Karl Hill
Software Engineer
Why you should hire me.
I deliver secure, cloud-native software that keeps critical missions operational. With 20+ years of engineering experience and a focus on national-security and space-operations environments, I lead teams through complex challenges while remaining hands-on with architecture, automation, and code. I excel at designing systems that are reliable, traceable, and built for high-assurance deployment. My approach blends technical depth with clear communication and cross-functional collaboration, ensuring solutions aren’t just built—they’re operationally ready.
Core Competencies
20+ years engineering secure, mission-critical systems
Driving DevSecOps strategy and secure CI/CD workflows that accelerate capability delivery
Architecting cloud-native platforms that enhance operational readiness and decision advantage
Leading engineering standards and technical governance to ensure reliability, reproducibility, and compliance
Designing distributed data systems optimized for performance under real-world mission demands
Containerizing and hardening workloads with Kubernetes-orchestrated, zero-downtime deployment patterns
Collaborating with operators, analysts, and mission stakeholders to translate operational needs into deployable software capability
Mentoring and elevating teams through Agile delivery, code quality practices, and modern software craftsmanship
Instrumenting observability, validation, and automation to proactively ensure operational integrity
Creating operator interfaces and mission workflows that improve situational awareness and execution speed