Lead Software Engineer - SecDevOps, Kubernetes & CI/CD

Kratos Space Training & Cyber; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 145,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kratos Defense is seeking a Software Engineer to lead and innovate within an agile environment, championing SecDevOps across the software lifecycle, architecting integrations to deploy enterprise applications, and guiding teams to design and maintain complex software.

The role emphasizes containerization with Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, and rigorous testing, with opportunity to work on Linux and Windows platforms and to mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree in Computer Science, Software, or STEM field.
• 10–15 years of relevant, industry experience.
• Leading the design, development, and optimization of Java and C/C++ applications across Windows and Linux.
• Designing and maintaining enterprise-grade automation using Python, Unix Shell scripting, Batch files, and Windows script files.
• Architectural mastery of relational database design, advanced query optimization, and SQL data manipulation.
• Mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.

Responsibilities

• Architect system integrations to develop and deploy enterprise applications.
• Orchestrate containerization strategies using Kubernetes to manage and scale services.
• Engineer testing infrastructure and automation within optimized CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide advanced operational support including documentation and troubleshooting in simulated environments.

Skills

Java

C/C++

Python scripting

SQL

Unix Shell scripting

Windows scripting

Education

BA/BS Degree in Computer Science, Software, or STEM field

Tools

Red Hat OpenShift

Kubernetes

GitLab

Azure DevOps

Jira

Confluence

Terraform

Job description

Kratos Defense is seeking a Software Engineer to lead and innovate within an agile environment, championing SecDevOps across the software lifecycle, architecting integrations to deploy enterprise applications, and guiding teams to design and maintain complex software.

The role emphasizes containerization with Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, and rigorous testing, with opportunity to work on Linux and Windows platforms and to mentor junior engineers.