Senior DevOps Engineer

About Sightec

Sightec is a fast-growing defense-tech company developing cutting-edge, AI-powered Visual Autonomy solutions for drones and unmanned aircraft.

Our combat-proven technology enables reliable navigation and precision landing in GPS-denied environments, day and night, with over 4,000 NavSight units deployed worldwide.

We operate at the intersection of advanced software and real-world hardware, building mission-critical technology that needs to perform reliably beyond the lab, in demanding operational environments.

As we continue to grow, we're looking for a hands-on DevOps Engineer who wants to take ownership, solve complex engineering challenges, and help scale the infrastructure and processes behind our technology.

About the role

You’ll lead our release and automation pipelines in an environment where software meets hardware. This isn’t a typical cloud-native role: our pipelines run tests on physical devices, manage C/C++ dependencies, and produce signed, secure releases. You’ll be the sole owner of our DevOps domain, working independently and making key decisions on tools, architecture, and processes. You’ll also shape how we use modern AI agents to automate engineering workflows.

What you’ll do

• Own the release process and CI/CD pipelines end to end
• Design, build, and maintain build automation for our codebase
• Build and scale pipelines with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing on real devices and test rigs
• Manage C/C++ dependencies and package workflows with Conan
• Design secure CI systems where secrets and signing keys are protected throughout the build and release process
• Embed security practices into every stage of the pipeline
• Explore and introduce AI agents to automate and improve DevOps and engineering workflows
• Manage and improve our AWS infrastructure

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, build, or release engineering
• Proven experience owning release management and CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience building pipelines that include hardware-in-the-loop testing
• Experience with Conan or similar C/C++ package management
• Experience securing keys and secrets in CI, such as code or firmware signing, AWS KMS, HSMs, or secrets management tools
• Strong understanding of security best practices in build and release systems
• Familiarity with AWS
• Interest in, or hands-on experience with, modern AI agents and automation tools
• Ability to work independently and take full ownership as the sole DevOps engineer
• Self-driven, able to set priorities, make technical decisions, and see projects through without close supervision
• Strong communication skills to work closely with software, hardware, and QA teams

Nice to have

• Infrastructure as code experience with Ansible and/or Pulumi
• Background in embedded or hardware product companies