Flight Software Operations Manager (DevOps / DevSecOps) Verified today
The Role
Axiom Space is seeking an experienced DevSecOps Manager to lead a team building and maintaining secure, scalable infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for mission-critical systems supporting the Axiom Space Commercial Space program in Houston, TX.
You will develop and execute the organization's DevSecOps strategy, lead and mentor DevSecOps engineers across cross-functional teams, and foster a culture of security, automation, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the organization's DevSecOps strategy and roadmap
- Lead, mentor, and manage DevSecOps engineers and cross-functional teams
- Partner with engineering, security, infrastructure, and compliance teams to align objectives
- Define team goals, KPIs, and performance metrics
- Integrate security controls throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Design and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines
- Automate security testing, code scanning, and compliance validation
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security best practices
- Standardize deployment and release management processes
- Oversee application security testing including Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), container and image scanning, and secrets detection
- Coordinate vulnerability remediation with development teams
- Manage security risk assessments and threat modeling activities
- Communicate project progress, status, and potential issues to stakeholders and leadership
- Implement and maintain agile project management methodologies throughout the project lifecycle
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years' experience in software development, preferably in aerospace
- Experience in build automation, continuous integration, configuration management, verification, and deployment of software
- Experience with secure cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Experience with hybrid cloud/on-premises environments
- Experience implementing cloud security controls and monitoring
- Familiarity managing container security (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
- Experience ensuring secure configuration management and hardening
- Experience implementing identity and access management (IAM) best practices
- Experience automating DevSecOps tools and optimizing developer experience
- Familiarity with compliance standards including HIPAA, NIST, FedRAMP, ITAR/REAR
- Exposure to software development in Linux environments
- Experience developing incident response and recovery processes
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines supporting embedded devices and RTOS
- Demonstrated organizational skills to meet tight deadlines with high quality results
- Ability to problem-solve proactively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
Export Control
This position may require access to export controlled technical data or technology subject to NASA regulations, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Final candidates may be required to undergo additional export control screening to determine eligibility for access. Meeting these requirements is a condition of employment.
Work Environment
Generally an office environment in Houston, TX. Must be willing to work evenings and weekends as needed to meet critical project milestones.