Senior Software Engineer, Software Operations

Senior Software Engineer, Software Operations

HawkEye 360 is currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer to provide expert-level contributions to the Software Operations team. The Software Operations Team provides the platforms, data engineering, and services which support developers, production software execution, and satellite ground operations.

The successful candidate will help shape our AWS cloud, on-prem, and remote server platforms, data processing applications, and infrastructure. The candidate will provide expert insights to improve the existing systems and turn ideas into deployed production capabilities. The Senior Software Engineer will report to the Software Operations department head and interface with directors and engineers throughout the Engineering organization.

As the Senior Software Engineer, Software Operations, your main responsibilities will be:

• Develop, deploy, and maintain critical infrastructure in AWS for HawkEye 360's collection, processing, and analytics services
• Provide technical guidance and oversight across the entire HawkEye 360 platform architecture
• Collaborate across engineering teams to understand system requirements, use cases, and functionality
• Design and improve system solutions to meet the functional needs of the organization and ensure integrity and security of HE360 systems and data
• Guide and mentor teammates to automate and simplify daily development and deployment processes

Your skills and qualifications: Essential education and experience:

• M.S. or B.S. in Computer Science or related engineering field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of professional experience
• Broad knowledge of software application design, deployment, and testing, with specific knowledge using containerized applications
• An understanding of basic networking concepts relevant to platform integration, including TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, firewalls, basic routing concepts, and load balancers.
• Knowledge of Linux operating systems and installing and configuring security patches on servers/virtual machines.
• Knowledge of Redhat or derivative Linux distributions. Comfortable managing systemd services, logging, and basic administration.
• Experience with Software/Systems Operations, to include managing and troubleshooting production systems
• Experience deploying and configuring applications to run on Kubernetes clusters.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Desirable:

• Deep understanding of Kubernetes
• Experience with Keycloak, Okta or other OIDC/SAML-based SSO & Auth services
• Experience building distributed systems. Familiarity with Kafka.
• Experience building and updating secure container images to deploy custom applications. Familiarity with Podman, Buildah, Skopeo
• Familiarity with observability tooling such as Grafana, Mimir, Loki, Tempo, or similar

Base Salary Range: $130,000 - $170,000 annually HawkEye 360 offers a compensation package that includes a competitive base salary plus annual performance bonus and benefits. We consider many factors when determining salary offers, such as candidate's work experience, education, training & skills, as well as market and business considerations. We are also open to considering candidates with experience and qualifications at a different level than required in a job posting, which may affect the compensation package offered.

Company Overview: HawkEye 360 is equipping defense, intelligence, and national security leaders with mission-critical signals intelligence to enable faster, better decision making. By detecting, geolocating, and characterizing radio frequency emissions worldwide, HawkEye 360 delivers trusted domain awareness and early warning indicators to the US Government and allied partners. Our space-based collection, proprietary signal processing, and AI-powered analytics transform knowledge of RF spectrum into a strategic advantage. Proven by operational mission success, HawkEye 360 is redefining how signals intelligence strengthens national and global security.

HawkEye 360 is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.