Location: Remote 

Position Summary: 

Our Scalability team as a Senior Scalability Engineer focused on observability platform development and engineering productivity. In this role, you will define, own, and build Judi Health's organization-wide observability strategy, tooling, and platform products. Beyond maintaining infrastructure, you'll architect and develop a custom observability platform that gives engineering teams powerful, fast, and cost-effective visibility into every layer of our infrastructure—from application logs and metrics to distributed traces. You'll build production-grade internal products using React/TypeScript frontends with Python and Rust backends, creating tools that fundamentally improve how engineers at Judi Health debug, monitor, and optimize their systems. Working closely with leadership and cross-functional teams, your work will be foundational to platform stability, performance optimization, and developer productivity across our rapidly growing healthcare platform. 

Position Responsibilities: 

In this role, you'll own the observability infrastructure that powers our engineering organization. You will:  

• Architect observability platform: Design, implement, and maintain the LGTM stack (Loki, Grafana, Tempo, Mimir/Prometheus) as the primary observability platform across all engineering teams, making architectural decisions that balance cost, performance, and developer experience.
• Build internal observability products: Design and develop production-grade internal platform products with React/TypeScript frontends and Python/Rust backends that provide engineers with powerful log search, metrics visualization, and trace analysis capabilities.
• Develop custom log indexing systems: Architect and build high-performance log indexing solutions using Rust that process logs and provide sub-second search across billions of log lines at a fraction of the cost.
• Integrate SQL analytics for logs: Design and implement solutions leveraging AWS Athena or similar SQL query engines (DuckDB, ClickHouse) for ad-hoc log analysis and historical queries, enabling engineers to run complex SQL queries over S3-based log data for deep investigations and trend analysis. 
• Create advanced query interfaces: Build sophisticated web interfaces that allow engineers to query logs, metrics, and traces with features like saved queries, query templates, correlation analysis, and pattern detection, supporting both full-text search and SQL-based analytics. 
• Balance cloud-native and open-source: Architect solutions that thoughtfully leverage both AWS-managed services (CloudWatch, Athena, Kinesis) and open-source tooling (LGTM stack, Quickwit) to optimize for cost, performance, and operational flexibility based on use case requirements. 
• Integrate AWS observability: Design seamless integration between AWS CloudWatch Logs/Metrics and our custom observability platform, providing unified visibility across managed and self-hosted infrastructure. 
• Build intelligent alerting: Develop smart dashboards, monitors, and alerting systems that reduce noise, detect anomalies, and help teams respond to incidents quickly. 
• Partner with engineering teams: Work directly with product teams to integrate observability into their services, establish logging and metrics standards, and instrument code effectively, serving as the observability subject matter expert. 
• Enable performance optimization: Provide the observability foundation that allows the Scalability team to identify performance bottlenecks, track optimization impact, and measure platform stability with data-driven insights. 
• Establish observability standards: Define and document comprehensive observability standards including structured logging patterns, metric naming conventions, trace instrumentation, dashboard design principles, and query best practices. 
• Drive platform adoption: Lead workshops, create documentation, and build self-service tooling that democratizes observability across engineering, making it easy for teams to adopt best practices. 
• Demonstrate technical leadership: Mentor engineers on observability practices, lead architecture reviews for instrumentation approaches, and represent the Scalability team in cross-functional planning. 
• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment to continually deliver value to stakeholders and clients. 
• Code of Conduct: Responsible for adherence to the Capital Rx Code of Conduct including reporting of noncompliance. 

Required Qualifications: 

