Systems Engineer - DevOps

Systems Engineer - DevOpsLocation: Germantown, MD, US, 20876Job ID: 115340The salary range for this position is $75,956.00/year-$98,743.00/year.

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DRS RADA Technologies, a subsidiary of Leonardo DRS, is focused on proprietary radar solutions and legacy avionics systems supporting the defense industry globally. The company is a global pioneer of AESA tactical radars for active military protection, counter-drone applications, critical infrastructure protection, and border surveillance.-Business Unit: DRS RADA TechnologiesLocation: Germantown, MDRelocation: Not AvailableSchedule: A 9/80 schedule allows employees to work 80 hours over nine workdays in a two-week period, with every other Friday off.Shift: First
Job SummaryDRS RADA Technologies is hiring an on-site Systems Engineer – DevOps in Germantown, Maryland.We’re looking for a DevOps engineer to develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines for our software-defined radar systems. This role involves working across virtualized environments and custom hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) infrastructure to support rapid, reliable software integration and testing.As a subsidiary of Leonardo DRS, DRS RADA Technologies delivers proprietary radar solutions and supports legacy avionics systems for defense customers around the world. The company is a recognized pioneer in AESA tactical radar technology, supporting missions such as active military protection, counter-drone operations, critical infrastructure security, and border surveillance.
What you'll do:Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins (groovy) to support validation of radar software releasesDevelop and maintain DevOps infrastructure in local-hosted air-gapped environment, managing physical and virtual test assets for internal usersWork with team leads to integrate legacy systems with existing test infrastructuresAbility to work across many disparate software languages/technologiesMay use computer-aided engineering or other design/analysis software in the performance of assignmentsAbility to work independently under supervision of othersProvide regular reporting on progress and statusResponsible for completion of assigned task on time and meeting technical requirementsReview customer specifications and requirements, and under direction, develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variableSpecify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and servicesSupport the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirementsDevelop prototypes to retire key development risks as directedCommunicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer as requiredMay participate in preparation of less complex proposalsSupport, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organizationAttend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetingsWhat you bring:Novice technical expertise and application domain knowledgeBachelor’s degree in engineering or Related technical fieldUp to 2 years of experience with Python, C, C++, Rust, Bash, PowershellUp to 2 years of experience managing server infrastructure and configurationsCandidates with more than 2 years of relevant experience may be considered for a Level II position.Experience with Jenkins pipelines and Groovy scriptingExperience with virtual machines and containerized solutions, i.e. EXXi, Proxmox, Docker, etc.Git CLI knowledge and branching/merging basicsDesired: Experience with GitHub Actions and/or GitLab CI/CDDesired: Experience with Atlassian software suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)U.S. Citizenship required. xzbcwsv This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.