DevOps Software Engineer (Top Secret with agreement to obtain CI Poly)

***Active TS clearance required; must be eligible for CI Polygraph. Applicants without an active TS clearance will not be considered.. ***

North Point Technology is looking to hire a  DevOps Software Engineer to support the Erebus Program, delivering next-generation geospatial intelligence and data management applications to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The qualified candidate must have an active Top Secret security clearance to start, with the ability to obtain and maintain a higher-level clearance with polygraph. Join a premier geospatial intelligence program supporting over 14,000 analysts and decision-makers worldwide, helping pioneer automated, machine-generated geospatial analysis capabilities that will transform how intelligence reaches stakeholders.

Responsibilties:

This position involves designing, building, and delivering enterprise-grade software for the world's premier geospatial intelligence program. Duties include developing multi-tiered and microservice applications, deploying containerized workloads to cloud environments, building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, scripting and automation, working in Linux environments, and collaborating with Agile teams to deliver innovative capabilities that directly support critical national security missions.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Object-oriented programming (OOP) experience building enterprise-level applications (e.g., Java, C#)
• Experience developing multi-tiered or microservice applications
• Experience with a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
• Containerization experience (Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift)
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Scripting experience (e.g., Python, Bash/Shell)

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Experience supporting US government agencies
• Experience using Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, or CloudFormation)
• Experience deploying and maintaining Kubernetes distributions
• Familiarity with GitOps workflows (GitLab, ArgoCD)
• Monitoring and logging experience (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or ELK Stack)
• Understanding of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Basic networking, security, and firewall concepts
• DevSecOps principles and identity & access management

Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret security clearance (required to start)