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# Senior Software Engineer - Platform & Data Infrastructure

- **Company:** Integrity Development, Inc.
- **Location:** McLean, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $166,000.0 - $216,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Bash Shell, BigQuery, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Computer Programming, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, Data Warehousing, Disaster Recovery, Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, Network Topologies, IP Addressing, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Node.Js, Reliability Engineering, Zero Trust Network Access, Runbook, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Enterprise Data Management, Policy as Code, Data Logging, System Availability, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Hashicorp, Apache Kafka, Cloud Migration, Vertica, Terraform, Splunk, Data Pipelines, Microservices
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-software-engineer-platform-data-infrastructure-mclean-va--f80751c5-4ea7-4981-a2e8-6d5ac7ff6296

## About the Role

Software Engineering, State Government, Federal Government, Healthcare, Consumer Branding, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Vehicle Fleets, High Availability, Cloud Computing, * Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.

 * 4+ years of professional experience in platform engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or cloud data infrastructure.
 * Strong programming skills in modern languages/scripts such as Python, Bash, SQL, or Java.
 * Deep experience operating enterprise-scale Kubernetes fleets (GKE or EKS) and container ecosystems.
 * Extensive, practical experience writing modular Terraform and managing Infrastructure as Code at scale.
 * Demonstrated experience operating event-streaming and workflow systems such as Apache Airflow, Kafka, or BigQuery., * Certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
 * Hands-on experience with Terraform Enterprise (TFE) and writing Sentinel or Open Policy Agent (OPA) policy-as-code guardrails.
 * Proven experience with GitOps workflows utilizing FluxCD or ArgoCD across multi-tenant production fleets.
 * Advanced secrets management expertise using HashiCorp Vault and Kubernetes External Secrets Operator.
 * Track record of executing large-scale cloud migrations, data warehouse transitions (e.g., Vertica to BigQuery), or networking range overhauls with zero customer impact.

## Description

* Operate Cloud-Native Kubernetes Fleets: Own the lifecycle, network topology, node-pool migrations, and multi-region deployment of production Kubernetes clusters (GKE/EKS) supporting microservices at scale.
 * Drive GitOps & CI/CD Delivery: Maintain automated GitOps reconciliation pipelines using FluxCD and Helm, driving cluster bootstrapping, progressive rollouts, and secret integrations.
 * Scale Infrastructure as Code & Policy Governance: Architect modular Terraform codebases, manage enterprise workspaces (Terraform Enterprise/Terragrunt), and enforce compliance guardrails using policy-as-code frameworks (Sentinel/OPA).
 * Maintain Data Platform Infrastructure: Build and optimize data pipelines and workflow orchestrations using Apache Airflow, Kafka, and enterprise data warehouses (e.g., BigQuery).
 * Enforce Zero-Trust Security & Secrets Management: Integrate enterprise secret management tools (HashiCorp Vault, External Secrets Operator, Google Secret Manager/KMS) and enforce Workload Identity and network perimeter controls.
 * Lead Complex Infrastructure Migrations: Direct zero-downtime infrastructure initiatives, including IP-addressing migrations, cluster rebuilds, and database cutovers.
 * Drive Reliability, DR & On-Call Excellence: Active participation in on-call rotations, designing observability dashboards (Splunk, GCP Cloud Logging/Stackdriver), writing runbooks, and executing regional disaster recovery (DR) failover drills.
 * Technical Mentorship: Guide mid-level and junior engineers through code/design reviews, establishing self-service infrastructure standards across the organization.