TS/SCI Cleared DevOps Software Engineer — Cloud & CI/CD

The Ed Wallach Search Group; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ed Wallach Search Group is seeking a Software Developer with DevOps experience to design, build, and support mission-focused applications for the Intelligence Community. You will join a small, highly experienced engineering team modernizing secure, high-availability systems used by geographically distributed users.

Responsibilities include designing, developing, and deploying scalable containerized applications, building CI/CD pipelines, ETL processing, and implementing DevSecOps practices.

Qualifications

• Active TS clearance required; TS/SCI preferred.
• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 2–10 years of experience building, deploying, and maintaining production software.
• Proficient in Linux/Unix (Rocky, RHEL, or similar).
• Python (preferred) or other languages such as C/C++ or Java.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Understanding of DevSecOps principles and practices.
• Hands-on CI/CD experience (GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, Azure, or GCP).
• Git version control experience.
• Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
• CompTIA Security+ (or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire).

Responsibilities

• Join a small, experienced team enhancing and modernizing cloud architectures supporting key operations.
• Design, develop, and deploy scalable applications in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable software delivery.
• Develop and optimize ETL pipelines for data processing.
• Configure and maintain message queuing systems (RabbitMQ or similar).
• Write Python scripts to automate infrastructure and deployment tasks.
• Monitor system performance and drive improvements to reliability and efficiency.
• Collaborate with developers on deployment and infrastructure best practices.
• Promote clarity and maintainability through clean design and lightweight documentation.

Skills

Python programming

Linux/Unix

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Cloud concepts

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

SonarQube

NexusIQ

Trivy

Job description

The Ed Wallach Search Group is seeking a Software Developer with DevOps experience to design, build, and support mission-focused applications for the Intelligence Community. You will join a small, highly experienced engineering team modernizing secure, high-availability systems used by geographically distributed users.

Responsibilities include designing, developing, and deploying scalable containerized applications, building CI/CD pipelines, ETL processing, and implementing DevSecOps practices.