Date Posted:

2024-10-15

Country:

United States of America

Location:

VA543: 22270 Pacific Blvd, Dulles 22270 Pacific Boulevard Building CC5, Sterling, VA, 20166-6924 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

You have been redirected to RTX’s career page as we have recently transitioned from RTX to become a standalone company, which provides us with greater autonomy and opportunities for growth. As a prospective employee of Nightwing, you’ll have the chance to contribute to our continued success and shape the future of our cybersecurity, intelligence, and services offerings.

Nightwing is supporting a U.S. Government customer on a large mission critical development and sustainment program to design, build, deliver, and operate a network operations environment with new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats.

Nightwing is seeking to hire a cleared DevSecOps Software Engineer to support the Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) activities with AWS experience to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities.  The DevSecOps team is responsible for the Program's Platform-as-a-Service operating environment, automation and self-service Linux platform provisioning, hybrid (public and private) cloud management. Responsibilities may also include supporting the ART as a SAFe Product Owner (Cyber) to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities.

* All candidates must have an active Secret clearance to be considered

Job responsibilities Include:

Working alone on individual projects while being involved in larger projects as a team effort with minimal supervision of the Team Leads.

Supporting the development of system security documentation on both new and deployed DevSecOps solutions.

Supporting the development of new DevSecOps capabilities.

Supporting the operations and maintenance aspects of deployed DevSecOps capabilities.

Building, testing, and administering Kubernetes clusters, including Amazon EKS and Red Hat OpenShift.

Assisting application teams with on-boarding to a Kubernetes platform in areas such as resource requirements, capacity analysis, and troubleshooting support.

Understanding customer requirements and being able to translate requirements into a sustainable technical solution

Required Skills:

Must be a US Citizen

Active Secret (S) clearance. Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

8+ years of applicable experience

4+ years of directly relevant experience in AWS, Enterprise Linux, Kubernetes (OpenShift or EKS), Container Development, Ansible or Chef Development, Pipeline Development, Jenkins, GitHub, JFrog Artifactory, SonarQube, Twistlock, Cloudbees, Terraform, CloudWatch, Docker

Desired Skills:

Experience working in an agile development environment

Experience working with Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation

Strong experience and/or familiarity with one of more of the following program languages:  Java, Python, JavaScript, Lambda

Demonstrated experience and/or familiarity with one of more of the following database technologies:  Oracle or MySQL

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related technical field.  [Eight (8) years of experience (for a total of fourteen (14) or more years) may be substituted for a degree.] 

Desired Certifications:

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Certifications related to Agile development and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) such as Scrum Master, Product Owner, SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe Practitioner (SP) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)

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

Syndeo # - 3392

Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives. When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world’s most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions.

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award.  ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.

The salary range for this role is 105,000 USD - 221,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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