• 10+ years of software engineering or infrastructure engineering experience with demonstrated progression into technical leadership roles. 
• Several years of experience leading technical initiatives, building platform products, or serving as a subject matter expert on observability infrastructure. 
• Strong experience with React/TypeScript for frontend development and Python (Flask/SQLAlchemy) for backend services. 
• LGTM stack expertise: Deep production experience with Loki, Grafana, Tempo, and Prometheus/Mimir for logs, metrics, and distributed tracing at scale. 
• AWS observability: Extensive experience with AWS CloudWatch Logs and Metrics, including custom metrics, log insights, dashboard creation, and integration patterns. 
• SQL analytics for logs: Production experience with SQL-based log analytics using AWS Athena, DuckDB, or similar query engines for analyzing structured and semi-structured data at scale. 
• Cloud-native and open-source balance: Demonstrated ability to architect solutions leveraging both managed cloud services and open-source tooling, understanding trade-offs between operational overhead, cost, flexibility, and vendor lock-in. 
• Search and indexing experience: Hands-on experience building or operating search systems using OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, Lucene, Tantivy, or similar search and analytics engines. 
• Performance-critical systems: Experience building high-performance systems that process large volumes of data efficiently (millions of log lines, high-cardinality metrics). 
• Systems thinking: Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices architectures, and the complex observability challenges they present. 
• Data at scale: Proven track record handling high-volume structured and unstructured logging data, identifying patterns, and building efficient search/query solutions that perform well under load. 
• Product mindset: Ability to build internal platform products that engineers love to use, with attention to UX, performance, and reliability. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Rust development experience: Production experience with Rust for building high-performance data processing, indexing, or search systems. Strong interest in learning Rust is acceptable if combined with systems programming experience in C/C++/Go. 
• Infrastructure as code: Experience with Terraform for managing observability infrastructure and AWS resources. 
• Additional observability platforms: Experience architecting or operating Datadog, New Relic, Splunk, or other enterprise observability platforms. 
• Advanced query languages: Deep expertise with PromQL, LogQL, SQL optimization, and query optimization for high-cardinality data. 
• Columnar storage formats: Experience with Parquet, ORC, or other columnar storage formats for efficient log storage and analytics on S3. 
• Incident management: Experience designing incident response workflows, postmortem processes, and SLO/SLI frameworks that drive reliability improvements. 
• Cost optimization: Track record of reducing observability costs while maintaining or improving capabilities (e.g., CloudWatch → S3/custom indexing migration). 
• Data pipelines: Experience with streaming data pipelines, ETL processes, or real-time data processing. 
• Distributed tracing: Deep knowledge of OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, Zipkin, or distributed tracing architectures. 
• Git expertise and experience working in a mono repository. 
• Previous Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) or healthcare technology experience. 
• Experience building developer tools or internal platforms that improve engineering productivity. 

This range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for the NY - based position. The actual base salary will depend on several factors such as: experience, knowledge, and skills, and if the location of the job changes. 

Nothing in this position description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. 

Location: Remote 

Position Summary: 

Join our Scalability team as a Senior Scalability Engineer focused on streaming and realtime systems. In this role, you will own the architecture and expansion of our streaming data infrastructure, including WAL-based database replication, change data capture (CDC) systems, and realtime event processing. Your work will handle systems processing hundreds of thousands to millions of records per batch while maintaining strict ordering guarantees and exactly-once semantics. Working closely with our clients and cross-functional teams, you'll build foundational streaming infrastructure while partnering directly with product teams to implement realtime capabilities that power critical business workflows. 

Position Responsibilities: 

In this role, you'll provide technical leadership while delivering hands-on solutions for high-impact performance challenges. You will: 

• Own streaming infrastructure: Design, implement, and expand WAL-based replication systems that process database changes through Kinesis to Snowflake and Redshift, handling millions of records while maintaining strict ordering and delivery guarantees. 
• Build CDC systems: Architect and implement change data capture infrastructure for cross-platform data synchronization, enabling realtime analytics and event-driven workflows across the organization. 
• Develop shared libraries: Create reusable Kinesis/SNS consumer patterns and libraries used across multiple teams, establishing best practices for event processing, error handling, and observability. 
• Partner with product teams: Work directly with teams to design and implement realtime data processing solutions tailored to their business needs, providing technical guidance and hands-on support. 
• Ensure data reliability: Implement exactly-once processing semantics, dead letter queues, retry strategies, and monitoring to guarantee data integrity across streaming pipelines. 
• Build observability: Develop monitoring, alerting, and dashboards for streaming pipelines to track throughput, lag, data quality issues, and system health using the LGTM stack.  
• Demonstrate technical leadership: Mentor engineers on streaming architecture patterns, lead design reviews for event-driven systems, and represent the Scalability team in cross-functional planning. 
• Make strong architectural choices through careful evaluation and prior experience with distributed systems.
• Responsible for adherence to the Capital Rx Code of Conduct, including reporting of noncompliance. 

