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Lead design, integration, and fielding of autonomy software on unmanned platforms. Develop mission behaviors, platform control, multi-agent coordination, and deployment pipelines; own validation from simulation to live tests. Drive technical strategy, cross-team architecture, standards compliance, mentor senior engineers, and support on-site test/mission operations and hardware/software debugging.

Lead design and prototyping of generative AI experiences for autonomy development; drive UX for Hivemind products; perform user research, collaborate with CTO and product leads, and deliver reference implementations and integrations across full-stack web and edge systems.

Integrate autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft, prepare and validate flight-ready systems, support on-site flight tests, debug hardware/software integration, capture and analyze flight data, collaborate with autonomy/GNC/systems teams, improve integration processes, and assist with certification and compliance. Travel ~30-40% for tests and field events.

Develop, integrate, and field autonomy software on unmanned platforms; own end-to-end integration from simulation to live tests; debug embedded/latency-sensitive systems; support on-site flight/sea/space tests; ensure C2 interoperability and improve deployment/test tooling and processes.

Integrate autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft, prepare and validate flight-ready systems, support on-site flight tests, debug hardware/software interactions, capture and analyze flight data, collaborate with autonomy/GNC/systems teams, and support certification and compliance. Frequent travel (~30-40%) for field tests.

Develop and maintain Python-based analytics, automated test orchestration, and scenario-generation pipelines for autonomy simulation. Build adapters in C++/Python, analyze logs/rosbags, deploy distributed orchestration with Terraform/Kubernetes, and create telemetry ingestion and reporting frameworks to validate AI Pilot behaviors across secure and commercial environments.

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you'll design and build complex systems, support Atlas platform operations, automate processes, and ensure high availability of services.

Leads architecture and development of Trellix’s high-throughput cloud threat detection platform. Designs microservices, asynchronous submission pipelines, sandbox execution systems, full-stack analyst interfaces, secure AWS infrastructure, identity integrations, telemetry pipelines, and compliant multi-region architectures. Owns infrastructure as code, observability, production reliability, security practices, technical documentation, incident response, and SLA commitments while integrating AI-assisted development tools.

Executes systems engineering across R&D platforms, hybrid cloud, SaaS, HPC, containers, integrations, data pipelines, observability, and AI architectures. Coordinates Enterprise IT, vendors, cybersecurity, compliance, and scientific stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, validated, and supportable solutions. Develops technical documentation, deployment plans, runbooks, monitoring, lifecycle artifacts, risk logs, and operational handoffs. Implements RAG, vector database, AI gateway, agentic workflow, and multimodal integration patterns while supporting cloud migration, change management, governance, and technical issue resolution.

Monitor product and infrastructure health, investigate alerts using Grafana and Zabbix, perform first-level Linux and Windows troubleshooting, follow runbooks, resolve or escalate incidents, and support senior administrators during major incidents. The role includes rotating day and night shifts, independent duty coverage after onboarding, and collaboration with a distributed team.

Lead the technical direction, architecture, migration, reliability, scalability, performance, and security of cloud-native authentication services. Drive complex multi-quarter initiatives using Go and Python across AWS and GCP, establish engineering standards, support incident response and observability improvements, and influence cross-functional roadmaps. Mentor engineers through technical guidance, reviews, and collaboration while participating in on-call support.

Serve as technical owner of Jira SaaS (Atlassian Government Cloud), administer and configure Jira, build secure integrations with GitLab and ServiceNow, automate data sync and CI/CD traceability, enable Agile adoption, and collaborate with infrastructure and security teams on migrations and governance.

Supports deployed DoD mission software through customer troubleshooting, product sustainment, release and patch delivery, installation and validation testing, documentation, training, and field support. Investigates logs, configurations, system behavior, and customer reports; supports Java applications and web environments; coordinates with development and support teams; and assists with issue resolution, vulnerability remediation, and operational deployments. The role requires an active Secret clearance and eligibility for Top Secret SCI with full-scope polygraph.

