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Dev Sec Ops  Software Engineer, Onsite - Manassas, VA. Start date is ASAP for this contract position.

Job Title: Dev Sec Ops  Software Engineer – Mid Level and Senior Level Positions

Location: Onsite, Manassas, VA

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 3 year contract

Compensation:
Mid Level – 55-65/hr W2
Senior Level – 70-85/hr W2

Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, and 401K

Visa Sponsorship: Not eligible for visa sponsorship

The client is seeking a Dev Sec Ops  Software Engineer to modernize a large-scale legacy codebase by designing advanced Git Lab CI/CD pipelines and driving the transition from monolithic to modular builds within a cross-functional engineering team.

• Evaluate a large, complex legacy codebase and assess the current CI/CD pipeline to create a strategic modernization roadmap enabling modular builds.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to validate and ensure end-to-end quality and effectiveness of all proposed build enhancements.
• Identify technical obstacles stemming from technical debt or system requirements and develop pragmatic solutions to resolve them.
• Build expertise with the client's catalog of shared CI/CD capabilities and integrate applicable tools into proposed modular build enhancements.
• Design and implement Git Lab CI/CD pipelines with advanced job separation, artifact flow, and dependency management across a large codebase.
• Apply software architecture principles, including micro-service patterns, API contracts, and service boundaries, to support legacy system decomposition.
• Contribute backend and build automation expertise using C/C , Java, Make, Gradle, and Bash scripting to troubleshoot compilation failures and pipeline issues.

• Proven experience with Git Lab for source-code management and orchestrating complex software builds, including advanced pipeline architecture and artifact flow between jobs.
• Hands‑on software engineering experience with large-scale codebases in C, C , and/or Java.
• Strong familiarity with build automation tools and scripting languages, including Make, Gradle, and Bash.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a comparable STEM discipline.
• Must be able to obtain or activelyhold an active Secret security clearance
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• Demonstrated leadership in architecting and modernizing large, complex legacy software systems with hands‑on C/C or Java expertise.
• Experience with Dev Ops and automation practices, including Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), automated testing, and release pipeline construction.
  
  Proven track record designing and delivering micro‑services solutions, including API design using REST, gRPC, GraphQL, and OpenAPI.
• Familiarity with SAST tools such as Fortify or comparable solutions, and binary management repositories such as Artifactory or Nexus.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, and Ansible.
• Strong foundation in software design fundamentals such as design patterns, architectural styles, and SOLID principles.
• Prior experience migrating from legacy source control and build systems (e.g., Gerrit/Jenkins) to Git Lab.