Job description

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: Lead DevOps Engineer Job Code: 43431 Job Location: Onsite - Salt Lake City, UT Job Schedule: 9/80 (Off every other Friday) Job Description: We are seeking a seasoned, self-motivated, skilled DevOps Engineer to join our L3Harris S2 (Spectrum Superiority) Sector team in Salt Lake City, Utah. The successful candidate will work as a critical member of our DevOps team providing vision and leadership, driving architecture and design decisions and collaborating with 10 other engineers serving both unclassified and classified environments. The role involves Linux infrastructure and 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: • Lead projects on the DevOps team to design and deploy software development pipelines. • Directly support customer projects as needed • Lead integration of disparate systems for customer end systems in air-gapped environments. • Architect, implement, and maintain features with Git, Infrastructure as Code, and Kubernetes. • Automation of DevOps through scripting and software application development • 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% Required Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field and 9 years of relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years prior relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of relevant experience. Preferred Qualifications: • Software development 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. • Object oriented software development in memory safe languages • 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. #LI-PD2 L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an 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. 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 resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, 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 an E-Verify Employer. Please click here for the E-Verify Poster in English or Spanish . For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here for English or Spanish .

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Job Title: Lead DevOps Engineer
Job Code: 43431
Job Location: Onsite - Salt Lake City, UT
Job Schedule: 9/80 (Off every other Friday)
Lead projects on the DevOps team to design and deploy software development pipelines.
Directly support customer projects as needed
Lead integration of disparate systems for customer end systems in air-gapped environments.
Architect, implement, and maintain features with Git, Infrastructure as Code, and Kubernetes.
Automation of DevOps through scripting and software application development
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.

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Software development 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.
Object oriented software development in memory safe languages
Experience scripting with Bash, Python, and Make.
Experience in CMake and C++ development.

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