Senior Software Engineer

Albert Bow; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Albert Bow is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer in Washington DC. This role focuses on building and securing cloud infrastructure and evolving CI/CD pipelines within a fast-moving environment.

You will work closely with the core team, ensuring security best practices are embedded throughout the development lifecycle. A strong background in DevOps and knowledge of security compliance frameworks is needed. The salary ranges from $150,000 to $200,000 depending on experience.

A security clearance is advantageous for this role within the AI intelligence platform sector.

Qualifications

• Strong background in DevOps, DevSecOps, or platform engineering.
• Comfort operating in fast-paced, high-ownership environments.
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform or Pulumi.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and GitOps workflows.
• Build and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Embed security practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering and product teams.
• Support infrastructure needs for government and intelligence customers.

Skills

DevOps background

Code writing mindset

Infrastructure as Code experience

Security compliance frameworks knowledge

Security clearance understanding

Job description

DevSecOps Engineer | $150,000 - $200,000 | Washington DC | Security Clearance Advantageous

Albert Bow has partnered with a venture-backed AI intelligence platform.

They're growing their US engineering team and looking for a DevSecOps Engineer who thinks like a software engineer first.

The Role

This isn't a traditional sysadmin hire. They want someone who understands modern infrastructure deeply, cares about security, and is comfortable owning production systems end-to-end in a fast-moving, high-stakes environment. You'll be working close to the core team, helping build and harden the infrastructure that powers diligence workflows, intelligence operations, and AI-driven analysis at enterprise scale.

What You'll Be Doing

• Owning and evolving CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and GitOps workflows
• Building and maintaining secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across high-trust environments
• Embedding security best practices throughout the development lifecycle, not just at the edges
• Working cross-functionally with engineering and product to keep deployment fast and production stable
• Supporting the infrastructure needs of government and intelligence customers where reliability is non-negotiable

What You Bring

• Strong background in DevOps, DevSecOps, or platform engineering
• A software engineering mindset — you write code, you don't just configure things
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar)
• Experience with security or compliance frameworks (SOC 2, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, or similar)
• Comfort operating in early-stage, high-ownership environments where things move quickly
• Active security clearance, or the background to obtain one, is a significant advantage

Location: Washington DC preferred, East Coast considered

Salary: $150,000 - $200,000 depending on experience

This is an early enough stage that the people joining now will shape how this is built. If you're a DevSecOps engineer who wants real ownership in a business with serious customers and a compelling mission, this one is worth a conversation.