Software Engineer-DevSecOps

Engineering

Software Engineer-Dev Sec Ops  4 Cambridge, MA Posted: 2/16/2026

Job #: 215577

Job Category:
Engineering

Position Type:
Associate - W2

Duration: 52

Shift: 1

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer-Dev Sec Ops  4, in Cambridge, MA. Job

Seeking a broad range of experience levels including;
Experienced, Senior, and Subject Matter Expert (SME)/Technical Lead Engineer (TLE) Level Dev Sec Ops  Software Engineers who will provide engineering support for a new SW engineering initiative involving CI/CD pipelines and AI tools.

Designs, develops, and completes test and verification of software products to ensure quality, reliability, and functionality. Partners with stakeholders to review and identify software requirements, test objectives, test strategies, and testability. Designs test plans, cases, and scenarios to meet software requirements and specifications. Sets up and configures test environments, including hardware, software, and network configurations to replicate production environments. Executes test cases and scenarios to verify functionality, performance, and safety of software systems, identifying and reporting defects, issues, and potential vulnerabilities found during testing processes.

Provides test results and feedback on software design and functionality to resolve defects, issues, and potential vulnerabilities. Creates, documents, and maintains test plans, procedures, cases, artifacts, metrics, and data in accordance with data privacy and security protocols and standards. Develops and maintains automated test scripts and frameworks to improve efficiency and effectiveness of testing processes. Performs software project management functions across test and verification activities involving multifunctional teams.

Sets up and maintains a Hardware-In-the-Loop automation system for automating system level software and hardware tests for avionics platforms.

• Develops, documents and maintains standardized, efficient, and innovative processes, tools, methodologies, and performance metrics to streamline the software engineering lifecycle and enable continuous integration, delivery, and deployment of safety critical software.
• Excellent collaborator with cross-functional teams to achieve a common goal, including a teamwork mindset, good communication skills, and a desire for fast-paced development.
• Proficient in version control systems (e.g. Git, Git Hub, Git Lab).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD, Circle
  
  CI).
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Experience with testing frameworks (e.g. Selenium, JUnit, PyTest).
• Understanding of monitoring and logging tools (e.g. Prometheus, ELK Stack).
• Experience with cloud platforms a plus but not needed (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with artifact repositories (e.g. Nexus, Artifactory).
• Leads development, documentation and maintenance of standardized, efficient, and innovative processes, tools, methodologies, and performance metrics to streamline the software engineering lifecycle and enable continuous integration, delivery, and deployment of safety critical software. Ability to lead and help junior engineers in accomplishing technical engineering activities.
• Familiar with automated testing methodologies and frameworks (e.g. PyTest) to ensure rapid and efficient test execution is a plus.
• Willingness to use AI Tools in CI/CD development required, familiarity is a plus but not required.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with HIL (Hardware-In-the-Loop) teams to integrate software with hardware-in-the-loop testing environments.
• Excellent collaborator with cross-functional teams to achieve a common goal, including a teamwork mindset, good communication skills, and a desire for fast-paced development.

• Bachelor's degree and typically 3 or more years' experience in a software engineering classification or a Master's degree with 1 year of experience in a software engineering classification.
• Must be able to work onsite in Cambridge, MA
• No relocation offered

• Education or experience in modern CI/CD techniques and/or use of AI Tools
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance if sponsored.

Senior (Level
4) Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+1 years' related work experience, Master+3 years' related work experience).

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services,…