Senior Software Engineer - DoD/Navy Cloud & DevSecOps Leader

ERT, Inc.; West Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Entarian, formed through the strategic union of Sev1Tech and ERT, is seeking a Software Engineer to join our team supporting the MFOM system for the United States Navy. The role emphasizes leadership in software development, testing, and maintenance across distributed environments.

Candidates must have a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, degrees in engineering or related fields, and experience with Kubernetes, DevOps/DevSecOps, and DoD compliance.

Qualifications

• Active US Top Secret level clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Master's or Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., engineering, mathematics, etc.)
• Agile Developer certification or Certified Scrum Developer certification
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in research, design and development of computer and network software or specialized utility programs with a Master's degree, or minimum of 14 years' experience with a Bachelor's degree
• Experience applying programming concepts and modern software development methodologies (agile, DevOps/DevSecOps)
• 2 years of Kubernetes experience
• DoD 8570/DoD 8140 compliance certification at Level II or Level III

Responsibilities

• Provide senior software engineering leadership for research, design, development, integration, testing, and maintenance of MFOM software and utilities.
• Lead technical decomposition of complex requirements into implementable work, architecture-aligned designs, acceptance criteria, and testable increments.
• Review code and designs, guide secure development and DevOps/DevSecOps practices, mentor engineers, and resolve difficult software defects or integration issues.
• Coordinate with product/requirements, architecture, infrastructure, database, systems, and quality teams to maintain traceability and release readiness.
• Support Kubernetes-based delivery and diagnose application behavior across distributed environments; communicate technical risks and recommendations.

Skills

Agile development

DevOps

DevSecOps

Education

Master's degree or Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Entarian, formed through the strategic union of Sev1Tech and ERT, is seeking a Software Engineer to join our team supporting the MFOM system for the United States Navy. The role emphasizes leadership in software development, testing, and maintenance across distributed environments.

Candidates must have a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, degrees in engineering or related fields, and experience with Kubernetes, DevOps/DevSecOps, and DoD compliance.