DevSecOps Cloud Engineer – Data & Platform

NextGen Federal Systems; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGen Federal Systems is seeking a hands-on engineer to deploy, integrate, and secure cloud-based capabilities for advanced analytics and mission-oriented environments.

The role emphasizes practical implementation, automation, and DevSecOps, with data integration and secure software delivery at its core. On-site work in Falls Church, VA, with federal-facing compliance and mission-focused operations.

Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a TS.
• Hands-on cloud platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, DevSecOps, or platform operations -OR- hands-on experience in data engineering, data integration, software engineering.
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipeline implementation, deployment automation, or release support using GitLab CI/CD or similar tools.
• Experience administering, configuring, or troubleshooting Linux-based systems.
• Familiarity with secure software delivery practices and integrated development environments.
• Ability to support secure software and data practices, including safeguarding sensitive, proprietary, CUI, or classified information where applicable.
• Operate effectively in secure, government, defense, or mission-oriented environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of related professional experience

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure & Platform Engineering: Implement or maintain infrastructure-as-code, automation, and configuration management using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or comparable platforms.
• Install, configure, harden, and troubleshoot Linux-based and cloud-based infrastructure services.
• Support testing and validation of integrated cloud, data, and application capabilities.
• Help ensure solutions are implemented in a secure, repeatable, resilient, and mission-ready manner.
• Data Engineering & Integration: Design, develop, test, and support cloud-based data engineering capabilities.
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot ETL pipelines and data workflows.
• Develop or integrate RESTful APIs, services, and data-driven applications where needed.
• Document data flows, interfaces, system dependencies, code comments, integration approaches, and technical decisions.

Skills

Cloud platform engineering

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Linux administration

Secure software practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

GitLab CI/CD

Terraform

Job description

NextGen Federal Systems is seeking a hands-on engineer to deploy, integrate, and secure cloud-based capabilities for advanced analytics and mission-oriented environments.

The role emphasizes practical implementation, automation, and DevSecOps, with data integration and secure software delivery at its core. On-site work in Falls Church, VA, with federal-facing compliance and mission-focused operations.