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Backed by Falfurrias Management Partners, the platform brings together deep domain expertise across Army, Navy, and Air Force and Space Force programs, digital engineering, systems integration, and specialized manufacturing capabilities.The combined organization operates as a multi-entity aerospace and defense technology and tech-enabled services and manufacturing enterprise positioned for scalable growth, operational excellence, and long-term value creation\nOVERVIEW Full-time/Permanent Employee \nLocation: RemoteAs a Software Factory Engineer III, you will implement and aid mission software teams in the onboarding and use of software factory capabilities. You will integrate development tools, cloud services, CI/CD pipelines, security controls, and observability into reliable workflows, using reusable templates and automation to reduce the effort required to onboard applications. You will work with programs that use established Department of the Air Force software factories, such as Platform One, ODIN, and DAF CloudWorks, and help teams navigate their onboarding, access, application integration, security, and release processes. Working under general direction, you will independently resolve complex technical issues and collaborate with developers, cybersecurity personnel, and government stakeholders to improve the developer experience and delivery outcomes.RESPONSIBILTIES\nIntegrate source control, CI/CD, artifact repositories, container registries, automated testing, security scanning, secrets management, and observability into software delivery workflows\n\nWork with program teams and factory providers to assess application fit, prepare onboarding information, obtain access, and map existing development and release processes to available factory services\n\nConfigure and use established software factories, including Platform One, ODIN, or DAF CloudWorks as applicable, to build, test, secure, and deploy program applications\n\nDevelop and maintain reusable CI/CD templates, infrastructure-as-code modules, container baselines, and deployment patterns that teams can adopt with minimal customization\n\nAutomate builds, tests, vulnerability checks, artifact promotion, deployments, and operational monitoring across development, test, and production environments\n\nImplement security controls and evidence collection within delivery workflows in coordination with cybersecurity and RMF/ATO teams; address application-specific control responsibilities and findings\n\nProvision and configure cloud and container services, including identity, networking, storage, compute, Kubernetes, and secrets, within approved environments\n\nTroubleshoot onboarding, integration, pipeline, deployment, and performance issues; document fixes and improve the shared platform\n\nCreate self-service documentation, examples, and onboarding guidance so development teams can use factory capabilities effectively\n\nProvide technical guidance to application teams on factory tools, DevSecOps practices, and secure releases\n\nMaintain configuration standards, monitor service health and delivery metrics, and improve reliability and developer experience\n\nProvide technical support to operational strategies aligned within your program and initiatives that optimize processes, enhance productivity, and ensure quality across all program functions\n\nEnsure 100% of planned hours are worked and recorded\n\nIdentify and forward to your leadership any opportunities that could lead to growth within your work area\n\nParticipate in growth efforts as requested\n\nEnsure all contractual deliverables are met/exceeded to the customer's satisfaction\n\nComplete personal PDP and attend Staff Meeting and Storytime (with camera on)\n\nWithin your program, build productive and positive professional relationships with clients\n\nExecute all contract requirements as assigned in accordance with the contract-specific LCAT and requirements\n\nPerform other related duties as assigned\n\nKEY QUALIFICATIONS\nClearance:Active TS/SCI\nEducation and Years of Experience:Bachelor's (or equivalent) with 5 - 7 years of experience, or a Master's and 3 to 5 years of experience in software factory engineering, DevSecOps, cloud/platform engineering, IT operations, or software development\n\nHands-on experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines, automated tests, artifact workflows, and reusable delivery templates\n\nExperience onboarding or supporting applications in an established software factory or shared development platform, including access, toolchain integration, and release workflows\n\nProficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell\n\nHands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure and container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes\n\nUnderstanding of DevSecOps security scanning, vulnerability remediation, monitoring, and the application team’s role in RMF/ATO processes\n\nPREFERRED ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS \nExperience using Platform One, ODIN, DAF CloudWorks, or a comparable DoD software factory as an application team member or onboarding engineer\n\nExperience with artifact repositories, hardened containers, SBOMs, secrets management, and software supply-chain controls\n\nFamiliarity with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or ELK Stack\n\nExperience creating developer documentation or self-service onboarding workflows for multiple teams\n\nFamiliarity with Agile/Scrum and responsibly integrating AI-assisted or agentic development tools into delivery workflows\n\nFamiliarity with AI-assisted development and agentic workflows, including coding agents, MCP integrations, automated tests, and documentation, with human review and configuration control\n\nAether Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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