DevSecOps/Platform Engineer

CHAOS Inc. is a global technology company delivering next-generation capabilities to the defense and critical industrial sectors. Founded in 2022 by a seasoned leadership team, CHAOS has quickly become the place where world-class multi-disciplinary engineers come to build mission-critical technologies. CHAOS has a mission-focused culture, dedicated to solving the toughest technical challenges. Its unique agile engineering approach enables rapid prototyping, while deep partnerships with defense and industry ensure real-world solutions.

Role Overview:

CHAOS is seeking a highly-skilled and motivated DevSecOps/Platform Engineer to join our team supporting our R&D and product engineering initially focusing on our next-generation Command and Control (C2) and radar products. This is a highly collaborative role which will allow you to work on multiple capabilities within our product offerings. As a member of our engineering team, you also have the opportunity to expand your skillset across our product families.   

Responsibilities: 

• Manage and orchestrate containerized Python package applications using Docker (Swarm and/or Compose) and Kubernetes
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application deployment and performance
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) principles
• Monitor and troubleshoot platform issues, ensuring high availability and performance
• Develop and maintain documentation for our infrastructure and processes
• Contribute to the overall improvement of our DevOps practices
• Work full-time on-site in our office in Los Angeles (Hawthorne), California

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or higher Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree
• 5+ years of proven experience in a DevOps/Platform Engineering role
• Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and practices
• Hands-on experience with Jenkins, Artifactory, and other CI/CD tools
• Proficiency with containerization and technologies (Docker Swarm and/or Compose, Podman) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes)
• Experience with Azure cloud platform and on-premise infrastructure deployment strategies
• Solid understanding of cloud deployment best practices
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools
• Strong background in Linux, containerization and virtualization with a GPU accelerated runtime
• Excellent scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python, Groovy)
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Understands the software development life cycle and the various related tools such as VCS (Git, SVN), their servers (GitHub, BitBucket), project management (Jira, Confluence, GitHub Projects)
• U.S. Person status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S.-only data systems 

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience creating from scratch infrastructure of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Bitbucket Pipelines, Azure DevOps)
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, or Chef)
• Knowledge of monitoring and logging systems (e.g., Grafana, ELK stack)
• Experience with database administration
• Familiarity with Agile (Scrum) methodologies

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with DoD & related System/SW Architectures and messaging standards (e.g. OMS, SOSA, Link-16, etc) 
• Experience designing & implementing tracking and track fusion algorithms
• Development experience in Ground or Airborne Sensors (Radars, EO/IR, EW, etc.)
• Experience with Networks (software and hardware)
• Experience with advanced Time Synchronization technologies beyond NTP
• Experience with git
• Experience with Containers (e.g. Docker, Podman, etc.)
• Familiarity with cloud computing and virtualization technologies (e.g. WSL, KVM, Hyper-V, VMware)
• Experience with Modeling & Simulation, including hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop testbeds (e.g. DIS, VR-Forces, AFSIM) 
• Experience with production-level SW development & deployment, including DevOps, DevSecOps, and/or Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) using modern FOSS/COTS toolsets.
• Experience with full lifecycle SW development of high-TRL systems
• Experience with HW/SW I&T and V&V of high-TRL systems
• Experience with additional languages such as C++, Rust, NodeJS, Java, Go, etc. 
• Current or previous DoD security clearance 

Why CHAOS?

• Health Benefits: Your medical, dental and vision benefits will be 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: life, FSA, HSA, 401k (+ Company match), and more
• Our Perks: free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO (for exempt employees), casual dress code
• Compensation Components: competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance + (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Company Size: 100 employees and counting!
• More About Us: We're building the next generation of aerospace, defense and critical industry technologies with a seasoned team of mission-focused individuals. We were founded in June 2022 and our goal is to become the platform where world-class engineers come to solve critical, real-world problems. We use agile engineering approaches which enable rapid prototyping, deep partnerships with the defense industry ensuring real-world application, and our newly-invented Coherence platform (through which we’ve made a fundamental breakthrough) improves sensor performance and decision-making in real-time. As of September 2024 we have raised ~$240M with 8VC and Accel as leading investors. With a managing team that includes Epirus’ founding members (responsible for building a $1.5B company from scratch) + key drivers from Palantir (instrumental in Palantir’s growth to $1B in revenue), we are well-positioned to become one of the fastest growing companies to date!

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.

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