Lead Software Engineer, DevOps

Job Description

Job Description

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.