Required Qualifications: 

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated progression into technical leadership roles. 
• 3+ years of experience leading technical initiatives, architecting distributed systems, or serving as a subject matter expert on streaming infrastructure. 
• Strong expertise in Python (Flask/SQLAlchemy) for production applications. 
• Deep PostgreSQL knowledge: Understanding of write-ahead logs, replication, logical decoding, and change data capture mechanisms.
• Production streaming experience: Proven track record building and operating high-throughput streaming systems using Kinesis, Kafka, or similar event streaming platforms. 
• Distributed systems expertise: Strong understanding of ordering guarantees, exactly-once semantics, partition strategies, backpressure handling, and fault tolerance patterns. 
• AWS experience: Production experience with Kinesis, S3, SNS/SQS, Lambda, ECS, and data pipeline orchestration.  
• Data warehouse knowledge: Experience loading data into Redshift, Snowflake, or similar analytical databases.  
• Systems thinking: Ability to design resilient, observable streaming architectures that balance throughput, latency, and reliability.  
• Collaboration and communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to work autonomously while driving proactive collaboration in a remote environment. 

(Optional) Preferred Qualifications:   

• Rust development experience or strong interest in learning Rust for high-performance systems.
• Infrastructure as code: Experience with Terraform or similar IaC tools for managing cloud infrastructure. 
• Observability tools: Hands-on experience with Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, or similar monitoring/alerting platforms.  
• Event-driven architectures: Background designing event sourcing, CQRS, or other event-driven patterns.
• Previous Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) or healthcare technology experience. 

This range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for the NY - based position. The actual base salary will depend on several factors such as: experience, knowledge, and skills, and if the location of the job changes. 

Nothing in this position description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. 

YOUR MISSION

As a Flight Software Engineer II at True Anomaly, you will gain experience at every phase of the spacecraft program including design, analysis, manufacturing, test, and flight. The company culture is one of innovation and speed, so if you are looking for a place that allows you to reach your full potential, this is the job to consider.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to the software development cycle including design, development, integration, and test for flight computers used in space missions (on-board computers, processing units and others)
• Integrate complex GNC algorithms with flight software
• Contribute to the Command Telemetry Database (CDTB) definition and maintenance for ground and on-orbit test and mission
• Collaborate with the ground C2 software team
• Contribute to command scripting and sequencing of the Spacecraft
• Design and implement satellite subsystem model simulators on HITL/SITL environment
• Develop reusable device drivers/interfaces and communications protocol libraries for flight hardware
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to flight software architecture discussions

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field
• 2 to 4 years of experience with low-level firmware architecture, design, and development
• Low-level device driver development and safety critical systems experience
• Experience with embedded RTOS such as RTLinux or Azure RTOS
• Familiarity with common protocols such as Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422, RS485, etc.
• Familiarity with networking protocols: UDP, TCP/IP
• Proficiency in C/C++ and at least one of the following: Rust, Zig, or Python
• Ability to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field
• 2 - 4 years experience developing and/or producing FSW for space applications
• Demonstrated experience and discipline with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts
• Familiarity with embedded Linux
• Comfortable with typical embedded systems tools, compilers, debuggers and IDEs
• Broad experience with microcontrollers, application processors, revision control systems
• Strong debugging skills through use of instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers
• Application experience in areas such as robotics, automation, motor control, and sensor fusion

COMPENSATION

• Base Salary: $90,000 - $155,000
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work Location—This is an onsite role, we are seeking candidates based near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA.
• Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below. 

