Lead Software Engineer Developer - DevSecOps
Company:
The Boeing Company
Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Software Engineer Developer - DevSecOps to join the Special Projects Dallas (SPD) P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS) team in Richardson, TX .
At Boeing, our software engineers apply their expertise to develop, secure, and sustain next-generation software capabilities for advanced aerospace platforms. The Boeing SPD AAS team provides mission systems software for the P-8A, enabling mission and tactic planning, sensor interfacing, sensor data display, and mission replay capabilities. The team also supports training system simulations that enhance fleet operator readiness on the AAS mission.
In this role, you will lead and independently execute DevSecOps and software engineering activities across the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, integration, automated testing, security validation, deployment, and sustainment . You will help architect and implement secure, repeatable, and scalable software delivery pipelines that improve product quality, accelerate delivery, and strengthen cyber resilience across mission systems and training environments.
Position Responsibilities:
Leads and independently executes DevSecOps activities for mission systems and training software across build, test, deployment, and sustainment workflows
Partners with software, systems, cybersecurity, test, and IT teams to design, develop, secure, troubleshoot, and validate software solutions
Designs, implements, and maintains CI/CD pipelines that support continuous integration, automated testing, security scanning, and controlled deployment
Integrates security automation throughout the software lifecycle, including: static code analysis
software composition analysis
container/image scanning
vulnerability triage and remediation
Develops, documents, and maintains software architectures, requirements, interfaces, algorithms, and designs
Builds and maintains automation for software builds, packaging, environment provisioning, test execution, and software release processes
Supports Infrastructure as Code and environment automation to improve repeatability and reduce manual configuration
Drives secure coding practices, pipeline quality gates, and release readiness criteria
Collaborates with cybersecurity and compliance stakeholders to ensure software delivery workflows align with security requirements and development standards
Troubleshoot integration, deployment, performance, and runtime issues across development, test, and operational environments
Support automated and manual testing activities, document test results, and verify functional and cybersecurity requirements are met
Improve observability, logging, monitoring, and alerting capabilities to enhance operational awareness and system reliability
Mentor team members on DevSecOps practices, secure development, automation, and delivery best practices
Contribute to Agile development processes including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives, and use Jira to track and manage work throughout the software lifecycle
Drive modernization efforts to transition legacy build and release processes into automated, secure, and maintainable workflows
This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
Bachelor’s Degree
This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active).
9+ years’ experience with engineering development lifecycle tasks (requirements, design, software, test, and integration)
4+ years’ experience with DevSecOps (examples ansible, chef, cyber applications)
Preferred Qualifications (Desired…