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Senior DevOps Build Engineer

Firestorm

Job Location:

San Diego, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 150000 - 175000

Posted: 19 August 2026 (14 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 16 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Who We Are

At Firestorm we are building the future of expeditionary defense manufacturing and autonomous systems. Modern conflict has exposed a fundamental problem: the systems needed most by operators are often too expensive too slow to produce and too difficult to sustain at scale. Firestorm exists to change that.

We develop mission-adaptable aerial systems and deployable manufacturing infrastructure designed to put capability directly into the hands of the warfighter. From modular unmanned aircraft to xCell -- our deployable microfactory -- our goal is to make defense systems rapidly deployable adaptable and producible at the point of need.

We are looking for builders operators and problem-solvers who want to work on meaningful technology with real-world impact.

About the Role

Firestorm Labs is seeking an experience Senior DevOps Build Engineer to join our growing team in San Diego. The DevOps Build Engineer owns the build and release engineering function that turns source code into secure reproducible deployable artifacts across our defense and government contract programs. This role designs and maintains CI/CD pipelines build automation and artifact management systems and partners closely with development teams to deliver fast reliable and auditable builds.

This position sits at the intersection of software engineering and platform operations with a focus on developer experience build performance and release integrity. The DevOps Build Engineer will standardize how software is compiled packaged versioned and promoted across unclassified and controlled unclassified environments and will help bake security and compliance checks directly into the build process.

What Youll Do

Design build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI GitHub Actions or Jenkins) that compile test package and publish software across multiple programs.
Own build automation and release engineering end to end reproducible builds semantic versioning dependency management and promotion across environments.
Manage artifact repositories and container registries (Artifactory Nexus ECR/ACR) including retention access control and provenance.
Develop and maintain build tooling and scripts (Bash Python Make Bazel or Gradle) to standardize and accelerate builds across teams.
Optimize build performance through caching parallelization and incremental build strategies to reduce cycle time and cost.
Integrate automated security and quality gates into pipelines (SAST SCA dependency scanning SBOM generation) and surface actionable results to developers.
Build and maintain container images and base image pipelines keeping them patched hardened and compliant.
Automate infrastructure and build-environment provisioning using infrastructure-as-code (Terraform).
Partner with development security and compliance teams to deliver self-service tooling and generate audit and compliance evidence from the pipeline.
Maintain documentation runbooks and standards for build and release processes across the organization.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent hands-on experience.
8 years of experience in build/release engineering DevOps or software infrastructure roles.
Hands-on experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools such as GitLab CI GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
Strong scripting and automation skills in Python and Bash.
Experience with artifact and dependency management (Artifactory Nexus or equivalent) and container registries.
Proficiency with Git-based version control and branching/release workflows.
Working knowledge of containerization (Docker)
Experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS or Azure).
U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

DevSecOps experience integrating SAST/DAST/SCA scanning software supply chain security SBOM generation and artifact signing (Cosign/Sigstore) into build pipelines.
Hands-on Kubernetes experience (EKS AKS or self-managed) including Helm-based packaging and container orchestration.
Experience with GitOps workflows and tooling (ArgoCD or Flux).
Hands on experience with the Conan C/C package manager including custom recipes and remote artifact caching
Experience operating in AWS GovCloud Azure Government or IL4/IL5 environments.
Familiarity with DoD and federal compliance frameworks (NIST 800-53 NIST 800-171 CMMC FedRAMP DFARS).
Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

Work Environment

This role is based in San Diego CA.
We welcome candidates who are local or open to relocating; relocation assistance is available and may be included in the offer package where appropriate.

Compensation

US Salary Range: $150000 $175000 USD

The posted salary range reflects an estimate based on a variety of compensation factors including but not limited to relevant experience education certifications specialized skills geographic location and business needs. Actual compensation may vary and this range is subject to change as our compensation structure or market conditions evolve.

Benefits & Perks

Our culture fosters collaboration respect and trust empowering passionate people to do their best work. We offer a competitive salary comprehensive benefits and opportunities for career addition to an opportunity to take part in an innovative collaborative and fast-growing business with a highly motivated and skilled team we also take pride in taking care of our employees. Here are just a few ways that we show our appreciation:

We offer comprehensive medical dental and visions plans
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan to invest in your long-term retirement goals
Equity grants for new hires
Unlimited PTO
Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in July & December.
Generous Parental Leave
Lifestyle Spending Account
FSA
DCFSA
HSA
Hospital Indemnity insurance
Critical Illness insurance
Accident insurance
Basic Life/AD&D short-term and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Firestorm. Plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your family.
Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy and more. Additional work-life services such as free legal and financial support are available to you as well.

Export Control Compliance

To conform to U.S. government export control regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) you must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or otherwise eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Firestorm is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and upholding equitable hiring practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic under federal state or local law including those with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities women Veterans and those with disabilities to apply and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process.

Firestorm is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. If you require accommodations or assistance during the application process please dont hesitate to reach out to us at so we can provide the support you need.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

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