#LI-Onsite

YOUR MISSION

As a Flight Software Engineer at True Anomaly, you will gain experience at every phase of the spacecraft program including design, analysis, manufacturing, test, and flight. The company culture is one of innovation and speed, so if you are looking for a place that allows you to reach your full potential, this is the job to consider. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the software development cycle including design, development, integration, and test for flight computers used in space missions (on-board computers, processing units and others)
• Integrate complex GNC algorithms with flight software
• Assist with the Command Telemetry Database (CDTB) definition and maintenance for ground and on-orbit test and mission
• Collaborate with the ground C2 software team
• Assist with the effort for command scripting and sequencing of the Spacecraft
• Assist with design and implement satellite subsystem model simulators on HITL/SITL environment
• Develop reusable device drivers/interfaces and communications protocol libraries for flight hardware

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field
• 0 to 2 years of experience with low-level firmware architecture, design, and development
• Low-level device driver development and safety critical systems experience
• Experience with embedded RTOS such as RTLinux or Azure RTOS
• Familiarity with common protocols such as Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422, RS485, etc.
• Familiarity with networking protocols: UDP, TCP/IP 
• Proficiency in C/C++, Rust, and Zig

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree in in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field
• 0 - 2 years experience developing and/or producing FSW for space applications
• Ability to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance
• Demonstrated experience and discipline with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts
• Familiarity with embedded Linux
• Familiarity with networking protocols: UDP, TCP/IP
• Comfortable with typical embedded systems tools, compilers, debuggers and IDEs
• Broad experience with microcontrollers, application processors, revision control systems
• Strong debugging skills through use of instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers
• Application experience in areas such as robotics, automation, motor control, and sensor fusion

COMPENSATION

• Base Salary: $75,000 - $125,000
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave 

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work Location—This is an onsite role, we are seeking candidates based near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA. 
• Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below.
#LI-Onsite

YOUR MISSION

As a Senior Application Security Engineer, you will be instrumental in implementing and auditing security controls for mission-critical space systems that must meet stringent government compliance requirements. You will work at the intersection of security engineering, compliance frameworks (NIST 800-171/800-53), and modern cloud-native architectures to ensure our satellite mission control software and flight systems meet Department of Defense security standards.

You will design and implement application-level security controls including comprehensive audit logging, incident response capabilities, access controls, and security monitoring—all while working closely with product engineering teams to shift security to ensure optimal outcomes.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can build security controls from the ground up and see the direct impact of your work on national security space operations, this mission is for you.

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Create security architecture documentation and operational security guides for government authorization processes
• Drive vulnerability management program with defined SLAs for remediation (30/90/180 days by severity)
• Perform security code reviews for Elixir, Python, C++, and JavaScript codebases
• Collaborate in the triage and management of security automations using SAST (CodeQL, Semgrep), SCA (JFrog Xray), and DAST tools
• Collaborate with engineering teams to address security findings and implement secure coding practices
• Develop and deliver security training to software engineers and systems administrators across the organization
• Create and manage incident response playbooks specific to application security events
• Evaluate and integrate third-party security solutions to enhance overall security capabilities

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in application security, product security, or security engineering
• Hands-on experience implementing security controls for compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, or CMMC
• Strong software engineering skills with ability to write production-quality code in at least one language (Python, Rust, Elixir, C++, or similar)
• Experience with cloud security (Azure preferred, AWS or GCP acceptable)
• Solid understanding of secure architecture principles including:
• Threat modeling and risk assessment
• Authentication and authorization patterns (OAuth2, JWT, RBAC, ABAC)
• Cryptography and key management
• Defense-in-depth and Zero Trust principles
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with engineering teams to implement security controls without blocking velocity
• Eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance

Preferred Skills:

• Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
• Direct experience with NIST 800-171 Rev 3 or NIST 800-53 implementation projects (gap analysis, control implementation, evidence collection)
• Experience with Department of Defense Impact Levels (IL2/IL4/IL5/IL6) or STIGs (Secure Technical Implementation Guides)
• Familiarity with Elixir/Erlang/Phoenix or other functional programming ecosystems (Scala, Haskell, F#, OCaml)
• Experience with Azure Government Cloud or other FedRAMP-authorized cloud environments
• Experience using Ghommit tool
• Background in DevSecOps or Platform Security Engineering:
• GitOps workflows and CI/CD security
• Infrastructure as Code security (Terraform, Bicep, Pulumi)
• Kubernetes security (Pod Security Standards, network policies, service mesh)
• Experience with security incident response including detection engineering and SOAR integration
• Familiarity with aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated industries (finance, healthcare, critical infrastructure)
• Previous experience in startups or fast-paced environments with ability to build processes from scratch
  
  

COMPENSATION

• Base Salary:  Long Beach - $150,000 to $205,000, Denver - $145,000 to $195,000

• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave 

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work Location—Successful candidates will be located near Denver or Long Beach. While we observe a hybrid work environment, some work must be done on site. #LI-Onsite
• Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below.

