Deployment and Test Engineer

Swoop Technologies; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Swoop Technologies is seeking a Deployment and Test Engineer to bridge cutting-edge development with real-world operations across staging, testing, and production environments.

You will collaborate with Product and DevOps teams to deploy, integrate, and sustain technology for mission-critical customers, building reliable CI/CD pipelines and automation while ensuring security and compliance. You’ll support post-deployment validation and ongoing improvement.

Qualifications

• Active US Secret Security clearance
• 3–5+ years in DoD network environments (deployment, release engineering, or related roles)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; detail-oriented with ability to translate findings into actions
• Strong OSI networking knowledge, DoD context
• Ability to work independently with technical and non-technical partners in dynamic environments
• Experience across CI/CD, containers, version control, cloud, automation, and monitoring
• Willingness to travel up to 50%

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute software deployments across staging, testing, and production environments
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to plan deployment activities
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Monitor and troubleshoot deployment processes; resolve failures
• Automate deployment tasks to reduce manual effort
• Maintain documentation of deployment procedures and configurations
• Perform post-deployment testing for functionality and performance
• Maintain deployment tools and scripts for reliability and automation
• Provide support to development in testing, validating, and deploying changes
• Manage deployments on AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI
• Ensure security and operational standards during deployments
• Provide status updates on progress and risks to stakeholders

Skills

Security clearance

DoD network experience

CI/CD skills

Networking fundamentals

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Travel up to 50%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT

Tools

CI/CD tools

Containerization

Version control systems

Cloud platforms

Infrastructure automation

Monitoring tools

Job description

About Swoop:

Swoop Technologies has a mission to organize and make accessible the world’s military and critical infrastructure. We are building a distributed operating system, SwoopOS, that decompresses the world’s equipment into a distributed robotic embodiment upon which a new generation of distributed systems, autonomous systems, and agentic AI can be built and deployed using our SDK, Valhalla, and operated via our browser, Surf. Imagine the world’s equipment - consisting of the electrical grid, communications architectures, manufacturing facilities, and militaries as a trapped supply of inputs possessing the potential to ensure Western military advantage, sovereign control of economically competitive manufacturing capacity, or the creation of a grid that fosters energy dominance. Swoop is liberating these trapped assets, allowing them to contribute to the world’s future as a series of building blocks to be combined at the speed of software, limited by only the hard constraints of physics and the soft constraints of safety. That is what Swoop is building. Not in the data center or cloud or edge on-premise computing node. In the physical world.

Impact:

As a member of our Deployment and Test Engineering team, you will operate as a critical link between our cutting edge technology development and real world operational deployment. The deployment, integration, and sustainment of Swoop technology, for mission critical customers, will usher in the advancement and reduction of time fielding these capabilities. You’ll work alongside Product and DevOps engineers to create successful technical outcomes for our customers, continuously improve our technology, and ensure post deployment that processes and deployment readiness are always evolving.

What You’ll Do:

• Coordinate and execute software deployments across multiple environments (staging, testing, production)
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to plan and schedule deployment activities
• Implement and maintain Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Monitor and troubleshoot deployment processes to ensure smooth execution and timely delivery. Address and resolve any issues or failures in deployment processes
• Automate deployment tasks where possible to reduce manual intervention and increase efficiency
• Ensure version control and proper documentation of deployment procedures and configurations
• Perform post-deployment testing to ensure functionality and performance are as expected
• Maintain and update deployment tools and scripts to improve reliability and automation
• Provide support to the development team in testing, validating, and deploying application changes
• Work with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) to manage deployments and configurations
• Ensure compliance with security and operational standards during deployments
• Provide regular status updates on deployment progress and potential risks to stakeholders

You Should Have:

• Active US Secret Security clearance
• 3-5+ years experience delivering, integrating, or operating technology solutions in DoD network environments (deployment, release engineering, or related roles)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose product issues, determine root cause, troubleshoot, implement fixes, and escalate when necessary; detail-oriented with the ability to translate technical findings into actionable outcomes
• Strong grasp of OSI networking principles, both in general and within DoD-specific contexts
• Ability to operate independently with technical and non-technical parties, in dynamically changing environments, bringing excellent collaboration and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to adapt to fast-paced environments and handle deployment issues under pressure; Demonstrated adaptability and success operating in resource-constrained environments
• Expertise and experience with various technologies across: CI/CD tools, containerization technology, version control systems, cloud platforms, infrastructure automation, and monitoring tools
• Ability and interest to travel as needed. Up to 50%, but requirements may vary

Bonus if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Experience writing and/or readability in Python, C, Rust, or Assembly code.
• Scripting experience in Bash, Python, PowerShell, etc
• Knowledge of one or more of the following environments: Distributed Systems, Embedded Systems, Bare Metal environments, Hardware Virtualization
• Understanding and experience administering operating systems (RTOS, various Linux flavours, and Windows)
• Knowledge of databases and database deployment strategies

Swoop Technologies is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.