Designs and engineers RF, land mobile radio, microwave, WAN, and public safety communications systems. Performs engineering-of-record duties, coverage and capacity design, customer design reviews, system staging, acceptance testing, upgrades, troubleshooting, and technical documentation. Collaborates with project managers, technicians, contractors, vendors, and customers across concurrent projects. The role is remote, requires residence in Maryland, Delaware, or Washington, D.C., and includes 25–50% travel.

Support and maintain complex applications and infrastructure for a government customer: monitor and triage events, troubleshoot Linux/Windows servers, deploy and integrate software (AWS, CloudFormation, RDS), use Salt for configuration management, work with databases (Oracle, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL), write SOPs, manage security groups, and support after-hours deployments. Requires strong communication and collaboration with developers and vendors.

Manages enterprise IT infrastructure monitoring across servers, cloud services, networks, applications, and storage. Configures OpenText OBM, SiteScope, SCOM integrations, management packs, connectors, event correlation, dashboards, alerts, and monitoring automation. Supports 24x7 operations, outage bridges, incident triage, service restoration, and monitoring optimization. The role also standardizes CMDB processes, analyzes performance and availability data, and develops dashboards to improve operational visibility and capacity decisions.

Designs, configures, and maintains IT systems for performance, availability, scalability, and security. Monitors system health, automates administration, troubleshoots complex issues, supports incident response and disaster recovery, ensures compliance, documents configurations, and mentors junior engineers.

Designs, implements, and supports enterprise infrastructure platforms centered on OpenShift, Kubernetes, GitOps, and container technologies. Responsibilities include cluster lifecycle management, CI/CD, virtualization, storage, monitoring, automation, security, backups, disaster recovery, troubleshooting, system upgrades, documentation, and incident response. The role collaborates cross-functionally, mentors junior engineers, supports continuous improvement, and participates in on-call activities and after-hours changes when needed.

Designs, deploys, integrates, monitors, maintains, and troubleshoots storage and IT infrastructure, including SAN, NAS, object storage, VMware, networking, backups, and disaster recovery systems. Implements automation, security controls, patches, and system upgrades while maintaining documentation and compliance. Collaborates with cross-functional teams, participates in incident response and recovery planning, supports system rollouts, and mentors junior engineers. Requires occasional after-hours work and on-call availability for critical incidents.

Designs, automates, and supports enterprise DevOps platforms across on-premises and hybrid cloud environments. Responsibilities include CI/CD, infrastructure as code, Linux administration, Kubernetes and container platforms, Azure and GCP operations, AI/ML infrastructure support, monitoring, reliability engineering, production support, security, disaster recovery, and cloud modernization. The role partners with infrastructure, development, security, architecture, and operations teams while participating in incident management and on-call rotations.

Lead development and operation of a scalable Kubernetes-based cloud-native platform. Shape the engineering roadmap, deliver enterprise platform capabilities, establish best practices, mentor engineers, and collaborate across Agile teams. Build highly available and fault-tolerant production services using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, while applying expertise in Go, Python or Bash, networking, Linux, and CI/CD practices.

Lead the design and operation of AWS and Kubernetes platforms, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, observability, security, and developer self-service capabilities. Drive cross-team platform initiatives, establish technical standards, improve reliability and operational practices, participate in incident response, mentor engineers, and guide architecture for regional and ephemeral environments.

Designs, develops, deploys, administers, and sustains MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and/or Informatica integrations in AWS GovCloud. Builds secure REST APIs and Mule applications, manages API gateways and lifecycle governance, implements authentication, monitoring, CI/CD, and data synchronization, and integrates Navy logistics and mission-partner systems. The role also performs testing, documentation, incident triage, performance tuning, RMF/STIG support, stakeholder coordination, and knowledge transfer.

Lead and develop an SRE team responsible for the reliability, availability, performance, automation, and observability of Linux-based digital commerce infrastructure. Set SRE and DevOps strategy, modernize Kubernetes and CI/CD practices, establish automation and infrastructure-as-code standards, oversee incident response, and drive SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets. Partner across engineering, architecture, infrastructure, security, networking, and product teams while recruiting, mentoring, and developing SRE talent.

Forward Deployed Software Engineers design and implement solutions using Palantir's software to address critical customer problems across various industries, requiring strong engineering skills and collaboration.