YOUR MISSION

As an Enterprise Security Engineer, you will be joining a team focused on securing the foundations that allow True Anomaly to fulfill its mission. In this position, you will help design, implement, and maintain security controls across employee workstations, on-prem servers, and cloud environments. You will work alongside senior engineers and organizational partners to ensure we are building security directly into the foundations of our company while aligning with compliance requirements. You will regularly contribute to answering the question "How can we enable the business to do this with as little risk as necessary?"

As part of True Anomaly's Enterprise Security team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to solutions for a wide variety of security challenges. In one project you might be supporting improvements to enterprise identity, while in another you might be helping build out guard rails for a manufacturing environment. You will be joining a fast-paced, challenging environment where your contributions and growth will have a direct impact on our security posture.

This is an ideal role for someone who is eager to develop deep security engineering expertise, wants to grow within a high-impact organization, and is energized by the opportunity to solve challenging problems alongside experienced professionals.

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions to automate tasks or integrate systems in support of securing the enterprise
• Triage vulnerability scans and perform risk assessments to identify and help mitigate potential threats.
• Implement and maintain security hardening configurations for enterprise and corporate systems.
• Support subject matter experts in evaluating and improving enterprise and corporate systems security.
• Assist with management and security configuration of cloud and on-premise assets.
• Identify potential deficiencies in the current security program and escalate recommendations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to help ensure security measures are integrated into the system development lifecycle.
• Monitor and analyze security logs from various sources (e.g., SIEMs, IDS/IPS) to identify suspicious activities and support incident response efforts.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of security policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Stay updated with the latest security trends, threats, and technology solutions.
• Provide support to internal stakeholders on compliance and security best practices.
• Participate in change management processes, helping identify risks in implementation plans.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in information security or a related technical field, with exposure to security engineering.
• Working knowledge of at least one programming language such as Python, Elixir, Rust, Go.
• Familiarity with security tools and technologies such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners, MDM, and endpoint protection.
• Understanding of common vulnerabilities and attack vectors.
• Solid technical understanding of common enterprise technologies, including on-prem and SaaS.
• Experience working alongside IT teams to support security initiatives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Relevant certifications such as Security+, GSEC, OSCP, or equivalents are a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience contributing to projects that improve organizational security.
• Exposure to manufacturing or operational technology environments.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code paradigms, Terraform, GitOps, CI/CD, etc.
• Familiarity with FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST frameworks.
• Interest in Threat Detection Engineering and security operations practices and tools.
• Experience working at a startup and/or in the defense industry.
  
  

COMPENSATION 

• Colorado Base Salary: $115,000–$155,000 
• California Base Salary: $120,000–$165,000 
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave 
• Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience. 

Work Environment

• Work Location—this role will be onsite at our Denver or Long Beach office.  #LI-Onsite 
• This role operates in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment where adaptability is essential.
• On-call rotation participation, including after-hours participation, is required in this role.
• Must be comfortable working under pressure during active security incidents.
• Mentorship and growth opportunities with senior security engineers.
• Direct exposure to leadership and opportunity to contribute to security strategy.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work on challenging, mission-critical security initiatives
• Professional development and certification support
• Collaborative culture with experienced security professionals
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.

YOUR MISSION

As the Application Security Engineering Manager, you will build and lead True Anomaly's application security team, focusing on securing the most critical software in our portfolio—flight software that operates on-orbit and command and control (C2) systems that enable mission success. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of application security for national security space systems, building a team from the ground up while establishing the processes, tools, and culture that will secure our spacecraft and ground operations. 

In this role, you will have significant autonomy to recruit and develop a world-class application security team over the coming year. You will define application security strategy, integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle, and create the foundation for a security program that meets the unique demands of flight-critical and mission-critical systems operating in contested environments. 

