Senior DevOps Engineer: Backend Microservices & Kubernetes

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 97,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and disability insurance

401(k) match

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Colorado Springs is seeking a Senior Specialist, Software Engineering (DevOps) to design, build, test, and sustain backend microservices using Java, Spring Boot, SQL, and Kubernetes across environments. You will implement deployment automation, observability, and scalable training scenarios.

You will collaborate with platform, DevOps, and integration teams to deliver reliable services for mission-critical operations and comply with security requirements, including US

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 6+ years of experience; or graduate degree with 4+ years of experience; or 10+ years without a degree.
• Strong hands-on experience developing backend microservices and APIs with Java, Spring Boot, and SQL.
• Experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting distributed applications with concurrency and data consistency.
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing Kubernetes-based applications including automation and resource config.
• Experience developing data initialization, provisioning, or lifecycle-management for multi‑instance environments.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, and configuration management.
• Experience collaborating across development, platform, DevOps, and integration teams.
• Experience in Linux and Windows Server environments.
• Must hold or obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and sustain backend microservices and APIs using Java, Spring Boot, and SQL.
• Develop services that support concurrent training scenarios and scenario-data management.
• Collaborate to implement scenario-time control, state capture/restoration, and replay across distributed services.
• Design and implement Kubernetes deployment/orchestration for training environments with automation and isolation.
• Evaluate and integrate virtual-cluster tech to meet isolation, scalability, and security needs.
• Collaborate to establish service interfaces, deployment automation, configuration practices, and integration testing.
• Develop automated tests and observability to validate functionality and deployment reliability.
• Troubleshoot and optimize backend services, databases, and Kubernetes workloads across environments.
• Work with engineers and operators to deliver reliable, resilient capabilities.

Skills

Backend microservices

Java

Spring Boot

SQL

CI/CD

Linux/Windows

US security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Helm

GitOps

vCluster

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Colorado Springs is seeking a Senior Specialist, Software Engineering (DevOps) to design, build, test, and sustain backend microservices using Java, Spring Boot, SQL, and Kubernetes across environments. You will implement deployment automation, observability, and scalable training scenarios.

You will collaborate with platform, DevOps, and integration teams to deliver reliable services for mission-critical operations and comply with security requirements, including US