Backend & DevOps Engineer (Top Secret/SCI)

PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein); Maryland; On-site; USD 130,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000

HSA Contribution

6 Weeks PTO

Comprehensive Insurance

Direct hire

Job summary

Captivation Software is seeking a mid-level software engineer for back-end development and DevOps engineering. You will design, build, and maintain microservices with Spring Boot and Java, and deploy RESTful APIs on AWS, while advancing CI/CD pipelines.

Required: Top Secret/SCI clearance with favorable polygraph, U.S. citizenship, and either seven years as an SWE or four years of SWE with suitable project experience and degree in CS or related field.

Qualifications

• Seven (7) years experience as an SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university; or four (4) years of SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may substitute for a bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain microservices using Spring Boot and Java.
• Build and manage RESTful APIs and backend services deployed on AWS (e.g., ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3).
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and security.
• Collaborate with DevOps, frontend, and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems using tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, or ELK.
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.

Skills

Spring Boot

Java

AWS

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Terraform/CloudFormation

Performance & security

DevOps collaboration

Monitoring tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

4+ years SWE experience substituting for degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Captivation Software is seeking a mid-level software engineer for back-end development and DevOps engineering. You will design, build, and maintain microservices with Spring Boot and Java, and deploy RESTful APIs on AWS, while advancing CI/CD pipelines.

Required: Top Secret/SCI clearance with favorable polygraph, U.S. citizenship, and either seven years as an SWE or four years of SWE with suitable project experience and degree in CS or related field.