This is an ideal role for a technical leader who thrives on building teams, wants to leave their mark on cutting-edge space technology, and is energized by the opportunity to solve challenging security problems at the intersection of embedded systems, real-time software, and cloud-based command and control. 

This position requires a minimum Secret clearance with strong preference for active TS/SCI clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build, lead, and mentor an application security engineering team scaling to 10+ engineers over the next year, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and mission focus 
• Define and execute application security strategy for flight software (FSW), ground command and control systems, mission planning applications, and supporting cloud infrastructure 
• Integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC) for safety-critical embedded systems and distributed C2 applications, balancing security requirements with real-time performance and operational constraints 
• Establish and mature secure development practices including threat modeling, secure code review, static/dynamic analysis (SAST/DAST), software composition analysis (SCA), and security testing for both flight and ground software 
• Lead application security assessments and penetration testing efforts for spacecraft flight software, telemetry and command systems, and ground-based mission applications 
• Partner with spacecraft software engineers, ground systems developers, DevSecOps, and mission operations teams to embed security expertise across the engineering organization 
• Develop and enforce security standards, coding guidelines, and architectural patterns appropriate for resource-constrained embedded systems and high-assurance C2 applications 
• Drive remediation of security vulnerabilities and work with engineering leadership to prioritize security initiatives alongside feature development and mission timelines 
• Support compliance requirements including NIST 800-53, CMMC, FedRAMP, and other federal security frameworks applicable to national security space systems 
• Communicate application security posture, risks, and strategic initiatives to technical teams, engineering leadership, and executive stakeholders 

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in application security, secure software development, or related security engineering roles 
• 3+ years of people management experience, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and team development 
• Minimum Secret clearance required; active TS/SCI clearance strongly preferred 
• Proven experience building or significantly scaling application security programs and teams 
• Deep expertise in secure software development practices across multiple programming languages (C, C++, Rust, Python, Go, or similar) 
• Strong understanding of embedded systems security, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and resource-constrained environments 
• Experience with application security testing tools and methodologies including SAST, DAST, SCA, fuzzing, and penetration testing 
• Strong knowledge of common vulnerability classes (OWASP Top 10, CWE Top 25) and secure coding practices 
• Understanding of software supply chain security, dependency management, and build pipeline security 
• Familiarity with cloud application security in AWS, GCP, or Azure environments 
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills 
• This position requires a minimum Secret clearance 

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Active TS/SCI security clearance 
• Experience securing flight software, spacecraft systems, autonomous vehicles, or other safety-critical embedded platforms 
• Background in aerospace, defense, or national security software development 
• Familiarity with space system architectures including satellite operations, ground segments, and telemetry/command protocols 
• Experience with CMMC, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or RMF processes for DoD/IC systems 
• Experience with containerization security (Docker, Kubernetes) and Infrastructure-as-Code security 
• Understanding of cryptographic implementations and secure communications protocols 
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, GWAPT, OSCP, or similar 
• Experience participating in or leading red team/purple team exercises 
• Prior experience in fast-paced startup or high-growth environments 

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

• Fast-paced, mission-critical environment supporting national security space operations where security decisions directly impact spacecraft and mission success 
• Requires building collaborative relationships across distributed engineering teams including flight software, ground systems, and mission operations 
• High degree of autonomy and ownership as the founding application security leader with direct impact on security strategy 
• Direct access to engineering and executive leadership with opportunity to shape both technical and organizational direction 
• May require occasional travel to government sites, integration facilities, or partner locations 
• Must be comfortable balancing team leadership responsibilities with hands-on technical contributions during team growth phase 

COMPENSATION

• Colorado Base Salary: $175,000-$240,000
• California Base Salary: $180,000-$255,000
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave 

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work Location—this role is fully onsite at either our Centennial, CO or Long Beach, CA locations with ~10-15% travel to other sites as needed.
• Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below. #LI-Onsite

Who we are:

At Focused, we move quickly to deliver quality software that achieves client outcomes and meets their customer’s needs. We strategically partner with our clients to leverage our expertise in design and software, while our clients bring their own domain expertise. We work with a variety of clients from different industries, collaborating as we get new products to market, modernizing legacy systems, or helping teams learn the skills they need to be successful.   

