

Education

Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Docker Swarm

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Git

Job description

CHAOS is seeking a highly-skilled and motivated DevSecOps/Platform Engineer to join our team supporting our R&D and product engineering, initially focusing on our next-generation Command and Control (C2) and radar products.

Responsibilities

• Support our R&D and product engineering, focusing on next-generation Command and Control (C2) and radar products.
• Collaborate with multiple capabilities within our product offerings.
• Expand skillset across product families as a member of the engineering team.
• Manage and orchestrate containerized Python package applications using Docker (Swarm and/or Compose) and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application deployment and performance.
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) principles.
• Monitor and troubleshoot platform issues, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Develop and maintain documentation for infrastructure and processes.
• Contribute to the overall improvement of our DevOps practices.
• Work full-time on-site in our office in Los Angeles (Hawthorne), California.

Benefits

• Generous pre‑IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance + (coming soon!) annual bonuses.
• Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO (for exempt employees), casual dress code.
• Life, FSA, HSA, 401(k) (+ company match), and more.
• Medical, dental and vision benefits will be 100% paid for by the company.

Qualifications

• Understands the software development life cycle and related tools such as VCS (Git, SVN), their servers (GitHub, Bitbucket), and project management tools (Jira, Confluence, GitHub Projects).
• Excellent scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python, Groovy).
• Knowledge of monitoring and logging systems (e.g., Grafana, ELK stack).
• Familiarity with Agile (Scrum) methodologies.
• Strong background in Linux, containerization, and virtualization with a GPU‑accelerated runtime.
• Experience with database administration.
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, or Chef).
• U.S. Person status is required (access to U.S.-only data systems).
• Solid understanding of cloud deployment best practices.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and practices.
• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of proven experience in a DevOps/Platform Engineering role.
• Experience with Azure cloud platform and on‑premise infrastructure deployment strategies.
• Proficiency with containerization technologies (Docker Swarm and/or Compose, Podman) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes).
• Hands‑on experience with Jenkins, Artifactory, and other CI/CD tools.
• Experience creating CI/CD infrastructures from scratch (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Bitbucket Pipelines, Azure DevOps).
• Experience with DoD & related System/SW Architectures and messaging standards (e.g., OMS, SOSA, Link‑16).
• Experience designing and implementing tracking and track‑fusion algorithms.
• Development experience in ground or airborne sensors (radars, EO/IR, EW, etc.).
• Experience with advanced time‑synchronization technologies beyond NTP.
• Experience with networks (software and hardware).
• Experience with Git and containerization (Docker, Podman, etc.).
• Familiarity with cloud computing and virtualization technologies (WSL, KVM, Hyper‑V, VMware).
• Experience with modeling and simulation, including hardware‑in‑the‑loop and software‑in‑the‑loop testbeds (DIS, VR‑Forces, AFSIM).
• Experience with production‑level software development & deployment, including DevOps, DevSecOps, and continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD) using modern FOSS/COTS toolsets.
• Experience with full‑lifecycle software development of high‑TRL systems.
• Experience with HW/SW integration & verification and validation (I&T, V&V) of high‑TRL systems.
• Experience with additional languages such as C++, Rust, Node.js, Java, Go, etc.
• Current or previous DoD security clearance.