Senior Software Engineer - ATO
Lead deployment of AI software products to DoD-compliant environments (IL6, JWICS), owning technical roadmaps, security hardening, and cross-functional alignment in a React/Node/Python stack. Requires 7+ years DevSecOps experience, AWS expertise, and active TS/SCI clearance.
About the job
What you'll do
- Own the technical roadmap and execution plan to achieve successful deployment of a key product suite to a government authorized system.
- Design, build, and harden our product suite within a compliant cloud environment.
- Work cross-functionally across product teams to help align timelines and develop solutions hands-on to meet security controls.
- Implement strong change control: security impact analysis, testing/validation plans, and stakeholder notifications for significant changes.
Cross-functional leadership
- Be the subject matter expert for this effort - the company will look to you for progress reports, external talking points, and guidance.
- Mentor engineers on secure design and operational excellence in regulated environments.
- Write guidelines, documentation, and create architecture diagrams for external and internal consumption.
- Translate between “government compliance language” and “engineering reality.”
What we're looking for
- 7+ years working in a DevSecOps or related capacity
- Experience deploying software into a government-authorized environment (IL6, JWICS)
- Full-stack experience - willing to get hand-on across our full stack (React/Node/Python stack)
- Strong foundation in security principles and experience developing software against security controls (ex. NIST SP 800-53) and related frameworks (ex. OSCAL)
- Strong documentation skills for software accreditation (ex. deployment runbooks, System Security Plans, CONOPS)
- Experience working with AWS
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment
- Exceptional communication skills
- Must hold an active U.S. TS Security clearance with SCI Eligibility
What we value (optional)
- Experience working for a contractor of the DoW or government agencies
Skills
React, Node.js, Python, AWS, DevSecOps, Nist Sp 800-53, Oscal, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform
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