Secure Build & Release DevOps Engineer

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future.

Two Six Technologies is seeking a Secure Build & Release Dev Ops Engineer to join our team, focusing on developing and maintaining infrastructure that supports cutting‑edge cybersecurity and national security research. This role emphasizes automation, process improvement, and test infrastructure development for high‑priority projects—while incorporating secure key management and firmware signing operations through Hardware Security Modules (HSMs). You’ll play a key role in ensuring the readiness, efficiency, and integrity of systems that support critical R&D initiatives by managing secure signing workflows for software and firmware releases and maintaining the infrastructure that underpins our mission‑driven products.

• Automate development, testing, and deployment processes using modern tools and techniques.
• Design, implement, and maintain test environments.
• Maintain an internal Hardware Security Module (HSM) for generating keys for signing firmware and software updates for Two Six Technologies products.
• Maintain and enhance Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment systems to streamline development and testing pipelines.
• Develop dashboards to provide real‑time status updates on infrastructure availability, configuration, and usage.
• Work closely with development, cybersecurity, and systems teams to integrate solutions and address challenges effectively.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve team workflows and reduce manual effort.

• Active Top Secret clearance with eligibility to obtain SCI clearance.
• 5+ years of experience with Dev Ops or infrastructure automation.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and Bash.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools like Terraform, Ansible, Packer, or Docker.
• Experience with CI/CD tools, preferably Git Lab or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, Proxmox, or Hyper‑V).
• Comfortable with network engineering, such as configuring switches and routers.
• Understanding of Linux environments and command‑line tools.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills across hardware and software domains.
• Experience with interacting with HSM systems via KMIP.

• Expertise in containerization technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes, for orchestration and microservices architectures.
• Advanced experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) to design and manage secure, scalable infrastructure.
• Proficiency in advanced scripting and automation using Python or similar languages to create robust tools and workflows.
• Familiarity with logging, monitoring, and observability tools, such as ELK Stack, Prometheus, or Grafana, to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Demonstrable experience with Hardware in the Loop Testing i.e. evaluation of embedded devices via a CI/CD pipeline.
• Experience standing up and maintaining an HSM including protection of signing keys to be used for signing firmware and software updates.
• Intermediate level understanding of Asymmetric key generation and Elliptic Curve Signatures.

• Active Top Secret clearance with eligibility to obtain SCI clearance.

$150,000—$225,000 USD (annualized).

Competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability insurance; retirement benefits; paid leave; tuition assistance, and professional development.

Two Six Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type and protective hair styles (e.g., braids, twists, locs and twists)), color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 and over), marital status, disability, genetic information, and protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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