Software Developer (Systems Software)

NewGen

$90K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI FSP Clearance
  • Proficient in Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and CloudFormation
  • Extensive experience with AWS services management and troubleshooting
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline implementations, preferably with Jenkins
  • Strong scripting skills in Bash and Python
  • Familiarity with Docker and containerization technologies
  • Practical understanding of networking, IAM policies, and AWS architecture best practices

Responsibilities

  • Support the engineering and maintenance of mission systems and applications
  • Design and implement Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform and CloudFormation
  • Configure and troubleshoot AWS services to ensure optimal operation
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for efficient deployment
  • Integrate and deploy various software systems across cloud and open-source platforms
  • Monitor systems for performance and security using logging and alerting tools
  • Manage databases including installation, configuration, and performance tuning

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on challenging enterprise-level projects
  • Collaborative environment with a focus on innovation and technology
  • Access to advanced tools and frameworks for DevOps
  • Professional development and mentorship opportunities
  • Supportive culture for continuous learning and growth
Full Job Description
This is a DevOps position. Support a team specializing in designing, engineering, implementation development and maintenance of enterprise quality mission systems, networks, and applications.

Requirements
  • TS/SCI FSP Clearance
  • Hands-on experience writing, testing, and maintaining Infrastructure as Code with Terraform (required) and CloudFormation (required)
  • Hands-on experience configuring, managing, and troubleshooting AWS services including EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, VPC, Security Groups, NACLs, IAM, CloudWatch, and other core services
  • Hands-on experience implementing and managing Cl/CD pipelines (Jenkins preferred, but experience with GitLab Cl, GitHub Actions, or similar acceptable)
  • Strong proficiency in Bash (required) and Python (required) scripting
  • Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker required)
  • Hands-on experience integrating and deploying diverse software systems: AWS cloud services, open-source applications, COTS/GOTS products, and custom applications
  • Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, security best practices, IAM policies, and AWS architecture best practices
  • Hands-on experience with Git-based workflows, branching strategies, and version control best practices
  • Hands-on experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (Prometheus/Alertmanager, CloudWatch, or similar)
  • Hands-on experience with database self-hosting including installation, configuration, backup/recovery, high availability, and performance tuning (PostgreSQL and MySQL)
Desired Skills
  • Experience with secrets management solutions (AWS Secrets Manager, or similar)
  • Knowledge of disaster recovery, backup strategies, and continuity planning
  • Familiarity with API gateways and modern microservices patterns
  • Experience with cost optimization practices in AWS
  • Experience deploying and managing data platform components: Apache Spark, Trina, Apache Ranger, Apache Iceberg, Apache Superset, data catalogs
  • Familiarity with data lakehouse architectures and supporting infrastructure
  • Background deploying and supporting Al/ML workloads or model serving infrastructure
  • Experience mentoring team members on DevOps and cloud best practices
  • Familiarity with additional monitoring tools (Grafana, ELK stack)
  • Experience integrating customer's Enterprise services (SSO, etc.)
  • Experience with NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB, etc.)

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