Software Engineer

Naval Nuclear Laboratory (FMP); Town of Niskayuna (NY); On-site; USD 86,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Ben

Disability, Life & Accident Insurance

401(k) Savings program & Capital Accum

Personal & Medical Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Work Schedules

Tuition Assistance for Eligible

Student Debt Benefit Personal Time Off

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Wellness Program

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Job summary

Naval Nuclear Laboratory seeks an experienced engineer for the Developer Support Team to evolve and secure software development platforms used across the naval nuclear enterprise.

You will design and extend CI/CD pipelines, implement cybersecurity controls, and enable AI-driven development and automation, while providing customer support to application teams.

This role offers a path to impact across developers, security posture, and DevSecOps culture within the organization.

Qualifications

• Requires BS with 4+ years of relevant experience, or MS with 2+ years, or Doctorate in a related field.
• Current Advanced Reactor Training Engineer, Refueling Engineer, or RPCO Engineer at the Company.
• Security-focused DevOps experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and extend CI/CD pipelines with DevSecOps best practices.
• Provide customer support for Application Development platforms.
• Understand and implement cybersecurity controls for various platforms.
• Enable AI tooling and automation for software development.

Skills

Linux admin

Bash scripting

Python

CI/CD pipelines

Security & compliance

Container security

AI for dev

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical field

Master's degree in related field

Doctorate degree in related field

Tools

GitLab CI

Tekton

Argo CD

Jenkins

Github Actions

Azure

Terraform

Job description

Job Description

The Naval Nuclear Laboratory's Developer Support Team is seeking an experienced engineer to help evolve and secure the software development platforms supporting one of the nation's most critical engineering missions. If you love building scalable platforms, DevSecOps, and automation, this is a role where your expertise will truly make an impact.

On this team, you'll shape the technical foundation that NNL's application teams rely on to design, develop, deploy, and secure software used across the naval nuclear enterprise. Your efforts will make a direct impact on application developers across the business and your decisions will influence developer experience and security posture for years to come.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Designing and extending CI/CD pipelines that embody DevSecOps best practices, from automated testing to continuous compliance
• Providing customer support for Application Development platforms
• Understand and implement cybersecurity controls and requirements for various platforms and applications
• Enable others to utilize AI for Software Development and work automation

Required Combination Of Knowledge And Skill

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering or science field and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience; or

Masters degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering or science field and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or

Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering, science field; or

Currently an Advanced Reactor Training Engineer, Refueling Engineer, or Field (RPCO) Engineer at the Company.

Preferred Skills

• Linux administration & Bash scripting.
• Development experience with Python or other software languages.
• Expertise designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines and tooling (GitLab CI, Tekton, Argo CD, Jenkins, Github Actions, or similar).
• Experience deploying infrastructure to cloud platforms such as Azure.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform).
• Experience with application development security/compliance.
• Experience with container image security/compliance.
• Experience using AI tools for software development.

Compensation And Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Benefits
• Disability, Life & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Savings program & Capital Accumulation Plan
• Personal & Medical Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Tuition Assistance for Eligible Employees
• Student Debt Benefit Personal Time Off Sell Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness Program
• Visit us online to view all NNL benefits!

Pay Range

$86,100.00 - $134,600.00 annually

Salary information provided is a general guideline only. Annual salary is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.