Lead DevOps Engineer - Secret Clearance (Onsite)

Devopsroles; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Relocation assistance

Three weeks of vacation

Job summary

RTX Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Lead DevOps Engineer (Onsite) at our Sterling, VA site. The role focuses on leading DevOps for simulation systems, coordinating across systems, software, and cyber teams, and delivering automated, reliable deployment processes.

The candidate will own release processes, manage the software toolchain, and ensure the right tools are available to the team. Onsite work is required with US security clearance.

Qualifications

• STEM degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 3+ years.
• Active, transferable U.S. government security clearance required.
• Strong problem-solving and DevOps leadership abilities.
• Ability to create implementation plans from requirements and designs.
• Experience deploying CI/CD pipelines with GitLab, Coverity, and Artifactory.

Responsibilities

• Lead DevOps engineer for a team developing new simulation systems through full lifecycle.
• Coordinate with Systems, Software, and Cyber teams to update build processes and deployment environments.
• Support and develop automation solutions to build and deploy code efficiently.
• Take ownership of the program’s release process with reliable change-management.
• Identify and maintain the program’s software toolchain and ensure the right tools are available.

Skills

DevOps leadership

CI/CD expertise

Troubleshooting

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Tools

GitLab

Coverity

Artifactory

Docker/Podman

Kubernetes

Jama

Job description

RTX Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Lead DevOps Engineer (Onsite) at our Sterling, VA site. The role focuses on leading DevOps for simulation systems, coordinating across systems, software, and cyber teams, and delivering automated, reliable deployment processes.

The candidate will own release processes, manage the software toolchain, and ensure the right tools are available to the team. Onsite work is required with US security clearance.