Cloud Infra Systems Engineer I – Hybrid & AWS Focus

Nightwing; Sterling (IL); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

401k with company match

Medical, vision and dental insurance

Job summary

Nightwing, a hybrid employer in Sterling, VA, seeks a cybersecurity/software engineer with active clearance focus. You will assist in selecting, testing, and integrating cloud native apps, ensuring secure deployment and adherence to customer standards.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, review code, and contribute to technical docs, while learning the latest cloud and AI-enabled security solutions. This role is designed for early-career professionals with strong fundamentals.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance; TS/SCI preferred.
• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in CS, software eng, or related field.
• Strong programming foundations in at least one language listed above.
• Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Familiar with Git version control and collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Assist in selection, testing, integration and maintenance of cloud native applications.
• Integrate applications to customer standards for auth, vulnerability scanning, remediation.
• Review and recommend advanced cloud native solutions; stay current with AI capabilities.
• Learn customer guidelines for development, security, and cloud services.
• Maintain separation between development, test, prod environments and code promotion via Git.
• Ensure separation of customer, contractor, and personal environments.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and pair programming.
• Collaborate with product, QA and other engineers; contribute to docs.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

JavaScript

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Git

GitHub

GitLab

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Nightwing, a hybrid employer in Sterling, VA, seeks a cybersecurity/software engineer with active clearance focus. You will assist in selecting, testing, and integrating cloud native apps, ensuring secure deployment and adherence to customer standards.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, review code, and contribute to technical docs, while learning the latest cloud and AI-enabled security solutions. This role is designed for early-career professionals with strong fundamentals.