Lead Systems Integration Engineer (DevSecOps)

Location: On-site five days per week at a secure controlled information facility in Sterling, VA, United States. Work is split between office and SCIF environments.

Company

hirify.global contributes hardware, software, and mission expertise to Lyntris, a defense technology organization developing systems for connected battlespace operations.

What you will do

• Lead system integration testing across internal subsystems and external systems, including formal test events and site acceptance activities.
• Design and maintain test tooling such as simulators, stubs, message injectors, data generators, log analyzers, and reporting utilities.
• Build automated regression capabilities and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
• Create reusable integration, test, deployment, and environment-configuration components across programs.
• Deploy software to lab, integration, and customer environments using containers and secure infrastructure automation.
• Provide technical direction, mentor engineers, and maintain integration, testing, and deployment documentation.

Requirements

• STEM degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced related degree with at least 3 years of experience.
• At least 2 years in a technical leadership role and experience leading integration and test efforts across multiple systems.
• Experience building test automation frameworks, reusable tooling, and DevSecOps capabilities in secure, regulated environments.
• Experience with a major public cloud provider, container orchestration technologies, and tools such as Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, or ArgoCD.
• Proficiency with Python, Pytest, Linux shell scripting, GitLab, and Artifactory.
• Active and transferable TS/SCI U.S. government security clearance and U.S. citizenship are required before starting.

Nice to have

• Experience with distributed, real-time, or message-driven systems and interface simulators.
• Knowledge of JUnit XML, CTRF, Allure, Gherkin, or Cucumber.
• Experience with NiFi, Kafka, REST APIs, Swagger, or Cameo.
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, or DoD IAT Level II certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time on-site work with some flexibility in daily hours based on program requirements and facility access windows.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, and disability insurance options.
• 401(k) matching and an employee assistance program.