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Software DevOps Engineer - JobID-0263
Innovative Defense TechnologiesMount Laurel, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 Aug 2026
💰 $231,000/yr($114,000/yr – $231,000/yr)
About the role
Software DevOps Engineer - JobID-0263
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Mount Laurel, NJ
Compensation: $114,000 - $231,000 / year
Description
About The Role:
Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT), a leading defense technology company, is seeking a Software DevOps Engineer to be part of our Warfare Systems team and based out of our Mount Laurel, NJ office.
The Software DevOps Engineer will be part of a multi-discipline team focused on the DOW’s initiatives in support of tactical capability development for Navy surface and unmanned (UxVs) platforms and will be directly responsible for the architecting and refactoring of mission critical legacy weapons system software into a modern software technology stack where the target end state will ensure the highest impact to the US Navy by enabling a microservices based tactical platform within both a cloud-native and tactical-edge deployment model.
In this role, you will improve the developer experience by reducing friction in CI/CD pipelines and platform workflows, help ensure software delivered to classified environments meets strict security and compliance requirements, and contribute to a repeatable, scalable Software Factory that operates consistently across connected and air-gapped environments
Warfare Systems’ project domains include real-time automated test and analysis, virtual computing environments, Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) based data analytics, cybersecurity, as well as backfit and forward-fit tactical solutions.
The Engineer will be fiercely accountable for the delivery of well-architected and production-ready solutions that exceed the Fleet’s requirements.
Clearance & Location Requirements:
- All applicants must be able to obtain/maintain an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance.
- This is an on-site position. Requiring at least 4 days in office, based out of our Mount Laurel, NJ office.
Key Responsibilities
What You Will Do:
- Build, maintain, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI and Jenkins, following established enterprise patterns
- Integrate and operate automated security controls within pipelines, including SAST, SCA, container scanning, SBOM generation, and secrets detection
- Support and maintain core Software Factory tooling (e.g., GitLab, artifact repositories, scanning tools, CI/CD infrastructure)
- Develop and update Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Ansible and Terraform, leveraging standardized templates
- Deploy, configure, and maintain containerized workloads using Podman and Kubernetes (RKE2 or similar distributions)
- Operate and support DevSecOps platforms within air-gapped classified environments, including:
- packaging and deploying dependencies
- troubleshooting environment-specific issues
- supporting repeatable software delivery without external connectivity
- Assist in enforcing compliance requirements (e.g., NIST 800-171, DISA STIGs, RMF) through automation and pipeline controls
- Investigate and resolve technical issues across CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and tooling, documenting root causes and solutions
- Gather developer feedback and identify opportunities to improve platform usability, performance, and reliability
- Collaborate with software engineers, security teams, and infrastructure teams to support coordinated delivery efforts
- Explore and prototype next-generation solutions using artificial intelligence/machine learning, distributed processing, and modeling.
- Interact with customers to elicit requirements and document agreements.
- Present to organization leadership on project cost, schedule, and technical progress.
- Software architecture development including hardware and software interfaces between software components.
- Assist in developing user, functional, and technical requirements for tactical systems.
- Participate and provide feedback for design & code/peer reviews.
- Integrate individual software components into complex software environments.
- Support test and integration activities at IDT labs and government Land Based Test Sites (LBTS).
- Integrate software components into a complex software development environment
- Ensure adherence to industry standards pertaining to security, orthodox programming paradigms, and performance requirements
- Understand and interact with complex DoD software systems
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