Entry-Level AI DevSecOps Engineer

Uptime Crew; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Certification

Job summary

Uptime Crew seeks an Entry Level Software Developer (AI Native) to start immediately in a hybrid Arlington/DC setting. You will train for 10 weeks, then join a client engineering team to build AI-enhanced software across Java/Python stacks, UI, and cloud services.

You’ll develop AI-powered CI/CD, test suites, and security policies while contributing to legacy modernization with AI tooling and best practices. Strong fundamentals & quick learning are essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on coding experience through coursework, projects, or internships.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and web or backend basics.
• Ability to learn quickly and work in an Agile team.
• Willing to work hybrid in D.C. or Virginia
• Pass a coding challenge, background check, and drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Drive the adoption of AI-assisted DevSecOps practices, using large language models and automation tools to accelerate secure containerization of legacy applications while maintaining security compliance.
• Develop and maintain AI-enhanced CI/CD pipelines that automatically generate security policies, container configurations, and infrastructure-as-code templates based on application requirements and best practices.
• Use AI coding assistants for implementation, refactoring, and documentation while following team guidelines.
• Generate unit and integration tests, improve coverage, and reduce defects.
• Speed up PRs with AI-assisted reviews, summaries, and risk notes.
• Query logs and docs with AI to troubleshoot issues and unblock work.
• Partner with product, design, security, and compliance to ship increments to production standards.

Skills

Hands-on coding

Data structures

Algorithms

Web backend

Java

Python

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST/gRPC

Frontend basics (React)

SQL

GitHub

CI/CD

Docker

AWS or GCP

LangChain / AI tooling

Tools

GitHub Copilot

LangChain

Windsurf

Cursor

Automation tooling

CI/CD platforms

Docker

AWS

GCP

Job description

Uptime Crew seeks an Entry Level Software Developer (AI Native) to start immediately in a hybrid Arlington/DC setting. You will train for 10 weeks, then join a client engineering team to build AI-enhanced software across Java/Python stacks, UI, and cloud services.

You’ll develop AI-powered CI/CD, test suites, and security policies while contributing to legacy modernization with AI tooling and best practices. Strong fundamentals & quick learning are essential.