Aurora Flight Sciences · 3 hours ago
DevOps Software Engineer
Manassas, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$88K/yr - $157K/yrAurora Flight Sciences is a leader in the development and manufacturing of advanced unmanned systems and aerospace vehicles. They are seeking a talented and self-motivated DevOps Software Engineer to help create the future of flight, focusing on the development and sustainment of tool stacks and software used in their mission.
AerospaceTransportationHardwareAppsAir Transportation
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
This position is responsible for both development of capabilities and the sustainment of the tool stack and software used in the execution of Aurora’s mission – Advancing the Future of Flight
The technologies and activities are more broad than other traditional DevSecOps roles –the candidate should be able to demonstrate skills in areas such as GitLab CI/CD pipeline design and containerization to and administration of software stacks
This position will work with both other IT professionals and the engineering teams that delivers time-critical designs for our products
The candidate will need to show the ability to take modestly defined requirements and translate those into solutions that meet the intent and conform to the Aurora IT standards
Responsible for development cycles in integration/continuous deployment mode, they can fulfill different missions: Process monitoring; Incident management; Testing, selection and implementation of technologies, tools and working methods; Automation of security controls; Control and management of security operations
Threat investigation / Risk Analysis: This component in DevOps approach assists you to identify the threats in the process along with the code update and respond quickly to it
Vulnerability assessment: Recognizes the latest vulnerabilities with the code analysis and how quickly they could be resolved
Demonstrated understanding of how to retrieve / export data from databases and other systems and tools using queries, exporting capabilities, and other effective methods
Develop automations to be used throughout the organization technologies
Perform and 2nd level technical support for complex issues
Qualification
Required
Bachelors Degree in Software Engineering; or equivalent corporate experience and certifications
Support IT with install and maintenance of infrastructure and inhouse developed software applications
Proficient in some languages used in the software division: C/C++, Python, MATLAB / Simulink, Bash scripting
Must be US Person
Preferred
Demonstrated ability to take basic user requirements and translate those into written design/requirements and implement those in the below technologies
Author design documentation and release documentation outlining infrastructure capabilities
Advanced skill in designing an integrating complex tool stacks across multiple platforms and applications
Ability to work with IT to tailor NIST cybersecurity platform requirements into concrete solutions inside systems and applications
Familiarity with NIST-800 security policies
Experience working with software division stakeholders to optimize and automate workflows and solve complex problems that arise across the division technologies
Familiarity with lifecycle management tools such as the Atlassian tool suite, etc. and package management solutions such as Conan, etc
Knowledge of the implementation of risk assessment techniques and the latest security best practices
Proficient communication skills to teach the team various concepts like scalability, automation, and security
Benefits
Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work
Company
Aurora Flight Sciences
Aurora Flight Sciences designs and builds aerospace vehicles for commercial and military applications.
Founded in 1989
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$21.85MKey Investors
Cowen Group,Westbury Partners
2017-10-05Acquired
2016-03-14Private Equity
2013-10-10Series Unknown· $6.85M
Leadership Team
Tom Clancy
Chief Technology Officer
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Andrew Heafitz
Chief Engineer, Mechanical Group Lead
Recent News
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