- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- San DiegoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Jul 22, 2026
- Salary
- $82,000–$125,000 a year
Full-time
DevOps Engineer, II
Job description
The DevOps Engineer II helps design, develop, launch, support, and optimize the development and test infrastructure that keeps developers building and QA verifying. This role owns the pipelines, environments, and lab hardware they depend on, working directly with developers, QA/automation engineers, program managers, IT/system administrators, information security, and other functional areas as required .
AV isn’t for everyone. We hire the curious, the relentless, the mission-obsessed. The best of the best.
We don’t just build defense technology—we redefine what’s possible. As the premier autonomous systems company in the U.S., AV delivers breakthrough capabilities across air, land, sea,…
Job responsibilities
- Works with developers and QA engineers to design, build, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines that build, test, and deliver software across many components
- Builds and maintains multi-architecture (ARM64/amd64) Docker images, multistage Dockerfiles , and development containers used across projects
- Administers and maintains GitLab, CI runners (including container/Kubernetes-based runners), and related source control and automation tooling
- Helps maintain the team's lab and test infrastructure, acting as a technical steward for the hardware and environments that developers and QA depend on
- Sets up development, test, and build environments for the team
- Helps perform tasks related to system administration
- Installs, tests, and verifies software products; supports team members with build and installation issues
- Defines and implements software version control processes, policies, and procedures
Job requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Science , Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
- Minimum 2 - 5 years of work experience managing DevOps operations and tools (e.g., GitLab and GitLab CI, GitHub, Artifactory, Xray), including branching, tagging, merging and release management oversight
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and with containerization using Docker (multistage builds, docker-compose, development containers)
- Proficiency scripting in Python and Bash
- Experience with Linux administration (e.g., RHEL and Ubuntu)
- Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodology
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to implement process improvements, streamline activities, and develop efficiencies