DevOps Engineer

About Powerus

Powerus is building a next-generation American autonomous systems platform designed to move, protect, and sustain critical assets in high-consequence environments. The company combines advanced autonomy, manufacturing capability, operational expertise, and strategic acquisitions to support defense, national security, critical infrastructure, and commercial operations globally.

Mission

Our mission is to deliver resilient autonomous technologies that strengthen national security, improve operational safety, and expand the capabilities of organizations operating in complex environments.

Why Join Powerus

Powerus flight software, ground software, and onboard AI are built and tested on shared infrastructure. Most of that source code and data is export-controlled and must remain in controlled environments.

This role owns the build, artifact, and release infrastructure engineering depends on. Company security policy and the CMMC program are set by cybersecurity; this role implements those controls in the engineering environment.

Position Overview

Powerus is seeking a DevOps Engineer to build and operate continuous integration, artifact management, and release infrastructure for embedded and ground software in an ITAR-controlled environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain continuous integration and delivery pipelines
• Manage build infrastructure, including cross-compilation toolchains and the CI runners that drive HIL test rigs
• Operate artifact repositories and software release processes
• Manage infrastructure as code for on-premises and government cloud environments
• Implement access controls and logging consistent with export-control and CMMC requirements
• Monitor system availability and respond to incidents
• Document infrastructure and support engineering users

Qualifications

• Must be located in the United States, within commuting distance of Rock Hill, SC
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with containers and Linux system administration
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or Ansible
• Proficiency in a scripting language such as Python or Bash
• U.S. Person status required (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)); this role involves access to ITAR- and EAR-controlled technical data

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS GovCloud or Azure Government
• Experience supporting embedded software builds
• Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC
• Experience with GitLab CI or GitHub Actions
• Active or prior U.S. security clearance

What We Look For

Candidates should have run build and release infrastructure for embedded or mixed hardware and software teams under security or compliance constraints, with build or release time figures from before and after their changes.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Powerus is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and mission-driven workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.