Oklo

Software Lifecycle Specialist

Santa Clara, CA or Remote · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$110k-$165kDetected 89 days ago

GitCI/CDDevOpsJiraAuditingSupply ChainCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

Position Description This role will be focused on strengthening our software development lifecycle, ensuring high-quality delivery, and maintaining compliance with internal and regulatory standards.
You will have the opportunity to shape how software is scoped, tracked, governed, and released across the company.
Specific responsibilities may include: Members of the Systems Enablement team help align tooling, governance, and execution across engineering domains.

Define and maintain software lifecycle standards, templates, and workflows across GitLab and Jira.
Partner with engineers to ensure proper scoping, backlog hygiene, and milestone alignment.
Support audit readiness by ensuring lifecycle documentation and records are complete and reproducible.
Establish and enforce traceability between requirements, design artifacts, code, testing, and validation activities.
We bring diverse perspectives, listen actively, and build trust through transparency and respect.
Oklo is also developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories.
About Oklo Inc.: Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale; establishing a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes; and advancing nuclear fuel recycling to convert nuclear waste into clean energy.

We'd like to see a clear track record of the following, based on your past roles and experience:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent industry experience.
5+ years of experience in software development, DevOps, technical program management, software quality, or systems engineering.
Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments.
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle concepts including requirements traceability, version control, CI/CD, configuration management, validation, and release control.
Experience working with Jira or similar issue tracking systems in a structured, milestone-driven environment.
Experience documenting processes clearly and unambiguously.

Experience supporting NQA-1, ISO 9001, NIST, or similar regulatory or compliance frameworks.
Experience with GitLab, especially GitLab CI/CD and repository governance controls.
Experience defining or auditing SDLC frameworks.
Experience building dashboards or lifecycle reporting tools.
Experience supporting engineering organizations with hardware, simulation, or embedded systems.
Familiarity with CAD or PLM lifecycle controls.
Experience writing or maintaining work instructions and formal procedures.
Experience with secure software development lifecycle frameworks such as CSSLP or similar certifications.

Salary: $110,000-$165,000
Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits.

It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.
Build reporting and dashboards that provide visibility into lifecycle health, risk, and delivery status.

This focus is a big part of excellence, consistency, and quality.
Excellent grammar and spelling matter for both good communication as well as the image of the company that we put forward.
We are team players who act for the good of the company and for the world.
We are focused on our mission, not personal recognition.
We take pride in what we do and how we do it.
We are proactive in finding solutions and see tasks through to completion.
We are committed to delivering on our promises to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
We chart new ground where no path exists by approaching challenges with curiosity, courage, and creativity while navigating ambiguity.
Candidates should be aware that employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening, and employees may be subject to drug testing at any time in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.
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