Software Factory Engineer III

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Immediate JHNA, CTSi, and EXPANSIA have come together to form a Defense Technology platform named Aether Aerospace focused on delivering high-impact technologies, technology-enabled services and advanced manufacturing solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense and related national security customers. Backed by Falfurrias Management Partners, the platform brings together deep domain expertise across Army, Navy, and Air Force and Space Force programs, digital engineering, systems integration, and specialized manufacturing capabilities.

The combined organization operates as a multi-entity aerospace and defense technology and tech-enabled services and manufacturing enterprise positioned for scalable growth, operational excellence, and long-term value creation

Full-time/Permanent Employee

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Remote As a Software Factory Engineer III, you will implement and aid mission software teams in the onboarding and use of software factory capabilities. You will integrate development tools, cloud services, CI/CD pipelines, security controls, and observability into reliable workflows, using reusable templates and automation to reduce the effort required to onboard applications. You will work with programs that use established Department of the Air Force software factories, such as Platform One, ODIN, and DAF Cloud Works, and help teams navigate their onboarding, access, application integration, security, and release processes.

Working under general direction, you will independently resolve complex technical issues and collaborate with developers, cybersecurity personnel, and government stakeholders to improve the developer experience and delivery outcomes.

• Integrate source control, CI/CD, artifact repositories, container registries, automated testing, security scanning, secrets management, and observability into software delivery workflows
• Work with program teams and factory providers to assess application fit, prepare onboarding information, obtain access, and map existing development and release processes to available factory services
• Configure and use established software factories, including Platform One, ODIN, or DAF Cloud Works as applicable, to build, test, secure, and deploy program applications
• Develop and maintain reusable CI/CD templates, infrastructure-as-code modules, container baselines, and deployment patterns that teams can adopt with minimal customization
• Automate builds, tests, vulnerability checks, artifact promotion, deployments, and operational monitoring across development, test, and production environments
• Implement security controls and evidence collection within delivery workflows in coordination with cybersecurity and RMF/ATO teams; address application-specific control responsibilities and findings
• Provision and configure cloud and container services, including identity, networking, storage, compute, Kubernetes, and secrets, within approved environments
• Troubleshoot onboarding, integration, pipeline, deployment, and performance issues; document fixes and improve the shared platform
• Create self-service documentation, examples, and onboarding guidance so development teams can use factory capabilities effectively
• Provide technical guidance to application teams on factory tools, Dev Sec Ops  practices, and secure releases
• Maintain configuration standards, monitor service health and delivery metrics, and improve reliability and developer experience
• Provide technical support to operational strategies aligned within your program and initiatives that optimize processes, enhance productivity, and ensure quality across all program functions
• Ensure 100% of planned hours are worked and recorded
• Identify and forward to your leadership any opportunities that…