Senior Cloud DevSecOps Engineer

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with a unique network providing voice and data connectivity globally. The Senior Cloud DevSecOps Engineer will design, develop, and maintain cloud-based software applications, focusing on secure and scalable solutions while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities:

• Independently design, develop, test, enhance, and maintain cloud-native software applications and supporting cloud infrastructure and deployment platforms
• Design, implement, and optimize secure cloud architectures, application security controls, and deployment solutions supporting mission-critical applications
• Build, maintain, and automate CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and containerized deployment environments
• Collaborate with software, systems, operations, cybersecurity, and infrastructure engineers to integrate cloud-native solutions throughout the software development lifecycle
• Support software integration, testing, troubleshooting, deployment, and sustainment activities
• Build, maintain, and improve software build environments, automated testing, and deployment processes as appropriate
• Participate in Agile/Scrum planning activities, sprint execution, backlog refinement, and software release planning
• Maintain accurate project status, technical documentation, and issue tracking using approved development tools
• Follow established engineering processes including configuration management, change control, risk management, software quality, and secure development practices
• Clearly communicate technical concepts, project status, risks, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to improve software quality, team processes, automation, and overall engineering efficiency
• Provide technical guidance and knowledge sharing within the engineering team

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 8+ years of professional software development experience developing production-quality software throughout the full software development lifecycle
• Experience with AWS EKS/Kubernetes and automated container deployments
• Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools alternatives
• Experience with Vault/AWS Secrets Manager or other alternatives
• Proficiency with Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Gitlab or alternatives) and deployment automation
• Experience developing scalable, maintainable, and well-tested software
• Experience using source control, issue tracking, and collaborative development tools
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues to groups outside of your team or those who are unfamiliar with the topic
• Experience working within Agile software development environments
• Have confidence and be able to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team
• Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutions
• Be proactive in providing feedback and be enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge with others
• Capable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met
• This position requires an active/current Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)
• Be a U.S. Citizen
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation and cloud networking concepts
• Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and secure software development practices
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools
• Knowledge of application security principles, vulnerability assessment, and secure coding practices (i.e. certificate injections, token validation)
• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
• Familiarity with security analysis tools such as Fortify, SonarQube, or similar platforms
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional certification
• Familiarity with Linux operating systems and Bash scripting