Software Factory Engineer IV

Team: Air Force/Space Force BU

Location: Remote

Commitment: Full Time

Workplace Type: remote

Salary:

RESPONSIBILTIES

• Design and integrate software factory services spanning source control, CI/CD, artifact repositories, registries, security scanning, test automation, secrets, cloud infrastructure, and observability 

• Advise programs on factory selection and onboarding, including application architecture, access and identity, environment needs, interfaces, inherited and application-specific controls, release paths, and sustainment responsibilities 

• Lead technical integration of applications with established factories, including Platform One, ODIN, or DAF CloudWorks as applicable; resolve gaps between factory services and program delivery needs 

• Establish reusable CI/CD templates, infrastructure-as-code modules, container baselines, deployment patterns, and platform services that scale across application teams 

• Architect secure cloud and container environments, including networking, identity, secrets, storage, compute, Kubernetes, logging, and separation of environments 

• Embed automated testing, SAST/DAST/SCA, SBOMs, artifact provenance, vulnerability management, and evidence collection into delivery workflows in partnership with RMF/ATO stakeholders 

• Define application onboarding and self-service practices, documentation, templates, APIs, and support pathways that improve developer experience and reduce time to first deployment 

• Guide artifact promotion, configuration management, deployment, monitoring, incident response, and reliability practices across development, test, and production 

• Troubleshoot complex platform and toolchain issues, assess design tradeoffs, and implement changes that improve security, availability, performance, and maintainability 

• Mentor engineers and application teams, share architectural patterns and lessons learned, and coordinate technical decisions with customer and cybersecurity stakeholders 

• Measure platform adoption, onboarding friction, delivery performance, and operational health; use the results to prioritize improvements 

• Provide technical support to operational strategies aligned within your program and initiatives that optimize processes, enhance productivity, and ensure quality across all program functions 

• Ensure 100% of planned hours are worked and recorded 

• Identify and forward to your leadership any opportunities that could lead to growth within your work area 

• Participate in growth efforts as requested 

• Ensure all contractual deliverables are met/exceeded to the customers satisfaction 

• Complete personal PDP and attend Staff Meeting and Storytime (with camera on) 

• Within your program, build productive and positive professional relationships with clients 

• Execute all contract requirements as assigned in accordance with the contract-specific LCAT and requirements 

• Perform other related duties as assigned

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Clearance: Active TS/SCI 
Education and Years of Experience: Bachelors (or equivalent) with 8 - 10 years of experience, or a Masters with 6 - 8 years of experience in software factory engineering, DevSecOps, cloud/platform engineering, or IT operations 

• Extensive experience designing and integrating shared software delivery platforms, DevSecOps toolchains, and reusable CI/CD patterns across teams 

• Demonstrated experience guiding application teams through onboarding and sustained use of an established software factory, including security, access, integration, and release considerations 

• Proficiency in infrastructure as code such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation and advanced scripting with Python, Bash, or PowerShell 

• Strong cloud architecture expertise in AWS or Azure, including identity, networking, storage, compute, containers, and Kubernetes 

• Hands-on knowledge of automated security controls, software supply-chain protections, observability, and RMF/ATO evidence needs in DoD delivery 

PREFERRED ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with Platform One, ODIN, DAF CloudWorks, or a comparable DoD software factory from both the platform and program application perspectives 

• Experience establishing standardized onboarding, self-service platform capabilities, and reusable development patterns for multiple programs 

• Knowledge of hardened container baselines, SBOMs, artifact provenance, security scanning, and continuous assessment practices 

• Experience with high-availability cloud architecture, networking, monitoring, and incident response 

• Experience mentoring engineers and evaluating AI-assisted or agentic development workflows, including MCP integrations, in a controlled delivery environment