Software Engineer Cloud & DevSecOps

Software Engineering and Application Development

• Design develop maintain and enhance secure scalable and high-performance web applications supporting mission-critical RDT&E operations.
• Contribute to software architecture and technical design decisions emphasizing maintainability reliability performance and long-term sustainability.
• Develop and maintain application functionality using modern programming languages and frameworks including JavaScript and related full-stack technologies.
• Support the integration of applications with enterprise data sources analytics platforms reporting systems and supporting infrastructure.
• Develop and execute comprehensive automated testing strategies including unit functional integration performance and acceptance testing.
• Conduct code reviews identify opportunities for optimization and promote software engineering best practices.
• Diagnose and resolve complex application issues through systematic troubleshooting debugging and root-cause analysis.
• Identify opportunities to modernize legacy applications streamline development processes and improve overall software quality.

Cloud Engineering and Infrastructure Support

• Support the development deployment configuration and maintenance of applications operating within Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues spanning application code cloud infrastructure networking and supporting services.
• Evaluate cloud-hosted application performance availability security and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and cybersecurity teams to ensure applications are properly configured secured monitored and maintained.
• Support Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) virtualization and hybrid cloud solutions.
• Recommend improvements to cloud architectures deployment strategies and operational processes to enhance reliability and scalability.
• Assist with application and infrastructure lifecycle planning deployment coordination upgrades and sustainment activities.

DevSecOps Automation and Containerization

• Design develop maintain and optimize Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using GitLab.
• Implement automation solutions that improve development efficiency deployment consistency and software delivery reliability.
• Support GitLab version control repository management pipeline configuration and automated testing integration.
• Develop configure and maintain Helm charts supporting containerized application deployments.
• Support application deployment and troubleshooting within Docker and Kubernetes environments.
• Identify and resolve deployment failures configuration inconsistencies and pipeline performance issues.
• Implement secure configuration and secrets management practices utilizing HashiCorp Vault.
• Collaborate with development operations and cybersecurity personnel to strengthen DevSecOps practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Evaluate opportunities to reduce manual processes through scripting automation and improved engineering workflows.

Cybersecurity and Secure Software Development

• Incorporate security considerations throughout application design development testing and deployment activities.
• Apply secure coding standards and development practices consistent with applicable DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Support vulnerability identification remediation code validation and security testing activities.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity professionals to address application and infrastructure security concerns.
• Maintain awareness of security requirements affecting cloud-hosted applications containerized environments and software deployment processes.
• Support compliance documentation audit readiness and adherence to organizational security policies.
• Identify opportunities to improve security automation and strengthen the overall security posture of supported applications.

Technical Leadership and Customer Engagement

• Serve as a trusted technical resource and subject matter expert for software engineering cloud deployment and DevOps-related activities.
• Collaborate directly with government stakeholders engineering personnel system administrators and cybersecurity teams to understand requirements and develop effective technical solutions.
• Provide informed recommendations regarding application architecture deployment strategies technical risks and engineering improvements.
• Independently investigate complex technical challenges and develop practical sustainable resolutions.
• Participate in technical planning sessions design reviews and discussions concerning system modernization and operational improvements.
• Mentor and share technical knowledge with other team members to promote consistent engineering practices and professional development.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation configuration procedures troubleshooting guides and standard operating procedures.
• Communicate technical findings recommendations and potential operational impacts clearly to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Technology Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience developing applications using Python Flask Java Spring TypeScript and HTML.
• Advanced experience configuring administering and troubleshooting Kubernetes environments.
• Experience developing and maintaining Helm charts for enterprise containerized applications.
• Experience designing or improving cloud-based application architectures within Azure or AWS.
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud environments including on-premises infrastructure virtualization cloud identity management and storage solutions.
• Familiarity with cloud monitoring logging observability and performance optimization tools.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP routing VPNs VLANs peering and load balancing.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) configuration management or infrastructure automation solutions.
• Experience integrating automated security testing and compliance validation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with DoD cybersecurity requirements secure development environments and Risk Management Framework (RMF) processes.
• Experience supporting software development and infrastructure operations within DoD federal government or other highly regulated environments.
• Demonstrated experience improving engineering processes modernizing applications or implementing technical automation initiatives.
• Relevant industry certifications in cloud engineering software development Kubernetes DevOps or cybersecurity.