CI/CD Pipeline Software Engineer - Embedded Development
General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc · Dedham, MA
$136,837–$146,000from the description
Jun 30, 2026
Dedham, MA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines specifically for embedded software development, using tools such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps. Day-to-day work involves automating build, test, and deployment workflows, integrating toolchains common to embedded systems, and collaborating with both software and hardware teams. A DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.
Mid level · 5+ years · National · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
No work location or CBSA is specified in the posting. General Dynamics Mission Systems has facilities across multiple US states; location could not be determined from the text alone.
The role is titled 'CI/CD Pipeline Software Engineer' with no seniority modifier. The minimum experience gate is 5 years (Bachelor's) or 3 years (Master's), which supports a Mid-level classification despite the relatively high salary range — the clearance requirement and defense-sector premium likely account for the elevated compensation.
The SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role primarily involves designing and building CI/CD pipeline software (pointing to Software Developers, 15-1252), but has a meaningful infrastructure/operations dimension that could also fit 15-1244.
Containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes, QEMU) appear under Required Qualifications but are framed as 'familiarity with' — a softer gate than the other required skills. They are listed as preferred here to reflect that framing, though they sit within the required section.
The degree requirement is Bachelor's; the posting also accepts a Master's with 3 years, but the minimum formal degree stated is a Bachelor's. Equivalent experience is not explicitly offered as a substitute in the Basic Qualifications block, so the degree requirement is set to Bachelors.
An active DoD Secret clearance is explicitly required at time of hire — this is a hard gate.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): embedded software development.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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