Lead Software Engineer, DevOps

Overview
Sedaro is hiring a Lead DevOps Engineer to build our culture of operational excellence. In this role, you will integrate CI/CD, security, and observability tools and automation for our Kubernetes-based multi-cloud environment, as well as rallying your teammates toward best practices.
Team: DevSecOps Enablement, reporting to the Director of Engineering
Location: In person in Arlington, VA
U.S. Citizen or permanent resident status required
Who We Are
Our cloud-native simulation platform enables digital mission engineering through distributed, scalable, faster than real-time analyses across hundreds of interacting systems. We use CI/CD, Docker, Terraform, and Kubernetes to achieve high availability, security, and autoscaling across cloud providers. Join us as an early employee and transform how teams collaboratively engineer the next generation of Aerospace & Defense systems.
Who You Are
You see beauty in a well-oiled machine
You take ownership of technical challenges and celebrate team wins
You thrill in equipping your teammates with force-multiplying tools and practices
You embrace experimentation and autonomy without compromising quality
You’re energized by deep learning and sharing knowledge across disciplines
What You’ll Do
Optimize multi-cloud production infrastructure for security, reliability, and cost efficiency
Design and implement system observability with actionable alerting and measurable SLOs
Drive automation through infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and continuous compliance
Foster Lean practices and a culture of continuous improvement
Benefits
Equity
Unlimited PTO
401(k) with 4% match
100% premium payment for Medical Insurance
Parental Leave
Flexible work schedule with core hours
Company provided lunches 3 days a week
Industry-leading career development opportunities
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience
3+ years of professional experience in software engineering
Experience with cloud infrastructure and distributed systems architecture
Experience implementing CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and observability practices
Proficiency in scripting and automation
Additional desirable experience:
Track record implementing security controls and vulnerability management
Experience leading incident response and root cause analysis
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform CDKTF
Experience with AWS and/or Azure
Experience with IL4/5+ and/or
NIST 800-171
Compensation
Competitive base salary, annual performance bonus, equity (where applicable), and full benefits package.
Sedaro may offer a discretionary bonus for employees who obtain or transfer a clearance, with bonus levels varying based on clearance level achieved.

Employment type
Full-Time

Work arrangement
No