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Scientist, Software Engineer DevSecOps

Chantilly, Virginia; Colorado Springs, Colorado

Job ID 15294
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Overview

On the L3Harris team, your job is to secure the world. We don’t work here just for the advanced technology and equipment: We work here because we know what – and who – we’re protecting. From families to the intelligence community, and from our climate to our men and women in uniform – we’re making the world a safer place. Working in Software with L3Harris you'll join our team of qualified, diverse individuals and work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, global scope, and a collaborative team setting.

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  • Level: Experienced
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  • Analytical
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L3Harris Work Perks

  • Health

    • Medical with a High Deductible and traditional PPO plan options, as well as, vision and a full array of supplemental health benefits
    • A doctors' service to help with referrals and second opinions for you, your family, and parents
  • Family

    • 4 weeks of paid parental leave for moms and dads
    • Fertility treatment
    • Subsidized backup childcare and eldercare
    • Adoption assistance - $5,000 per adoption/$15,000 per employee
    • Pet insurance
  • Well-Being

    • No cap to your PTO time (for exempt employees)
    • Dress for your day - wear what works for you at work
    • Legal plan for you, your family, and parents
    • Discount platform

Job Description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Title: Scientist, Software Engineering (Sr. DevSecOps Lead, Software Engineer) 

Job Code: 15294

Job Location: Chantilly, VA

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies is looking for a self-starting, team-oriented Senior DevOps Software Engineer to lead a dynamic team in supporting exciting and meaningful Space Domain Mission applications.  The selected candidate will be on a Senior Technical Lead role of a program working with classified large-scale enterprise applications using web technologies, distributed computation and storage frameworks, and sophisticated, cutting-edge domain analytics, with the system hosted on virtualized and cloud-computing platforms.  The selected candidate will be leading the DevSecOps team and processes. The DevSecOps lead will collaborate with software development leads to ensure software applications are securely developed, tested, deployed and released. Additionally, regular interaction and reporting to leadership and customers will be required.

Essential Functions:

  • Leads and architects the right implementation of DevSecOps methodologies into a modernized Agile software development environment.
  • Provides leadership and collaborating with other engineers to plan, design and develop the DevSecOps environment that includes cohesive CI/CD pipelines
  • Designs and architect software systems with consideration of scalability, cost, and reliability
  • Analyzes continuously the DevSecOps environment for technical and process improvements (e.g., integration of security measures, faster security and software updates, improved automation, reduced glitches, and software failures, etc.)
  • Provides deep understanding of DevSecOps and modern software development practices for DoD and IC
  • Supports the entire Software Development Lifecycle with an emphasis on build and release management via automation
  • Focuses on leadership, architecting, and systems design
  • Promotes DevOps as a team culture and new technologies
  • Organizational and leadership abilities with strong communication and presentation skills

Qualifications:

  • TS/SCI with CI Polygraph security clearance
  • B.S. degree Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline and minimum of 12 years of prior related experience; or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
  • Experience (8+ years) with working as a Hands-On DevOps working on complex Realtime, Distributed, High Volume, Event Processing systems
  • Experience designing and architecting software systems with consideration of scalability, cost, and reliability
  • Experience with cloud technologies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or GovCloud
  • Experience with continuous integration, build management, and automated test frameworks
  • Experience using the Agile/Scrum methodology and tools 

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Experience with Space Systems highly desired
  • Experience leading DevOps teams in complex high volume data processing systems
  • Experience with virtualization software such as Docker; orchestration service such as Docker Swarm or Kubernetes
  • Experience with standard automated deployment type tools (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, etc.)
  • Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef
  • Experience with elastic or containerized solutions
  • Experience as an application software developer

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is VA area is $155,500 - $288,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.The application window for this requisition is anticipated to close December 1, 2024.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

By submitting your résumé for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your résumé, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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