Cloud DevOps Engineer for Secure, Scalable Web Apps

UICGS / Bowhead Family of Companies; Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Bowhead seeks a Software Engineer (Cloud & DevOps) to join our Dahlgren, VA team. You will support the full software lifecycle, building secure, scalable web applications for mission-critical operations and shaping cloud deployment and DevSecOps practices.

You will design robust CI/CD pipelines, work with Azure and AWS, and collaborate with cybersecurity to strengthen security and reliability across systems.

Qualifications

• Five to eight (5-8) years of relevant professional experience in software engineering, full-stack development, cloud engineering, DevOps, or closely related technical disciplines.
• 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 with containerized application deployment practices, including Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Experience implementing automated software testing and validation processes.

Responsibilities

• 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 execute comprehensive automated testing strategies, including unit, functional, integration, performance, and acceptance testing.
• Design, develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Support deployment in Microsoft Azure and AWS cloud environments, including configuration and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure secure deployment and vulnerability remediation.

Skills

Software engineering

Cloud engineering

DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

HashiCorp Vault

Security awareness

Tools

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

HashiCorp Vault

Job description

Bowhead seeks a Software Engineer (Cloud & DevOps) to join our Dahlgren, VA team. You will support the full software lifecycle, building secure, scalable web applications for mission-critical operations and shaping cloud deployment and DevSecOps practices.

You will design robust CI/CD pipelines, work with Azure and AWS, and collaborate with cybersecurity to strengthen security and reliability across systems.