Job#: 2077360

Job Description:

Apex Systems is a world class technology services business that incorporates industry or insights and experience to deliver solutions that fulfill our clients’ digital visions.

Apex has an opportunity for a Software Engineer. For applicants who are interested in this opportunity, send your updated resume to Mike Konjoian, Account Manager, at [email protected].

Here are the details:

Position: Software Engineer

Location: Sterling, VA

Project Duration: 12 months w/ possibility of extension or conversion

Rate: Negotiable Based on Experience

Position Summary:

Join our Clients Satellite Ground Systems team, where were building mission-critical software that powers real-time communication, surveillance, and defense systems for the intelligence community. In this DevSecOps role, you won’t just support pipelines—you’ll architect, build, and lead the transformation of how we deliver secure, scalable, and resilient software in support of national security.

You’ll be responsible for developing new CI/CD pipelines from the ground up for applications, provisioning infrastructure in AWS GovCloud, and helping us migrate away from legacy tooling.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and build modern CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab for new, cloud-based products

• Integrate security scans, static analysis, container scans, and approval gates into the pipeline from Day 1

• Provision and manage AWS GovCloud infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation

• Support secure and compliant deployment of services such as Aurora, Lambda, EKS, S3, and EC2

• Manage system configurations across development, test, and operations environments

• Work in parallel with legacy platform teams to eventually migrate workloads onto your pipelines

• Collaborate with Java software developers, systems engineers, and other cross-functional teams

• Deliver an MVP pipeline for the greenfield observability product by end of summer, with operational maturity by January

• Provide technical leadership and independent initiative in a fast-moving Agile environment

What You’ll Learn

• Full mission lifecycle of satellite ground control systems

• End-to-end DevSecOps deployment in a secure, classified AWS environment

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Experience building secure CI/CD pipelines from scratch (Jenkins, GitLab)

• Experience with AWS GovCloud, including provisioning managed services (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience in DevSecOps toolchains including Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Gradle, Git, Bitbucket, Jira.

• Experience with system configuration management across Dev/Test/Ops environments

• Experience developing in a high-level programming language in a Linux OS environment.

• Proficiency with infrastructure scripting (Python, Shell)

• Knowledge of artifact versioning and secure artifact management practices

• Agile development experience (Scrum, Kanban)

• CompTIA Security+ certification

• Java awareness (how it builds, deploys, runs—not necessarily hands-on development)

• Familiarity with secure coding standards and deployment best practices

• Master’s degree in a STEM field

• Experience supporting classified systems in a defense or intelligence setting

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.