Infra DevOps Engineer (all genders)

STARK is a new kind of defence technology company revolutionizing the way autonomous systems are deployed across multiple domains. We design develop and manufacture high performance unmanned systems that are software-defined mass-scalable and cost effective. This provides our operators with a decisive edge in highly contested environments.

Were focused on delivering deployable high-performance systems - not future a time of rising threats STARK is bolstering the technological edge of NATO Allies and their Partners to deter aggression and defend Europe - today.

As part of the Infra & DevSecOps team you will be the technical bridge between software firmware and infrastructure ensuring that our autonomous stack compiles deploys and runs efficiently and securely across edge devices microcontrollers and cloud-connected systems.

Your work will directly impact the reliability and scalability of our embedded autonomy infrastructure deployed across air land and sea systems.

We are looking for candidates with experience in some or all of the following areas:

Infrastructure

• Build and maintain secure links between on-prem infrastructure and GCP.

• Provision and manage infrastructure using IaC.

• Integrate on-prem identity providers with GCP IAM and implement Zero Trust principles.

• Orchestrate the transition of cloud workloads to on-prem infrastructure.

• Establish unified visibility across the hybrid stack.

• Manage egress costs and minimise latency between the data centre and cloud regions.

CI/CD & Automation

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitLab for embedded and cross-compiled builds.

• Automate build test and deploy workflows across GCP (Google Cloud Platform) and on-premise edge devices.

• Apply DevSecOps / EdgeOps principles for secure traceable software delivery.

• Manage containerization and artifacts for multi-arch builds (Docker & other OCI containers).

• Develop and maintain build and deployment scripts.

Hardware Integration

• Collaborate with firmware and electronics teams to integrate and test microcontrollers sensor boards and autopilot hardware.

• Support driver compilation and communication bridges between Linux and MCU-level systems (UART CAN SPI I²C).

Build & Compilation

• Build Linux-derivative operating systems and their dependencies for ARM64 targets.

• Manage build automation for multi-architecture targets (AMD64/ARM64).

Your background

Desired Skills (depending on your specialisation)

• Docker GitLab CI/CD

• DevOps DevSecOps and EdgeOps principles

• Advanced Git usage (Git Flow)

• Bash Python

• Linux (e.g. Ubuntu Debian Yocto Buildroot); Cross-compilation for ARM64

• Linux Networking DHCP static IP setup VPN SSH tunnels

• Cloud platform experience

• On-prem infrastructure experience

• Zero trust experience

• Familiarity with GitLab Runners or equivalent

Nice to have

• Experience with GCP (Artifact Registry Cloud Build GCE instances)

• Experience with Go

• Knowledge of embedded hardware e.g. NVIDIA Jetson Raspberry Pi or similar ARM64 SBCs; familiarity with MCU firmware integration

• Awareness of ROS 2 (colcon ament uXRCE-DDS)

• Experience with CMake

Desired Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Software Engineering or equivalent experience

• 2-5 years of DevOps Infrastructure or EdgeOps experience

Soft skills

• You are solution-oriented and focus on how wecando this rather than listing reasons why we cant.

• You have the ability to communicate complex technical ideas in a clear and respectful manner to other team members.

• You have a team-first mentality: you prioritise the stability of the platform and the health of the team over being the smartest person in the room.

Desired Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Engineering Robotics or Embedded Systems.

• 2-5 years of DevOps or EdgeOps experience

Youll work at the frontier of embedded autonomy where every build and deployment shapes the reliability of real-world unmanned systems.

If you enjoy bridging cloud and edge automation and embedded systems this role offers both the technical depth and mission relevance few positions can match.