Our values:

• Listen first • We are experts in product practices but life long learners in the domain of our customers. We research, collaborate, and understand. 
• Learn why • We ask questions and talk to users to understand problem spaces, objectives, and goals, which allows us to deeply invest and drive towards the outcomes of our clients. 
• Love your craft • We love diving into a variety of domains and solving problems.  We take pride in delivering value, in communicating progress, and guiding our clients to success.

We are seeking an experienced Staff Observability Consultant with deep expertise in OpenTelemetry and strong Platform Engineering capabilities to help organizations implement, optimize, and scale their observability infrastructure. This role requires a seasoned consultant who can design comprehensive telemetry strategies, implement distributed tracing solutions, establish robust monitoring practices, and interface closely with clients on the observability journey.

Key Responsibilities:

OpenTelemetry & Observability

• Design and implement end-to-end OpenTelemetry solutions across diverse technology stacks
• Configure and deploy OpenTelemetry Collectors for efficient data collection, processing, sampling, and routing
• Establish telemetry pipelines for metrics, traces, and logs across microservices architectures
• Optimize collector configurations for performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness

Platform Engineering & Infrastructure

• Augment existing infrastructure with with integrated observability solutions
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, etc.
• Architect and manage Kubernetes clusters with comprehensive monitoring and logging
• Build CI/CD pipelines with embedded observability and automated testing

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

• Establish and maintain Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Objectives (SLOs), and Agreements (SLAs)
• Implement error budgets, toil reduction strategies, and capacity planning
• Support incident response procedures and post-mortem processes

Cloud & DevOps Engineering

• Deploy and manage observability infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure
• Establish security, compliance, and governance frameworks for telemetry data
• Experience automating Agent Evaluations in CI/CD pipelines and observability backends.

Required Qualifications:

Core Observability & OpenTelemetry

• 3-7 years of experience in observability, monitoring, and distributed systems
• Deep hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry ecosystem, including SDKs, APIs, and specifications
• Proficiency with OpenTelemetry Collector configuration, processors, exporters, and receivers
• Strong understanding of telemetry data models, semantic conventions, and instrumentation best practices

Platform Engineering & DevOps

• 5+ years of Platform Engineering or DevOps experience with focus on site reliability, observability, and incident response
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, CDK)
• Strong experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD)

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Hands-on experience with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their observability services
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Podman) and container registries
• Knowledge of networking, security, load balancing, and distributed systems concepts

Site Reliability Engineering

• Experience implementing SRE practices including error budgets and toil metrics
• Proficiency in incident management, on-call procedures, and post-mortem culture
• Experience with capacity planning, performance optimization, and scalability design

Programming & Automation

• Proficiency in multiple programming languages preferred (Go, Python, Java, Node.js, Rust)
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python, PowerShell)
• Understanding of software engineering best practices and testing methodologies

Preferred Qualifications (Exceptional Candidates)

AI & Agentic Frameworks

• Understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and their application in DevOps
• Knowledge of vector databases, embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
• Experience with AI/ML model deployment and monitoring in production environments

Leadership & Communication

• Strong technical writing and documentation skills
• Ability to present complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
• A passion for knowledge sharing

Key Competencies

• Systems thinking and ability to design holistic observability solutions
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for complex distributed systems
• Curiosity about emerging technologies, particularly AI applications in operations
• Adaptability to rapidly evolving cloud-native and observability technologies
• Collaborative mindset with focus on enabling developer productivity and system reliability

What Sets Exceptional Candidates Apart:

• Experience with Honeycomb
• Contributions to open-source observability or AI framework projects
• Track record of implementing platform engineering solutions that significantly improved developer experience
• Experience scaling observability infrastructure to handle high event volume

What to know before you apply: 

• This role will require being in the Denver office three days per week and up to 20% travel within the United States.
• Focused is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of the employment Visa process at this time.
• The Denver base salary range for this role is $160,000 - $200,000.

