Senior Software Engineer with Security Clearance
Kforce Federal Solutions Alexandria
Senior Software Engineer / DevSecOps Engineer – GCP (Secret Clearance Required) Location: Fort Belvoir
Build and maintain application‑level services, APIs, and microservices using modern software engineering practices
Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) to provision and manage GCP environments
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, security scanning, and deployment
Build and deploy containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (GKE)
Develop event‑driven and serverless workloads using GCP services
Collaborate with platform, security, and infrastructure teams to integrate DevSecOps best practices
Support repeatable deployments across dev/test/prod in regulated and classified environments
Apply secure coding practices and contribute to system reliability, performance, and observability Required Qualifications 5+ years of software engineering experience supporting cloud‑based systems
Strong software development background using languages such as Python, JavaScript/Node.js, Java, or TypeScript
3+ years of experience using Terraform or Infrastructure as Code
Compute Engine
Cloud Run and/or GKE
Pub/Sub
Cloud SQL Experience developing and deploying containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, or similar)
Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts (VPCs, DNS, load balancing, private connectivity, TLS)
Experience working in secure, regulated, or government cloud environments
Active Secret clearance required
Ability to obtain DoD 8570 / 8140 IAT Level II certification within 30 days of hire Education High School Diploma or GED with 8+ years of software engineering experience
OR
Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of software engineering experience Nice to Have Experience securing and optimizing GCP workloads
Familiarity with GCP IAM, organization policies, and cloud governance
Experience supporting DevSecOps pipelines in classified or DoD environments
Hybrid: Yes The Opportunity
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong DevSecOps experience to design, develop, and deploy cloud‑native applications supporting secure DoD environments. This role is software‑development‑driven, with a strong emphasis on automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
You will work hands‑on building application services, APIs, and platform integrations while enabling repeatable, secure deployments across multiple environments using modern DevSecOps practices. What You’ll Do Design, develop, and deploy cloud‑native software applications in secure government environmentsBuild and maintain application‑level services, APIs, and microservices using modern software engineering practices
Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) to provision and manage GCP environments
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, security scanning, and deployment
Build and deploy containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (GKE)
Develop event‑driven and serverless workloads using GCP services
Collaborate with platform, security, and infrastructure teams to integrate DevSecOps best practices
Support repeatable deployments across dev/test/prod in regulated and classified environments
Apply secure coding practices and contribute to system reliability, performance, and observability Required Qualifications 5+ years of software engineering experience supporting cloud‑based systems
Strong software development background using languages such as Python, JavaScript/Node.js, Java, or TypeScript
3+ years of experience using Terraform or Infrastructure as Code
Hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, including: Cloud Functions
Cloud StorageCompute Engine
Cloud Run and/or GKE
Pub/Sub
Cloud SQL Experience developing and deploying containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, or similar)
Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts (VPCs, DNS, load balancing, private connectivity, TLS)
Experience working in secure, regulated, or government cloud environments
Active Secret clearance required
Ability to obtain DoD 8570 / 8140 IAT Level II certification within 30 days of hire Education High School Diploma or GED with 8+ years of software engineering experience
OR
Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of software engineering experience Nice to Have Experience securing and optimizing GCP workloads
Familiarity with GCP IAM, organization policies, and cloud governance
Experience supporting DevSecOps pipelines in classified or DoD environments
Prior experience with AWS or other cloud platforms (cloud‑agnostic experience valued) Clearance
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.Active Secret clearance required.
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