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Software Engineer with Security Clearance

Butler Aerospace & DefenseOrlando, FL🇺🇸United States

Why this role stands out

This hybrid Software Engineer role offers you the chance to build critical defense systems with competitive hourly pay, fostering significant career growth through advanced security clearance and exposure to cutting-edge technologies like Ansible and Kubernetes. If you're a mid-senior engineer with a knack for automation, Linux, and infrastructure as code, you'll thrive in this impactful position supporting national security. Apply today to join a respected company and elevate your technical expertise.

Quick overview

Salary$76 - $88/hr
SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeEmployee
Work modeHybrid
LocationOrlando, FL, United States
GitELKSplunkActive DirectoryAnsibleBashCloudFormationDNSGitHub ActionsGitLab CIGrafanaJenkinsPowerShellPrometheusPulumiPythonTerraformVaultAzureKubernetesCI/CDLinux

Job description

Software Engineer Location: Orlando, FL Job ID: #73301 Pay Range: $76-88/hr 2 months Secret Clearance Summary Ansible Playbooks & Roles: Writing idempotent playbooks, structuring roles for reusability, managing dependencies. YAML & Jinja2: Deep understanding of YAML syntax, Jinja2 templating, filters, and conditionals for dynamic configuration.

Inventory Management: Building dynamic and static inventories, grouping, host variables, and integration with external sources Linux Administration: Strong proficiency with common distributions (RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, Alpine), package management, systemd, networking config, and security hardening.

Windows Support: Ansible Windows modules, PowerShell remediation, and Active Directory integration (if applicable).

Infrastructure Abstraction: Combining Ansible with Terraform or CloudFormation for hybrid approaches or using Ansible alone for configuration post-provisioning. Container & Kubernetes: Ansible for cluster bootstrapping, pod/ deployment management, and container runtime configuration.

Version Control: Git workflows for playbook/role repositories, branching strategies, and pull-request-based reviews.

CI/CD Integration: Embedding Ansible runs in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure Pipelines for automated testing, linting (ansible-lint), and deployment. Testing & Validation: Using Molecule for role testing, TestInfra for server validation, and integration with schema/ policy checks.

Secrets Management: Integrating with HashiCorp Vault, Ansible Vault, or cloud KMS for secure handling of passwords, API keys, and TLS certificates. Compliance & Auditing: Ensuring playbooks meet organizational security standards, generating compliance reports, and maintaining audit trails.

Networking Basics: DNS, DHCP, VPCs/subnets, load balancers, firewalls, and IP address management.

Other IaC Tools: Familiarity with Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation helps when designing hybrid or multi-cloud strategies.

Observability: Wiring Ansible outputs into monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk) for drift detection and operational visibility. Scripting & Automation: Python or Bash for custom modules, hooks, or glue code between Ansible and other tooling. Benefits provided: 401K, medical, dental, and vision, sick time as applicable to state law Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer.

Butler evaluates applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The Butler America Aerospace, LLC. EEO Policy Statement and "Know Your Rights" Poster is available here: Applicant and Employee Notices . Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at .

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