Systems Engineer Sr Configuration Management

Description

Protecting what matters most is the mission that matters most. Get ready for a challenge at the speed of Hypersonics. Come join Lockheed’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) team. Our system will travel at Mach 5 (over a mile per second). The LRHW will be capable of flying at 5x the speed of sound and will provide a timely response to varying threat scenarios.

If this intrigues you, come join the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) team. The LRHW program is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join the Configuration & Data Management team in ’Rocket City’, USA Huntsville, AL. As a Systems Engineer - CI/CD Configuration Management, you will serve as a technical authority for systems pipeline architecture, configuration governance, and release engineering. As a senior individual contributor, you will design, implement, and standardize secure, scalable CI/CD pipelines while ensuring compliance with DoD cybersecurity and configuration management requirements.

The role requires deep technical expertise in Git Lab, automation, and secure software delivery practices across classified and controlled environments.

• Design, build, and maintain Git Lab CI/CD pipelines supporting multiple projects and environments (development, integration, staging, production).
• Architect reusable pipeline templates, shared libraries, and standardized workflows.
• Administer Git Lab repositories, runners, permissions, branching strategies, and access controls.
• Optimize pipeline performance, caching strategies, artifact management, and build efficiency.
• Ensure pipelines meet DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Implement and enforce versioning, release planning, and tagging strategies.
• Establish and maintain configuration management standards for system baselines, builds, and releases.
• Maintain traceability between requirements, change requests, builds, and deployments.
• Support audits, compliance reviews, and internal technical assessments.
• Ensure environments are consistent, reproducible, and compliant with organizational policies.
• Coordinate with software developers, systems engineers, cybersecurity teams, and program leadership on lifecycle transitions and release readiness.
• Participate in system trades, design reviews, and technical baseline reviews.
• Provide documentation, guidance, and training on Git Lab and Dev Ops workflows.
• Experience with Gitlab Continuous integration, development pipelines.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for CI/CD best practices across programs.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance delivery speed, reliability, and security.

• The eligibility to obtain a DoD Secret clearance – U.S. Citizenship is required.
• 3+ years of experience in Configuration Management, Dev Ops, CI/CD engineering, or Release Engineering within a DoD or regulated environment.
• Hands‑on experience developing, debugging, and maintaining Git Lab CI/CD pipelines in production environments or similar CI/CD management products such as Clear quest.
• Experience with Git-based version control systems and branching strategies (Git Flow, trunk‑based development).
• Experience administering Git Lab repositories and runners.
• Experience implementing automated build, test, and deployment workflows.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience working in Linux‑based environments.
• Advanced expertise in Git Lab CI/CD, including:
  • Multi‑project pipelines
  • Reusable pipeline templates
  • Advanced YAML configuration
  • Artifact and dependency management
  • Runner scaling and optimization
• Experience managing artifact repositories (Nexus, Artifactory, Git Lab Registry).
• Experience operating within classified network environments (SIPR, air‑gapped, or restricted networks).
• Familiarity with software release boards, configuration control boards (CCB), and formal change management processes.
• Experience improving build performance, reducing deployment risk, and implementing automated quality gates.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting in technical reviews.
• Experience in Python and Bash.
• Active DoD…