Software Engineer (SWE), Level 3 D.26.0215

Dover Networks LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Networks LLC is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the evolution of our infrastructure and AI-driven workflows. You will own complex tasks to enhance performance, metrics tracking, and system health while ensuring security and compliance for mission software.

The role requires extensive experience with Kubernetes, Python, and large-scale AWS deployments. You will mentor teams and navigate rapid requirements changes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must already hold TS/SCI with a current Full Scope Polygraph; no sponsorship.
• Lead complex infrastructure architecture and AI-driven workflows.
• Strong autonomy to drive technical initiatives and ensure compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design complex systems and architecture improvements to support mission goals.
• Lead development of agentic AI workflows and manage internal marketplace and plugin ecosystem.
• Deploy large-scale AWS infrastructure using Terraform.
• Develop high-performance Python applications for agentic data processing and AI integration.
• Collaborate with external teams to decipher complex outcomes and maintain relationships.
• Ensure security and compliance of mission software systems.

Skills

Kubernetes

Python

Linux

Git workflows

CI/CD

System design

AI integration

Education

BS in technical discipline

4 additional years experience in lieu of BS

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Rancher

Elasticsearch

Certificate management

Networking design

Git

Job description

Applicants must already hold a TS/SCI clearance with a current Full Scope Polygraph before applying. We are not sponsoring or processing clearances for this position. Candidates who are seeking to obtain a clearance do not meet the minimum requirements.

Salary Range: $260k-$285k per year with an additional $65k-$71k in immediately vested company 401(k) contributions

Description

Step into a leadership-oriented role on our Platform Team, where you will drive the evolution of our infrastructure architecture and AI-driven workflows. You will serve as a key partner to infrastructure owners, taking ownership of complex tasks to enhance performance, metrics tracking, system health, and designing systems that run mission software. Our team is pioneering the integration of agentic AI into the developer lifecycle, creating software that drives development workflows, enriches data, and enables our partners to focus on rapid development of mission capabilities. You will work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that requires the ability to pivot quickly and professionally as requirements evolve. We seek a senior engineer who can navigate diverse products, provide mentorship, and ensure our systems remain secure and compliant.

Responsibilities

• Design complex systems and architecture improvements to support mission goals and optimize infrastructure components.
• Lead the development of agentic AI workflows, including the management of our internal marketplace and plugin ecosystem.
• Utilize Terraform to architect and deploy large-scale, government-aligned AWS infrastructure.
• Create automated triage systems that span the entire lifecycle from metric discovery to automated code analysis
• Partner with multiple external teams to decipher complex outcomes and maintain high-level professional relationships.
• Develop high-performance Python applications that facilitate agentic data processing and advanced AI integration.

Skills Requirements

• Experience with Kubernetes and Rancher at an architectural and organizational level.
• Knowledge of advanced Python development for both application and systems engineering
• Moderate to high experience with Linux development and deep troubleshooting in linux workspaces.
• Knowledge of advanced Git workflows and enterprise-scale CI/CD architecture.
• Experience with system design and the ability to lead technical initiatives with high autonomy.
• Usage of AI to design, create, and implement robust and complex software/architecture.

Nice to Haves

• Knowledge of Elasticsearch for complex data indexing and searching.
• Experience with AWS architecture design or certifications.
• Knowledge of certificate management at high scale.
• Experience in creating and managing Networking interface architecture.

YOE Requirement

12 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.