Bowhead
Software Engineer (Cloud & DevSecOps)
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Dahlgren, VA, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Security
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Five to eight (5–8) years of relevant professional experience in software engineering, full-stack development, cloud engineering, DevOps, or closely related technical disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, and troubleshooting enterprise-level web applications.
- Strong working knowledge of JavaScript and modern software development principles.
- Hands-on experience supporting applications or infrastructure within Microsoft Azure and/or AWS cloud environments.
- Demonstrated experience with GitLab, including version control, CI/CD pipeline development, configuration, optimization, and automation.
- Experience implementing automated software testing and validation processes.
- Working knowledge of containerized application deployment practices, including Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
- Experience with HashiCorp Vault or comparable secure secrets management technologies.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, application integration, and the software development lifecycle.
- Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues across software, infrastructure, and cloud environments.
- Understanding of secure coding principles, cybersecurity compliance requirements, and vulnerability remediation practices.
- Experience participating in technical design discussions and recommending improvements to application performance, reliability, and maintainability.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage competing technical priorities, and deliver solutions with limited supervision.
Nice to have
- Experience developing applications using Vue.js, 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.
Full description
Overview
Software Engineer (Cloud & DevSecOps) (RDTE)
Bowhead is seeking a Software Engineer (Cloud & DevSecOps) to join our team in Dahlgren, VA. The Software Engineer (Cloud & DevSecOps) will assist with the entire hardware/software lifecycle, including planning and deployment. The successful candidate will bring a strong combination of software development expertise, cloud engineering experience, DevSecOps automation capabilities, and advanced technical troubleshooting skills. This individual will support the complete software development lifecycle while helping shape technical solutions, improve development practices, strengthen system reliability, and enhance operational efficiency. The ideal candidate is a technically versatile, solutions-oriented engineer who can independently assess complex challenges, recommend architectural improvements, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable software solutions.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities: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.