Senior Developer

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC); Port Hueneme (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NAVFAC Information Technology Center (NITC) is seeking a Senior Developer / DevOps Engineer to join our team in Port Hueneme, CA. The role focuses on driving cloud-migration strategies and elevating our DevSecOps maturity.

You will act as a technical leader, bridging legacy applications with modern cloud infrastructure, mentoring cross-functional software development teams, and setting architectural standards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in software development/DevOps
• Shift-left mindset with emphasis on automated security testing (SAST/DAST)
• Containerization experience deploying and hardening enterprise cloud workloads
• Proven technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural standards setting

Responsibilities

• Drive cloud-migration strategies and elevate DevSecOps maturity
• Bridge gap between traditional development and modern cloud infrastructure
• Mentor cross-functional software development teams
• Modernize legacy applications and establish architectural standards

Skills

Technical leadership

DevSecOps

Cloud migration

Mentoring

Security testing awareness

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Vue.js

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

GitLab CI

Job description

The NAVFAC Information Technology Center (NITC) is seeking a Senior Developer / DevOps Engineer to join our team! We are looking for a versatile, senior-level professional with 7+ years of experience to help us drive cloud-migration strategies and elevate our DevSecOps maturity.

Our ideal candidate is a proactive technical leader who bridges the gap between traditional application development and modern cloud infrastructure. In this role, you will help us modernize legacy applications and mentor cross-functional software development teams.

What We Are Looking For

• The "Shift-Left" Mindset: A strong passion for integrating automated security testing (SAST/DAST) early in the software development lifecycle.
• Containerization Experience: A proven background deploying, hardening, and managing enterprise cloud workloads.
• Technical Leadership: An experienced engineer ready to set architectural standards, mentor team members, and act as a technical force multiplier.

Core Tech Stack

Our team heavily utilizes Java, Spring Boot, Vue.js, PostgreSQL, Docker/Kubernetes, Azure, and GitLab CI. If you have deep coding expertise paired with broad, hands-on experience in DevSecOps and container orchestration, you will thrive in this environment.