PaaS Software Engineer
Actalent
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Job summary
Actalent is seeking multiple PaaS Software Engineers to design, build, and sustain a Kubernetes-based platform for mission applications in an air-gapped DoD environment. You will develop Go backend services and Go/Node.js tooling, support secure deployment pipelines, and collaborate on an Atlassian-based workflow in a highly specialized lab.
You will work onsite in Manassas, VA, delivering shared platform services, and advancing pipeline automation while ensuring strict cybersecurity practices
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field.
- 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Hands-on backend development with Golang (Go) including microservices and APIs.
- Experience with JavaScript to support React-based frontends.
- Experience deploying applications into existing Kubernetes environments at the service level.
- Experience in air-gapped, on-premises, or constrained DoD-style environments.
- Ability to obtain or hold a Secret clearance.
- Proficiency with Kubernetes and containerization concepts in production or mission-focused environments.
- Experience with Linux installation, configuration and troubleshooting.
- Understanding of CI/CD concepts and workflows in modern software delivery pipelines.
Responsibilities
- Build, enhance, and sustain a Kubernetes-based Platform-as-a-Service across physical, virtual, and virtual-cluster environments.
- Develop and maintain shared platform services such as routing, alerting, and data processing.
- Implement Kubernetes-native integrations, including operators and controllers.
- Support and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, including pipeline design and security checks.
- Perform Linux-based installation and configuration in air-gapped systems with automation.
- Support phased deployment and test promotion flows from small systems to full deployments.
- Contribute to quality practices with automated checks and broader testing.
- Collaborate using Jira and Confluence for planning and documentation.
- Work with cybersecurity and platform controls at cluster level and integrate scanning tools.
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Job description
We are seeking multiple PaaS Software Engineers to join a Platform-as-a-Service team that designs, builds, and sustains a Kubernetes-based platform supporting mission applications and shared platform services in an air-gapped environment. In this role, you work across Kubernetes platform engineering and software development, building and maintaining cluster capabilities, developing shared services primarily in Go and Node.js, and supporting secure deployment pipelines and installation and configuration in Linux environments. You contribute directly to an in-house PaaS software solution that supports a cutting-edge sensor platform in a highly specialized defense setting.
- Build, enhance, and sustain a Kubernetes-based Platform-as-a-Service, including clusters running on physical systems, virtualized environments, and virtual clusters.
- Develop and maintain shared platform services that provide common capabilities to application teams, such as routing and utility services, alerting, cluster-level protections, and data processing services.
- Implement and maintain Kubernetes-native integrations, including operators and controller patterns that extend and automate cluster functionality.
- Support and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, including designing pipeline stages, integrating scanning tools, configuring automated checks, and managing promotion workflows.
- Perform Linux-based installation and configuration activities in air-gapped systems, focusing on automation and repeatable deployment workflows.
- Support phased deployment and test promotion flows, moving solutions from virtual or small systems through miniature systems to full system deployments.
- Contribute to quality practices by implementing automated checks, fail-fast validations where appropriate, and broader pipeline and system testing.
- Collaborate using the Atlassian toolset, including Jira and Confluence, for planning, tracking work, and maintaining documentation.
- Work with cybersecurity and platform controls at the cluster level, including integrating scanning tools and configuring security-related platform settings.
- Partner with application teams to ensure platform services, CI/CD workflows, and Kubernetes capabilities effectively support mission applications in constrained environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Hands-on experience developing backend services using Golang (Go), including microservices and APIs.
- Experience with JavaScript to support React-based frontends.
- Experience deploying applications into existing Kubernetes environments at the service level.
- Experience working in air-gapped, on‑premises, or otherwise constrained Department of Defense-style environments.
- Ability to obtain or hold a Secret clearance.
- Proficiency with Kubernetes and containerization concepts in production or mission-focused environments.
- Experience working in Linux environments, including installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
- Understanding of CI/CD concepts and workflows in modern software delivery pipelines.
- Familiarity with gRPC and service-to-service communication patterns.
- Experience using GitLab for source control and interacting with CI/CD pipelines.
- Exposure to React (JavaScript) for building lightweight dashboards or graphical user interfaces.
- Understanding of API-based architectures, including clear separation of frontend, middleware, and backend services.
- Experience with unit testing and delivering high-quality, well-tested code.
- Knowledge of secure systems, including encryption in transit, secure APIs, and cybersecurity best practices.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams using tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Experience working with routing, alerting, and data processing services in distributed systems.
- Interest in platform engineering and building shared services that support multiple application teams.
This position is based onsite in Manassas, Virginia, within a classified laboratory environment focused on undersea warfare systems. You work in a secure, air-gapped setting with on‑premises infrastructure and Kubernetes-based platforms supporting mission‑critical applications. The environment emphasizes rigorous cybersecurity practices, disciplined configuration management, and close collaboration with engineering and mission teams. You use technologies such as Kubernetes, Golang, JavaScript/React, GitLab, Linux, and Atlassian tools in a hands‑on lab setting, contributing to an advanced sensor platform in a highly specialized and mission‑driven context.
This is a Contract position based out of Manassas, VA.
The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $90.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job‑related factors.
If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long‑term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
This is a fully onsite position in Manassas,VA.
This position is anticipated to close on Aug 28, 2026.
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News‑Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
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