Senior Full-Stack & AWS Security Engineer

Nightwing; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nightwing in Sterling, VA is seeking a skilled Full Stack Developer with AWS expertise to design, develop, and deploy advanced cybersecurity capabilities within an Agile team. The role supports a U.S. Government customer on a mission-critical program and requires U.S. citizenship and security clearances.

You will collaborate on CI/CD pipelines, implement automated tests, and help secure the software supply chain while applying best practices in AWS services and DevOps.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain DHS suitability.
• Must be able to obtain TS/SCI Clearance.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Minimum 2+ years of Agile full stack infrastructure engineering experience with a focus on production AWS environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, and implement advanced cybersecurity software capabilities within Agile Scrum teams.
• Support risk assessments and recommend risk mitigation strategies as required.
• Develop automated unit tests and debug thoroughly to ensure reliable, high-quality code.
• Collaborate on Deployment, DevOps, and CI/CD processes to optimize pipelines and streamline workflows.
• Establish and interpret monitoring systems for CI/CD processes to ensure operational effectiveness.

Skills

8+ years software development

2+ years Agile full stack infra with a

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering or CS

Tools

AWS Cloud Services

Amazon CloudWatch

EC2

S3

ECS

IAM

CodePipeline

EventBridge

Secrets Manager

Config

Image Builder

Job description

Nightwing in Sterling, VA is seeking a skilled Full Stack Developer with AWS expertise to design, develop, and deploy advanced cybersecurity capabilities within an Agile team. The role supports a U.S. Government customer on a mission-critical program and requires U.S. citizenship and security clearances.

You will collaborate on CI/CD pipelines, implement automated tests, and help secure the software supply chain while applying best practices in AWS services and DevOps.