Lead, DevOps Cloud Software Engineer

Job Title

Lead, Chief Software Engineer / AWS Dev Ops Cloud

Job Code: 31973

Job Location:

Colorado Springs, CO

L3

Harris Technologies is a trusted disruptor in the defense industry, delivering end‑to‑end technology solutions across space, air, land, sea, and cyber. The Lead, Chief Software Engineer / AWS Dev Ops Cloud will develop and sustain the Range Control Software (RCS) integration environment as part of a cross‑functional Dev Sec Ops  team.

• Chief Software Engineer with an active development role, providing oversight and technical leadership to software development projects.
• Serves as a Product Owner, facilitating Agile software development processes.
• Designs, develops, and tests software applications for large‑scale operational systems.
• Provides guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within the job area.
• Works to make moderate to substantial improvements or enhancements to systems and processes.
• Communicates within and outside the function or business area, and with external parties.
• Demonstrated experience in a Chief Software Engineer role, providing technical leadership and oversight on large‑scale software projects.
• Proven ability to act as a SAFe Product Owner, managing Agile software development processes.
• Works with Dev Ops team to design and deploy CI/CD pipelines in hybrid virtual machine and Kubernetes environments.
• Delivers automation to provision and deploy complex systems in commercial and private clouds.
• Utilizes Python, Ruby, Groovy, and other automation languages.
• Utilizes a mixture of Windows and Linux environments.
• Maintains Top Secret Clearance and U.S. Citizenship.

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of relevant experience, or Graduate Degree and minimum 7 years of experience, or 13 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• DoD Top Secret or TS/SCI Clearance.
• 6‑9 years experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) including EC2, S3, AMIs, VPCs.
• Experience documenting operations and maintenance activities.
• Experience with STIG per Security Technical Implementation Guides.
• Experience with IAC using Ansible and/or Puppet.
• Experience with Kubernetes/Docker or other container platforms.
• Experience scripting in Power Shell or Python for automation.
• Experience with Agile software development and the software development lifecycle.
• Experience utilizing team collaboration tools (Confluence, Jira, Git).
• Experience developing and deploying software using a CI/CD pipeline.

• Background in technical leadership roles and product ownership within Agile frameworks.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Experience with Open Stack Platform (OSP) Nova management.
• AWS Certification.
• Microsoft System Administrator (MCSA) Certification.
• CompTIA Security+ or better certification.
• Experience working in Kubernetes environments.
• Experience working with an Agile software development team with regular release cycles.
• Familiarity with creating CI/CD process flows such as Jenkins or Gitlab‑CI Pipelines.
• Familiarity with Platform One tools (Jira, Mattermost, Confluence, Git Lab, Jenkins, etc.).
• Experience in a Dev Sec Ops  environment.

Salary range: $115,000 – $215,000. L3

Harris offers health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company‑paid holidays.

L3

Harris Technologies is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.