DevOps Engineer, II
AeroVironment, Inc.3 months ago
San Diego, CA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$82k - $125k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines that build, test, and deliver software.
- Build and maintain multi-architecture Docker images, multistage Dockerfiles, and development containers.
- Administer GitLab, CI runners, container/Kubernetes-based runners, source control, and automation tooling.
- Maintain lab, test, development, and build infrastructure and support hardware-dependent environments.
- Perform system administration, software installation, testing, verification, and build or installation support.
- Define and implement software version control processes, policies, procedures, and release management practices.
- Automate manual processes and implement infrastructure-as-code where appropriate.
- Build security into pipelines through SAST, SBOM generation, dependency and artifact management, and secure build practices.
- Enhance build infrastructure, deployment, and DevOps processes while contributing to infrastructure planning.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- 2–5 years of experience managing DevOps operations and tools, including GitLab, GitLab CI, GitHub, Artifactory, Xray, branching, tagging, merging, and release management.
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and using Docker, including multistage builds, Docker Compose, and development containers.
- Proficiency scripting in Python and Bash.
- Experience with Linux administration, including RHEL and Ubuntu.
- Must hold or be able to obtain a Secret clearance.
- Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree, networking or security certifications, Kubernetes and EKS experience, Ansible and Terraform experience, DevSecOps practices, STIGs, IATT/ATO processes, lab and test hardware, hardware-in-the-loop environments, and embedded, robotics, UAS, or ROS-based software builds.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, asylee, or refugee as defined in the posting and qualify for applicable ITAR/EAR requirements.
- Must be able to work on government contracts and meet the role's clearance and export-control requirements.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) with company matching.
- 9/80 work schedule.
- Paid holiday shutdown.
- Work may occur in an office or field testing environment, with occasional travel within the Continental U.S.
About AeroVironment, Inc.
AeroVironment builds small unmanned aircraft systems, loitering munitions (e.g., Switchblade), and related software, sensors, and services for U.S. and allied defense agencies. The public company (NASDAQ: AVAV), founded in 1971 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, sells hardware, training, and lifecycle support, with widely fielded systems such as Raven, Puma, and Wasp. It also offers autonomy and robotic technologies used in reconnaissance, targeting, and force protection missions.