This role is responsible for advancing and modernizing DevSecOps capabilities across Aero, with a specific focus on the EC instance. It combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership to drive strategic transformation, support AI initiatives, and modernize the engineering tooling ecosystem.
ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities
- Lead the modernization of DevSecOps practices and tooling, addressing current gaps relative to industry standards.
- Drive strategic AOP commitments and upcoming initiatives within the DevSecOps and tooling space.
- Oversee the evaluation and potential adoption of modern engineering platforms, including AI‑enabled tools and GitHub.
- Transition the organization from a reactive, support‑only model to a proactive, innovation‑driven approach.
- Develop and execute a forward‑looking roadmap to reduce backlog, improve operational efficiency, and scale capabilities.
- Provide end‑to‑end ownership of all non‑IBM Software Engineering tools, ensuring governance, consistency, and alignment with enterprise strategy.
- Partner with engineering, IT, cybersecurity, and business teams to ensure cohesive DevSecOps adoption and tool usage.
- Support enterprise AI and digital transformation goals through modernized workflows and platform readiness.
- Establish standards, best practices, and operational processes to improve quality, security, and delivery outcomes.
Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. Person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status or have the ability to obtain an export authorization.
Must Have:
- 12+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years in DevOps, DevSecOps, ALM, or platform operations leadership.
- 5+ years of experience in DevSecOps, CI/CD, cloud engineering, and modern development tooling.
- 3+ years’ experience leading technical teams and driving cross‑functional initiatives.
- 3+ years’ experience with AI‑driven tooling, GitHub, or similar modern development ecosystems
We Value:
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder‑management skills.
- Ability to create structure, governance, and strategy in evolving environments.
- Proven ability to guide platform modernization and implement scalable engineering systems.
Impact of the Role:
- Modernizes DevSecOps capabilities and closes gaps against industry benchmarks.
- Enables adoption of emerging AI‑powered engineering tools and workflows.
- Increases scalability, consistency, and efficiency across the software engineering ecosystem.
- Strengthens governance and accelerates digital transformation across Aero.
Join a company that's reintroducing itself to the aviation community we've helped advance for more than a century. At Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HONA), we're launching as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company built on a legacy of operational excellence and mission-focused execution.
Our new brand identity pairs that heritage with real momentum, as we build technology that helps pilots navigate with confidence, aircraft operate more efficiently, and operators stay ahead of change. With our systems on board 90% of the world's aircraft, your work here has reach that's rare to find anywhere else.
Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we're shaping what comes next.
Every horizon. Every mission. Every day.
Honeywell Aerospace products and services are found on aircraft across commercial
aviation, defense and space. We operate through three business areas:
Electronic Solutions develops the avionics, navigation systems, sensors and electromagnetic defense technology on board 90% of the world's aircraft
Engines & Power Systems provides the propulsion, auxiliary power and electrical systems that keep those aircraft flying
Control Systems supplies the thermal and motion control systems that support takeoff, landing and the safety of everyone on board
With approximately 58,000 employees worldwide and net sales of $17.4B in 2025, we are also advancing systems for autonomous and supersonic platforms — bringing the same focus on safety and efficiency to the next era of flight. Explore our businesses: https://www.honeywellaerospace.com
Skills Required
- U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or protected status) required by export control
- 12+ years of IT experience
- 5+ years in DevOps, DevSecOps, ALM, or platform operations leadership
- 5+ years experience in DevSecOps, CI/CD, cloud engineering, and modern development tooling
- 3+ years leading technical teams and driving cross-functional initiatives
- 3+ years experience with AI-driven tooling, GitHub, or similar modern development ecosystems
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills
- Ability to create structure, governance, and strategy in evolving environments
- Proven ability to guide platform modernization and implement scalable engineering systems
The Aerospace Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Aerospace Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by The Aerospace Corporation.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan provides a company‑paid contribution of 8–12% based on years of service with immediate eligibility and vesting, and eligible employees can access retiree medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes 15 vacation days (rising to 20 after five years), nine paid holidays, and unlimited sick time for exempt employees with accruals for non‑exempt staff.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work models include a 9/80 schedule with alternating Fridays off, supported by backup care services, an EAP, relocation assistance, and home‑office stipends where applicable.
The Aerospace Corporation Insights
What We Do
The space enterprise has been transformed by rapid change and growth. New vehicles for national security space, a more rapid launch cadence, proliferated satellite constellations, the pursuit of interplanetary exploration, and thriving commercial ventures are changing the nature of the space industry. The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) is a leading architect for U.S. space programs, shaping efforts to outpace threats to our national security while cultivating the technologies needed to further this new era of space commercialization and exploration. Aerospace works across the space enterprise in service of the public interest. In addition to supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, our customers include NASA, NOAA, numerous federal agencies, and commercial space — all of whom benefit from our deep technical knowledge. We only pursue business related to the space mission and complementary fields, operating as the nation’s trusted partner to solve the toughest challenges and develop reliable and innovative technologies. Innovation in space occurs when people have the freedom to imagine and do. At Aerospace, we take pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex challenges in the space enterprise.
Why Work With Us
We are a non-profit corporation chartered by the government to work on the hardest problems in space. We employ technical experts in every discipline of space-related science and engineering who touch every part of the US space program. Come join us as we make an impact bigger than ourselves.
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