Software Test and Deployment Engineer

Job Description

Ready for What's Next? At Kratos, we encourage an entrepreneurial spirit balanced with discipline. We work hard, and take care of our customers, employees, and families. Recognized as thought leaders in our industry, we are motivated by creating and delivering innovative solutions to our nation and global customers. Kratos has an exciting opportunity for a Software Test and Deployment Engineer with the following responsibilities:

Primary responsibility is to test, configure, deploy and sustain tool sets, scripts, software, and services in a satellite communications production environment.

• Develop and maintain a software Dev/Test environment for pre-release testing, this includes collecting requirements, design, material procurement and build-out within an Agile CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery/Deployment) software environment.
• Collaborate with software developers and operations staff to ensure that software designs align with common architectures and are testable, supportable, recoverable, and scalable in accordance with customer service level agreements.
• Be a proactive team member capable of executing testing and validation procedures for software services and tools, ensuring reliability and performance in production environments.
• Document test and deployment activities, including test plans, procedures, and results. Track and communicate findings and ensure timely closure of issues.
• Lead root cause analysis and fixes/work arounds to systemic problems that impact production operations, document and communicate findings.

Experience and Skills

• 2 + years' experience working with DevOps, and Agile CI/CD methodologies
• 2 + years' experience troubleshooting complex distributed environments and taking corrective actions to ensure availability
• 2 + years' experience developing and/or deploying software, microservices, APIs, RESTful web services in a Docker environment.
• 2 + years' experience with Cloud Technologies, such as: AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform
• ship required

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Domain experience with satellite communications technologies in an operational environment
• Certification in DevOps, Agile CI/CD methodologies, SAFe, ITIL
• Experience and/or certification in CyberSecurity disciplines
• Experience scripting, using languages such as Bash, PowerShell, Python or equivalent
• Experience with languages, such as: SQL, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C#
• Experience with database organization and administration.
• Experience in the development and management of Service oriented solutions
• Experience using Atlassian DevOps tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc)
• Current DoD Secret clearance

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The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Competitive salary based on experience and education

Salary Range: $85,000-$105,000

Kratos is valued for our ability to design and deliver leading edge, resilient solutions for aerospace communication, control, awareness and mission success across a continuum of offerings-from commercial to tailored custom solutions and integrated programs. Customers trust us to stay relevant and know we are in it for the long-haul. We bring both the capability and confidence that our customers value and depend on. And, we always deliver.

This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Job Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Coverage
• Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Paid Time-Off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Education Reimbursement