Who we are:

At Focused, we move quickly to deliver quality software that achieves client outcomes and meets their customer’s needs. We strategically partner with our clients to leverage our expertise in design and software, while our clients bring their own domain expertise. We work with a variety of clients from different industries, collaborating as we get new products to market, modernizing legacy systems, or helping teams learn the skills they need to be successful.   

Our values:

• Listen first • We are experts in product practices but life long learners in the domain of our customers. We research, collaborate, and understand. 
• Learn why • We ask questions and talk to users to understand problem spaces, objectives, and goals, which allows us to deeply invest and drive towards the outcomes of our clients. 
• Love your craft • We love diving into a variety of domains and solving problems.  We take pride in delivering value, in communicating progress, and guiding our clients to success.

We are seeking an experienced Observability Consultant with deep expertise in OpenTelemetry and strong Platform Engineering capabilities to help organizations implement, optimize, and scale their observability infrastructure. This role requires a specialist who can design comprehensive telemetry strategies, implement distributed tracing solutions, establish robust monitoring practices, and interface closely with clients on the observability journey.

Key Responsibilities:

OpenTelemetry & Observability

• Design and implement end-to-end OpenTelemetry solutions across diverse technology stacks
• Configure and deploy OpenTelemetry Collectors for efficient data collection, processing, sampling, and routing
• Establish telemetry pipelines for metrics, traces, and logs across microservices architectures
• Optimize collector configurations for performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness

Platform Engineering & Infrastructure

• Augment existing infrastructure with with integrated observability solutions
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, etc.
• Architect and manage Kubernetes clusters with comprehensive monitoring and logging
• Build CI/CD pipelines with embedded observability and automated testing

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

• Establish and maintain Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Objectives (SLOs), and Agreements (SLAs)
• Implement error budgets, toil reduction strategies, and capacity planning
• Support incident response procedures and post-mortem processes

Cloud & DevOps Engineering

• Deploy and manage observability infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure
• Establish security, compliance, and governance frameworks for telemetry data
• Experience automating Agent Evaluations in CI/CD pipelines and observability backends.

Required Qualifications:

Core Observability & OpenTelemetry

• 3-5 years of experience in observability, monitoring, and distributed systems
• Deep hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry ecosystem, including SDKs, APIs, and specifications
• Proficiency with OpenTelemetry Collector configuration, processors, exporters, and receivers
• Strong understanding of telemetry data models, semantic conventions, and instrumentation best practices

Platform Engineering & DevOps

• 5+ years of Platform Engineering or DevOps experience with focus on site reliability, observability, and incident response
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, CDK)
• Strong experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD)

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Hands-on experience with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their observability services
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Podman) and container registries
• Knowledge of networking, security, load balancing, and distributed systems concepts

Site Reliability Engineering

• Experience implementing SRE practices including error budgets and toil metrics
• Proficiency in incident management, on-call procedures, and post-mortem culture
• Experience with capacity planning, performance optimization, and scalability design

Programming & Automation

• Proficiency in multiple programming languages preferred (Go, Python, Java, Node.js, Rust)
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python, PowerShell)
• Understanding of software engineering best practices and testing methodologies

Preferred Qualifications (Exceptional Candidates)

AI & Agentic Frameworks

• Understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and their application in DevOps
• Knowledge of vector databases, embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
• Experience with AI/ML model deployment and monitoring in production environments

Leadership & Communication

• Strong technical writing and documentation skills
• Ability to present complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
• A passion for knowledge sharing

Key Competencies

• Systems thinking and ability to design holistic observability solutions
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for complex distributed systems
• Curiosity about emerging technologies, particularly AI applications in operations
• Adaptability to rapidly evolving cloud-native and observability technologies
• Collaborative mindset with focus on enabling developer productivity and system reliability

What Sets Exceptional Candidates Apart:

• Experience with Honeycomb
• Contributions to open-source observability or AI framework projects
• Track record of implementing platform engineering solutions that significantly improved developer experience
• Experience scaling observability infrastructure to handle high event volume

What to know before you apply: 

• This role will require being in the Chicago office three days per week and up to 20% travel within the United States.
• Focused is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of the employment Visa process at this time.
• The Chicago base salary range for this role is $130,000 - $170,000.