Title:  Sr. Specialist, Software Engineering

Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Software Engineering 

Job Code: 29496

Job Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Job Schedule: 9/80 Shift Work

We are seeking an experienced, self-motivated software engineer with a DevOps focus to join our L3Harris Broadband Communications Systems team in Salt Lake City, Utah. The successful candidate will work as a critical member of our DevOps team, collaborating with 5-7 other engineers serving both unclassified and classified environments. The role involves SW development pipeline maintenance, deployment and system configuration management, automation, virtualization, and containerization. We are mission-focused, results-oriented, innovative problem solvers and require these traits in the successful candidate as well.

Essential Functions:

• Work with the DevOps team to design and deploy software development pipelines.
• Support integration of disparate systems for customer end systems in air-gapped environments.
• Implement and maintain features with Git, Infrastructure as Code, and Kubernetes.
• Manage and implement development tools in secure/classified environments, ensuring end-to-end encryption and secure communication channels.
• Implement and manage certificate exchange authentication processes.
• Design, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters to support scalable and robust application deployments.
• Work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, while adhering to best practices and development processes.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure and servers using configuration management tools such as Salt, Ansible, and Puppet.
• Create tools to improve automation, reliability, and continuously improve our pipeline.
• Promote continuous improvement and exploration of new technologies.
• Ensure all systems security operations and maintenance activities are properly documented and updated as necessary.
• Travel requirement – less than 10%

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field and 8 years of relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 6 years prior relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrable experience in some of the following areas:
  • Infrastructure-as-code (IAC) maintained using Salt, Ansible, and Puppet.
  • Developing software pipelines with tools such as Jenkins,  Gitlab-CI, and Artifactory.
  • Application containerization and on-premises Kubernetes integration.
  • Utilizing and developing primarily in Linux.
  • Working knowledge of software engineering and quality assurance processes.
  • Technical background in software development (language agnostic).
• Ability to script in various languages (e.g., Python, Bash, groovy.).
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
• US Citizenship required due to the nature of our work. Qualified candidates must have or be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
• Excellent computer skills.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience scripting with Bash, Python, and Make.
• Experience in CMake and C++ development.
• Experience with RHEL 7/8/9 environments as well as Ubuntu or Debian.
• RedHat Certified Engineer (RHCE).
• Knowledge of network firewalls, routing, subnetting, and port mappings.
• Experience with security implementations such as SELinux, FAPolicyd, and security scans.
• Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, SEC+).
• Experience developing, implementing, and integrating REST APIs.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• A collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Work schedule that supports a healthy work life balance