Deployment and Test Engineer
About the role
The Deployment and Test Engineering team at Swoop Technologies operates as a critical link between cutting-edge technology development and real-world operational deployment. Your responsibilities will involve coordinating and executing software deployments across multiple environments, collaborating with development and operations teams to plan and schedule deployment activities, implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring smooth execution and timely delivery of deployment processes.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to plan and schedule deployment activities
- Implement and maintain Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
- Maintain and update deployment tools and scripts to improve reliability and automation
- Coordinate and execute software deployments across multiple environments (staging, testing, production)
- Monitor and troubleshoot deployment processes to ensure smooth execution and timely delivery
- Address and resolve any issues or failures in deployment processes
- Automate deployment tasks where possible to reduce manual intervention and increase efficiency
- Perform post-deployment testing to ensure functionality and performance are as expected
- Provide support to the development team in testing, validating, and deploying application changes
- Work with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) to manage deployments and configurations
- Ensure compliance with security and operational standards during deployments
- Provide regular status updates on deployment progress and potential risks to stakeholders
Requirements
- Active US Secret Security clearance
- 3-5+ years experience delivering, integrating, or operating technology solutions in DoD network environments (deployment, release engineering, or related roles)
Qualifications
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose product issues, determine root cause, troubleshoot, implement fixes, and escalate when necessary; detail-oriented with the ability to translate technical findings into actionable outcomes
- A strong grasp of OSI networking principles, both in general and within DoD-specific contexts
- Ability to operate independently with technical and non-technical parties, in dynamically changing environments, bringing excellent collaboration and communication skills (written and verbal)
- Adaptability and success operating in resource-constrained environments
- Expertise and experience with various technologies across: CI/CD tools, containerization technology, version control systems, cloud platforms, infrastructure automation, and monitoring tools
- Interest in and experience with one or more of the following environments: Distributed Systems, Embedded Systems, Bare Metal environments, Hardware Virtualization
- Understanding and experience administering operating systems (RTOS, various Linux flavors, and Windows)
- Knowledge of databases and database deployment strategies
Skills
- Expertise in CI/CD tools
- Experience with containerization technology
- Version control systems expertise
- Cloud platform management
- Infrastructure automation
- Monitoring tools knowledge
Benefits
Swoop Technologies offers a competitive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.
Pay
Compensation is commensurate with experience.
Schedule
Hours are flexible to accommodate travel needs.
Benefits
Health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off are provided.
Company Culture
Swoop Technologies is committed to fostering an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.