Job Title: Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Platform / DevOps
Location: Arlington, VA – Hybrid, 3 Days Onsite/Week
Duration: 12+ Months Contract
Interview: 2 Rounds – Technical & Behavioral
Work Authorization: Open based on client requirements
Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Platform / DevOps to join a high-performing Platform Engineering team supporting enterprise-scale software delivery and modernization initiatives.
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on software engineering experience combined with CI/CD, cloud, DevOps, automation, and platform engineering expertise. This role will focus on building scalable applications, reusable engineering frameworks, developer tools, deployment pipelines, and cloud-native services that improve engineering productivity and accelerate software delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications, APIs, services, and cloud-native solutions.
Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
Develop reusable frameworks, internal platforms, libraries, and developer productivity tools.
Drive cloud modernization and automation initiatives across engineering teams.
Work with AWS and/or Azure to design and deploy highly available, scalable solutions.
Implement containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
Support Infrastructure as Code initiatives using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
Contribute to architectural decisions involving scalability, resiliency, security, observability, and maintainability.
Develop APIs, distributed services, and enterprise-scale platform capabilities.
Automate SDLC/PDLC processes and identify opportunities to improve engineering efficiency.
Collaborate with software engineers, architects, product teams, and platform/DevOps teams.
Mentor engineers and promote software engineering and DevOps best practices.
Evaluate emerging technologies including AI-assisted development, workflow automation, and modern developer experience tools.
Required Skills
8+ years of software engineering/development experience.
Strong hands-on programming experience in Java, .NET/C#, Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
Strong experience building APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and scalable applications.
Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices.
Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar CI/CD tools.
Strong experience with AWS and/or Azure.
Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform or CloudFormation.
Experience with automation, deployment pipelines, cloud-native development, and platform engineering.
Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability, resiliency, security, and performance.
Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
Experience building internal developer platforms, frameworks, libraries, or engineering tools.
Experience with API gateways, API management, secrets management, and infrastructure tooling.
Experience with high-volume data processing, ETL, or enterprise data platforms.
Experience with AI-assisted software development and engineering automation.
Experience working in large enterprise environments.
Previous experience mentoring engineers or leading technical initiatives.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Work Location
Arlington, VA – Hybrid; 3 days onsite per week.
Local candidates to Arlington, VA / Northern Virginia are strongly preferred.
