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About L3Harris
L3Harris Technologies is a US aerospace and defense technology company providing space and airborne systems, communications, electronic warfare, and missile propulsion solutions for government and commercial customers.
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JOB TITLE: Lead, Software Engineer
The Lead, Software Engineer joins the Space Systems sector to modernize and scale secure software delivery for mission-focused programs. This role involves partnering with software, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and program teams to build reliable engineering platforms and automate secure delivery pipelines across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments. Key responsibilities include designing DevSecOps pipelines, standardizing the software development lifecycle, and integrating automated security controls like scanning and secrets handling. The position requires expertise in Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Java, alongside tools like GitLab, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps. Candidates must utilize infrastructure as code, containerization, and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or Terraform. Additionally, the role focuses on developing agentic workflows and AI-assisted engineering automation to improve system health and operational visibility.
Design and implement DevSecOps pipelines to support build, test, security, release, and deployment activities.
Standardize and automate the software development lifecycle across development, integration, and production environments.
Integrate automated security scanning, policy checks, and secrets handling into delivery workflows.
Manage cloud and on-premises platform operations, including deployment automation, patching, and reliability improvements.
Develop and mature agentic workflows that combine LLM reasoning and tool use to solve engineering use cases.
Implement logging, monitoring, and observability solutions to improve system health and incident response.
Contribute to infrastructure as code, configuration management, and repeatable environment provisioning.
Evaluate and apply AI-assisted automation to reduce manual effort and improve team efficiency.
What we're looking for
Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of relevant experience, Graduate Degree and minimum 7 years, or 13 years of experience without a degree.
Experience supporting CI/CD, build, release, test automation, platform engineering, systems engineering, or DevOps functions in a software environment.
Experience with one or more scripting or programming languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Java.
Experience with one or more source control and CI/CD platforms such as GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub, or Azure DevOps.
Experience with Linux administration and/or cloud-hosted environments.
Experience with at least one modern automation approach such as infrastructure as code, configuration management, containerization, or orchestration.
Java
C++
Java Spring Boot
REST API
Linux
CI/CD
Jenkins
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS GovCloud
DevSecOps
Distributed Systems
Database Design
Automated Testing
Networking
SATCOM