Senior Specialist, Software Engineer

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: AWS Development Engineer 4

Job Code 42406

Job Location: Tulsa, OK

Schedule: 9/80 employees work 9 out of 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

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.

About L3Harris Technologies:

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 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Description
We are seeking a highly motivated AWS Development Engineer to design, build, deploy, and support scalable cloud-based applications and infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ideal candidate will have strong experience in cloud-native development, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software engineering practices. This role will work closely with software developers, DevOps engineers, security teams, and product stakeholders to deliver reliable and secure cloud solutions.

Essential Functions

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications and services on AWS.
• Build and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes as they are related to cloud deployments. Will work with the existing DevOps and MLOps team to mature our cloud workflows.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define cloud architecture and best practices.
• Ensure security, compliance, and governance standards are integrated into AWS solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to application deployment, cloud infrastructure, and system performance.
• Support containerized workloads using Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or ECS.
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and technical planning sessions.
• Continuously evaluate and adopt new AWS services and cloud engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in software development, cloud engineering, or DevOps-related roles.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, C#, JavaScript, or Go.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins CI, or AWS Code Pipeline.
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix systems, networking, and cloud security best practices.