Senior Software Engineer - Mission-Critical DevSecOps Lead

Nightwing; Maryland; On-site; USD 99,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision and dental coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Nightwing seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, development, testing and deployment of complex software systems for mission-critical operations, applying SAFe Agile practices.

You will mentor engineers, drive DevSecOps automation, and design scalable microservices while ensuring security and performance. TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph and U.S. citizenship are required; NCR or San Antonio location preferred.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain CI Polygraph.
• Must be U.S. citizen and located in NCR or San Antonio area.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, Go and microservices architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of complex software features.
• Architect technical solutions aligned with system design principles.
• Mentor and guide less experienced engineers.
• Conduct thorough code reviews ensuring quality and security standards.
• Implement and optimize DevSecOps automation.
• Design and develop scalable microservices architectures.
• Lead technical discussions and architecture decisions.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues across the stack.
• Participate in SAFe Program-level activities.
• Support third-party code reviews and security assessments.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

SAFe Agile

DevSecOps

Security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Python

Java

Go

Microservices

Containerization

Orchestration

Kafka/NATS/RabbitMQ

PostgreSQL

Redis

Elasticsearch

DevSecOps toolchains

Job description

Nightwing seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, development, testing and deployment of complex software systems for mission-critical operations, applying SAFe Agile practices.

You will mentor engineers, drive DevSecOps automation, and design scalable microservices while ensuring security and performance. TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph and U.S. citizenship are required; NCR or San Antonio location preferred.