Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a specialized area or equivalent relevant experience is required; plus, a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus 3 years of relevant experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Progeny AI DevOps Lead. This position provides an opportunity to further advance the cutting-edge technology that supports some of our nation’s core defense/intelligence services and systems. General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

Key Responsibilities:

Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.
Automatic backlog grooming to identify old/stale Jira tasks that align with current development efforts, paired with recurring issue analysis to surface patterns in bug reports and recommend solutions
Using AI to create Jira tickets from meeting notes and feedback, estimate sprint capacity against the backlog, and identify how many items can meaningfully be worked in a givensprint once estimated
Adopting a "Technical Debt Eliminator" (aka Backlog Annihilator) pipeline to automate resolution of scoped, low-complexity tickets
AI-powered code reviews pre-merge, heavy adoption of AI-generated unit/integration tests for merge request validation, and agentic development workflows
sing AI to analyze source code for bugs and improvements against user stories, aid code reviews and "ready testing" ahead of final merge, and expanding into more automated DevSecOpspipeline management

Our Commitment to You:

An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace Options:This position is fully on-site. While on-site, you will be a part of the GDMS Manassas team.

Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $116,717.00 - USD $126,292.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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