Senior Software Platform Development Engineer

Senior Software Platform Deployment Engineer

Why This is an Exciting Role:

Are you passionate about cloud computing, distributed systems, on-premises cloud native, and working with open-source technology for edge computing? We are seeking a Kubernetes Software Engineer to design, build, deploy and maintain the management, control, and data plane components of a high-performance Kubernetes-based edge system. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, drive technical design reviews, provide feedback and code-reviews. They will also help mentor and grow the team.

We currently are developing a new Global Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Ground System that will manage transmission of protected tactical waveform - a type of secure, anti-jam communication - over Boeing-built Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites and terminals.

As a member of the team, you will be involved in the entire development life cycle, from idea creation and development, all the way through to maintenance and support of the customer’s delivered system.  These positions will place you in roles where you have the opportunity to make an impact on the results of our project.  The team offers a collaborative mentoring environment where you can learn, to mentor others, and be a part of establishing the future of our organization.

• Lead team for platform deployment across multiple environments meeting diverse standards for repeatability

• Support Agile development teams delivering an end-to-end automation of deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management in a cloud environment. Decompose complex requirements and capabilities into executable discrete user tasks.

• Perform Windows and Linux system administration

• Use a variety of scripting and automation technologies including bash, groovy, python, terraform, ansible, helm, docker to configure development, testing and production environments

• Employ GitOps techniques and tooling (e.g., ArgoCO, Flux, Fleet) to declaratively manage environments

• Deploy, configure, monitor, troubleshoot, upgrade and maintain kubernetes clusters (microk8s, rke2, rancher) and microservice deployments

• Deploy, configure, monitor, troubleshoot, upgrade and maintain a wide variety of CI/CD and Agile Team tooling including JFrog Artifactory, Nexus Repository, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Bitbucket, SonarQube, Confluence, Jira, and similar tools

• Perform tasks across a wide spectrum of environments include AWS, DoD Private Clouds, and on-premises data centers

• Work together with program vendors, development teams, and other IT personnel for problem resolution

• Demonstrate excellent collaboration, communication, and coordination skills

• Be positive with a growth mindset, embracing collaboration, challenges, and ambiguity in a complex technical environment
   

What Makes BI&A Different:

As a fully owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, BI&A offers an optimal mix of a small company environment with exceptional opportunities supported by a large corporation.

Every day, Boeing Intelligence & Analytics supports global missions by building and delivering intelligence, analytics, and cyber solutions that enable users to advance national security. From hardware and software engineering solutions to analytics that keep this nation safe, we create value that meets users’ needs. With vibrant partnerships and innovative approaches, we serve the Intelligence Community through innovation and vision. We have provided our customers with the tools needed to counter evolve global and cyber threats, and to improve wartime decision-making.

• Our talented employees bring software development, systems engineering, and advanced analytics expertise.
   
• We offer numerous prime contract opportunities with customers headquartered in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as subcontract opportunities that align with our areas of focus and additional opportunities nationwide through our parent company.
   
• We have current open positions on awarded programs across diverse customer sets and are anticipating upcoming contract awards with a 5-year life cycle and an additional 5 option years.
   
• Our diverse portfolio allows our employees to move to other projects and teams as they gain further proficiency in their current skill set and learn new skill sets along the way. 
   
• We offer hands-on access to cutting-edge technologies and a culture of technical excellence.  

Experience and Qualifications:

To be eligible for this demanding position, the ideal candidate should demonstrate the following experience and qualifications:  

Required Education and Years of Experience: 

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 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Coding Challenge:

To be considered for this position you will be required to complete a technical assessment as part of the selection process.  Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration.

Required Qualifications: ​

• An active U.S. Secret Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active. A final U.S. Top Secret/SCI Clearance Post-Start is required.
• 5+ years of professional platform design and deployment, integration and/or analysis experience
• 5+ years of experience with microservice architectures utilizing Docker or Kubernetes for container orchestration
• 3+ years of experience with Identity Management, certificate services and secrets management in a cloud environment
• 3+ years of experience using automation tools (e.g., Docker, Terraform, and Ansible) to deploy/configure infrastructure and applications and developing automated testing
   

Desired Qualifications: ​

• An active U.S. Top Secret/ SCI Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.
• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
• 5+ years of experience with logging (e.g., Elasticsearch, Splunk) and performance analysis (e.g., Kibana, Grafana) tools.
• 5+ years of experience with incorporating DoD STIG and SRG guidance into platform design and deployment.
• Extensive experience troubleshooting distributed systems, networks, and microservice architectures.
• Experience with open-source software development experience.
• Experience with fine tuning Kubernetes and the underlying host OS for optimal performance in a low-latency environment.
• Experience troubleshooting software and network integration during platform deployments.
• Proven ability to plan, schedule, and deliver quality software.
   

Telework/Remote Availability:  Telework/Remote work currently not authorized

Work Location(s):   This position is expected to be fully onsite in Colorado Springs, CO.

Travel:   This position may require up to 10% of time

Summary Pay Range:

Please note that the information shown below is a general guideline only. Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

$127,500 - $172,500

Expected Closure Date:

Applications for this position will be accepted through April 11, 2025