Software Build & Release Engineer Philadelphia, PA

Responsibilities
Noblis MSD is seeking a Software Build Configuration and Release Engineer to support development and delivery of software within the Platform Independent Machinery Control System (PIMCS) framework for the U.S. Navy. This role will ensure the integrity traceability and repeatability of software builds baselines and releases that support mission-critical shipboard machinery control systems. The role directly supports DevSecOps software delivery pipelines and fleet modernization efforts ensuring that software updates can be delivered securely reliably and with full lifecycle traceability to support operational readiness of U.S. Navy surface combatants. This is an onsite position based out of Philadelphia PA.



This position integrates responsibilities across software build engineering configuration management and release engineering to enable reliable software delivery to laboratory integration and fleet environments. The successful candidate will implement and maintain automated build pipelines enforce configuration control of software baselines and coordinate controlled releases that meet NAVSEA software quality cybersecurity and configuration standards.



Responsibilities include:

Software Build Engineering

Design develop and maintain automated software build systems supporting PIMCS development and integration environments.
Develop and maintain build scripts and dependency management using tools such as Gradle Maven or similar frameworks.
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated builds testing and software quality verification.
Integrate automated unit testing integration testing and static code analysis into the build process.
Ensure builds are repeatable deterministic and environment-independent supporting delivery to laboratory integration and shipboard systems.
Manage software build artifacts including versioned binaries packages and integrity checksums.
Troubleshoot and resolve build failures dependency conflicts and environment inconsistencies affecting development and integration teams.
Improve build performance reliability and scalability to support continuous software delivery pipelines.
Software Configuration Management

Develop and maintain the Software Configuration Management Plan (SCMP) in accordance with NAVSEA and DoD configuration management practices.
Identify manage and maintain configuration control of configuration items (CIs) including:
Source code repositories
Build scripts and pipeline configurations
Software documentation
Test artifacts and supporting data sets
Establish and maintain controlled software baselines across development integration release candidate and production environments.
Define and enforce branching strategies version control practices and merge policies using Git or similar systems.
Implement and maintain change control processes including pull requests peer reviews and approval workflows.
Maintain configuration status accounting to track software versions changes between baselines and deployment status.
Support program reviews configuration audits and compliance reporting required for Navy software programs.
Release Engineering

Coordinate and manage software release processes supporting PIMCS development and fleet delivery schedules.
Produce and validate Release Candidate builds including branch freezes and baseline tagging.
Generate and validate checksums release manifests and distribution packages.
Ensure release integrity and reproducibility supporting secure and traceable software distribution.
Coordinate release readiness reviews and go/no-go decisions with engineering leadership and program stakeholders.
Maintain release documentation version history and traceability records across the software lifecycle.
Support delivery of software packages to integration labs land-based test sites and shipboard deployment environments.