Radar Reinvented.Echodyne offers the world's first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).
Echodyne is seeking a Principal DevSecOps Engineer to join our fast-growing team.ROLE OVERVIEWWe are seeking a Principal DevSecOps Engineer to lead the design and implementation of secure development and deployment practices across our software and systems stack. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you will own the DevOps space and our stack for managing the CI/CD pipeline and help define DevSecOps strategy working with our VP of Cybersecurity, build secure pipelines, and ensure compliance with defense and commercial security standards-all while enabling rapid innovation.
RESPONSIBILITIES- Strategic Leadership & Architecture: Define the overarching DevSecOps vision across both software and hardware-in-the-loop environments, acting as a technical mentor to foster a security-first culture across QA, software, and firmware teams
- CI/CD Transformation: Architect highly available pipelines that integrate complex automated testing frameworks (Python, Playwright, Selenium), and spearhead the strategic migration of our legacy on-prem infrastructure (Jenkins) to a modern cloud platform (GitLab)
- Enterprise "Shift-Left" Security: Design and seamlessly integrate automated security testing (SAST, DAST, SCA, fuzzing) into development workflows, proactively orchestrating vulnerability remediation, IAM, and secrets management
- Secure Infrastructure & Compliance: Establish enterprise standards for Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and secure supply chains (artifact signing, SBOMs), ensuring environments comply with rigorous frameworks like NIST 800-171 and CMMC
- Manage the CI/CD Pipeline & Infrastructure: Own the infrastructure supporting all software development, test structures, and version control of software objects
REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE- Experience & Education: Bachelor's degree in a related field with 10+ years of progressive DevOps/Security experience, including at least 3 years operating autonomously in a Principal, Staff, or Lead architectural role
- Infrastructure & Migration: Proven track record of leading large-scale architectural migrations (specifically from on-prem CI/CD to cloud-native platforms like GitLab), alongside proficiency with cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) and Kubernetes/Docker
- Automation & Systems Thinking: Deep scripting expertise (Python, Go, or Bash) to support test automation frameworks, with a demonstrated ability to span both high-level software infrastructure and low-level embedded systems
- Security Master: Comprehensive understanding of application, infrastructure, and embedded security (OWASP Top 10), with hands-on experience deploying advanced security tools at an enterprise scale
- Strategic Communication: Exceptional ability to distill and translate complex architectural trade-offs to both highly technical engineers and executive leadership in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Echodyne's technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant's eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations. Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a , or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S.
WHAT WE OFFERThis is an exempt role.The expected annual salary range for this role is
$149,659-$224,437 USD
If your skills generally align but not perfectly, please apply anyway. There may be another role that's a great fit for you!We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:- RSU (Restricted Stock Units)
- Generous Benefits:
- Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you
- Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
- Virtual Care - 98Point6
- Employee Assistance Program
- Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
- Travel Assistance Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
- Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per year (non-exempt)
- 401(k) match
- Pet Insurance
- Prepaid Legal Program
- Commuter Benefits
- Paid Company Holidays
All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. 
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