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Associate / Staff Software Release Engineer

SciTec logoSciTec$88,000–$124,000/yrBoulder, Colorado, United StatesPosted 3w agoStill open, checked every night
  • US citizenship

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About the job

SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace Company, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five plus years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities supporting missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions.

Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. Applicants that do not meet this requirement will not be considered.

SciTec has an immediate opportunity for a talented engineer to support our programs delivering Next-Generation Missile Warning software. This is a unique opportunity to join a business delivering core capabilities for National defense. You will work within a fast-paced team delivering end-to-end software processing of Overhead Persistent InfraRed (OPIR) sensor data for Missile Warning, Missile Defense, Battlespace Awareness, and Technical Intelligence.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain CI pipelines (GitLab CI) for automated testing
  • Maintain software baselines and support timely delivery of software
  • Facilitate testing across development and test environments using Kubernetes and Helm
  • Completing assigned tasks to meet program schedule milestones
  • Participating in test engineering artifact reviews
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in the physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, or computer science
  • U.S Citizenship and eligibility for a DoD security clearance
  • Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team environment
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Detail oriented
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

Candidates with the following qualifications will be preferred

  • Experience with testing Overhead Persistent InfraRed (OPIR) processing systems
  • 1 year of experience in software development or test automation (preferably in Python)
  • Experience with formal requirements verification for Government programs
  • Experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks for cloud infrastructure
  • Familiarity with Git, Python, CI/CD tools, container orchestration with tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
  • An active DoD security clearance

Benefits

SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:

  • 3% Fully Vested Company 401K Contribution (no employee contribution required)
  • 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options
  • 80% company paid Dental insurance
  • 100% company paid Vision insurance
  • 100% company paid Life insurance
  • 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance
  • Short-term Disability insurance
  • Annual Profit-Sharing Plan
  • Discretionary Performance Bonus
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay
  • Flexible Work Hours

The pay range for this position is $88,000 - $124,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation.

SciTec is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. VET/Disabled.

From SciTec's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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