Ground Systems Engineer 3

Description:
Chipton-Ross is seeking a Ground Systems Engineer (Level 3) for a contract opportunity in Seal Beach, CA.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):
• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
• 3+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with Linux
• Experience with Ansible software platform
• Experience with Terraform software
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Ground Systems Engineer will join a high-performing team that is immersed in high intensity development projects. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work proprietary programs for U.S. government customers who are responsible for exciting advanced technology national security missions. Duties may include (but are not limited to):
• Apply modern DevSecOps practices (including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, containerized deployments, and infrastructure as code) to streamline integration and test activities
• Stand up, configure, and maintain secure test environments leveraging cloud-native and virtualized resources
• Drive continuous improvement of integration and test processes, incorporating automation, metrics, and lessons learned to increase efficiency and reliability
• Automate, develop, monitor, improve, and troubleshoot across software engineering development, tooling, testing, integration, deployment, configuration processes, and security controls
• Review, develop, document, and maintain system requirements and traceability
• Interface with cross-functional teams, senior leadership, and external customers

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):
• 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience leading or managing an engineering project or team
• Experience with Packer, Nessus, and Trivy DevSecOps tools
• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, mutual Transport Layer Security (mTLS), cert-manager, Harbor, Postgres, and Windows
• Experience with Shell and Python Scripting
• Experience working with Government customers
• Active CompTIA Security+ certification

REQUIRED EDUCATION:
Minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science (e.g. Bachelor's degree and typically 5 or more years' experience in an engineering classification or a Master's degree with typically 3 or more years' experience in an engineering classification or a PhD degree with experience in an engineering classification).

WORK HOURS
FULL TIME/FIRST SHIFT; 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

ADDITIONAL
Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.
 
Job Number: 216296
Job Location: Seal Beach, CA
Rate: Up to $75.02 DOE
Duration: 6 Months
Input Date: 11/20/2025
Last Updated: 11/20/2025
Firm Name: CHIPTON ROSS
Attention: Zachary Fasano
Address: 420 CULVER BLVD
City, State: PLAYA DEL REY, CA 90293
Phone: 310/414-7800 X286
800 Phone: 800/927-9318
Fax Phone: 310/414-7808
Email: zfasano@chiptonross.com
Website: www.chiptonross.com
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