Cloud DevOps Engineer

Cloud DevOps Engineer

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) is seeking an Advanced Information Technologist Cloud DevOps Engineer (Level 2) to join the Solutions team supporting the Data Analytics Engineering & Integration organization in Ridley Park PA; Seattle WA; Arlington VA; San Diego CA; Long Beach CA; Mesa AZ; or Hazelwood MO. You will enable secure repeatable and observable delivery of cloudnative AWS applications APIs and DBaaSbacked solutions by building and operating CI/CD InfrastructureasCode policyascode and monitoring platforms while partnering closely with senior Cloud DevOps engineers other team members and crossfunctional platform data and application teams.

Role summary

• As a Level 2 Cloud DevOps Engineer on the Solutions team you will be handson delivering automation and operational tooling that supports application delivery dataset handoffs and DBaaS lifecycle integration. You will implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines IaC secrets and key management centralized policy enforcement (RBACABAC) observability and runbooks to ensure secure compliant and reliable deployments for applications that serve downstream data consumers.

Key responsibilities

• Build maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines for applications APIs and DB lifecycle changes (GitLab CI or equivalent); automate builds tests policy checks and safe rollback strategies.

• Author and operate InfrastructureasCode (Terraform/CloudFormation) for application infra networking environment promotion and DBaaS provisioning.

• Manage secrets and key lifecycle: integrate Secrets Manager KMS and secure vault patterns into pipelines and runtime services.

• Instrument and maintain observability: metrics logs distributed tracing dashboards and alerts (CloudWatch Prometheus Grafana tracing) to support SLOs and incident detection.

• Implement and automate authorization models: support RBAC and ABAC attributes integrate centralized policy engines (e.g. OPA/IAM conditions/Foundry policies) and include policy checks in CI/CD.

• Support containerized and serverless deployments (Docker EKS/ECS Lambda); manage Helm/manifest automation and container build pipelines.

• Automate DBaaS tasks in pipelines: provisioning backups/DR patching schema promotion and lifecycle actions for RDS/Aurora or equivalent.

• Maintain and author runbooks incident playbooks and operational run procedures; participate in oncall rotations and escalate complex incidents to Level 4/5 engineers.

• Collaborate with Full Stack Data and Platform engineers to enable secure dataset handoffs app integrations and enforce ITAR/EAR/GovCloud constraints in deployment flows.

• Contribute to cost optimization: autoscaling strategies rightsizing and pipeline improvements to reduce costtoserve.

• Continuously review and recommend improvements to deployment reliability security posture and developer experience.

Work arrangement & clearance

• Hybrid: 1 day per week onsite at a listed location (hiring team discretion).

• This position requires U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain an interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance poststart. Applicable and appropriate educational/certification credentials from an accredited institution and/or equivalent experience is required.

Basic qualifications (required)

• 2 years handson experience in cloud DevOps or cloud platform engineering preferably on AWS.

• Experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD or similar) and authoring IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.

• Familiarity with container workflows and orchestration (Docker and EKS/ECS) and/or serverless (AWS Lambda).

• Practical experience with secrets management and KMS integration.

• Working knowledge of monitoring and observability tooling (CloudWatch Prometheus Grafana tracing).

• Familiarity with RBAC and exposure to attributebased or policydriven controls (ABAC/OPA/IAM conditions).

• Proficiency with scripting/automation (Python Bash or equivalent).

• Strong collaboration skills and experience working with senior engineers and crossfunctional teams.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent experience.

Preferred qualifications (desired)

• Experience automating DBaaS provisioning and lifecycle (RDS/Aurora) and embedding backup/DR in pipelines.

• Experience with policy-as-code (OPA) and entitlement/workflow automation for dataset access.

• Experience operating in AWS GovCloud or regulated environments and practical knowledge of ITAR/EAR requirements.

• Familiarity with Palantir Foundry integrations or enterprise data platforms.

• Certifications such as AWS Associate/Specialty CKA or relevant DevOps certifications.

• Experience in aviation defense or other regulated industries and working in large matrixed organizations.

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Drug-Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana cocaine opioids amphetamines PCP and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

Shift:

This position is for 1st shift

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs generally including health insurance flexible spending accounts health savings accounts retirement savings plans life and disability insurance programs and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range:

$85000 - $123050

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelors Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.15 is required. U.S. Person includes U.S. Citizen lawful permanent resident refugee or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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