Software Engineer with Security Clearance
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeOn-site
location_on13939, Valley Country Drive, Brookfield, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, 20151, United States
About the Team
For more than 20 years, NewGen Technologies has solved our clients' toughest IT challenges with integrity, security, and outstanding service. Our team of Highly Cleared Specialists possesses hard-to-find skills across a wide spectrum of technologies, delivering solutions that transform business processes and solve problems of national significance. From securing borders and using AI to fight terror to aiding in criminal identification and crime prevention through biometrics, we provide both technology and talent to our partners.
About the Role
Our partner is expanding their Kubernetes-backed containerization and orchestration platform and is seeking a Software Engineer passionate about building secure, scalable, and automated capabilities end-to-end. You will own features across the full development lifecycle—from design and development to deployment and operations—while enforcing strong security guardrails and enabling efficient multi-tenant workload isolation.
This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy working close to the platform, automating everything, and turning complex operational requirements into elegant, repeatable solutions. You will collaborate cross-functionally with security, cloud, networking, and application teams to ensure platform capabilities meet mission needs, documenting architecture and patterns to drive consistency and enable self-service.
Hiring Process
Candidates must possess a TS/SCI FSP Clearance to be considered for this position. The application process involves reviewing your qualifications against the specific clearance and technical requirements for this mission-critical role.
Equal Opportunity
NewGen Technologies is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We consider qualified applicants regardless of background.
Work location
Work model: On-site
13939, Valley Country Drive, Brookfield, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, 20151, United States
Chantilly, Virginia
Key Responsibilities
- check_circleDesign and build new capabilities for the Kubernetes platform including container orchestration workflows
- check_circleDevelop and maintain custom Helm charts for repeatable, compliant deployments across environments
- check_circleImplement and enforce Kubernetes RBAC security policies for least-privilege access and workload isolation
- check_circleLeverage namespaces to segment workloads and align tenancy, compliance, and operational boundaries
- check_circleIntegrate CI/CD pipelines with Kubernetes orchestration to automate build, test, deploy, and rollback processes
- check_circleInstrument workloads and platform components with metrics, health checks, and standardized endpoints
- check_circleCollaborate cross-functionally with security, cloud, networking, and application teams to ensure platform capabilities meet mission needs
- check_circleDocument architecture, patterns, runbooks, and guardrails to drive consistency and enable self-service
Requirements
- verifiedTS/SCI FSP Clearance
- verifiedBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or closely related field
- verifiedFull development lifecycle experience delivering capabilities on Kubernetes
- verifiedHands-on experience building and maintaining custom Kubernetes Helm charts
- verifiedProven expertise with Kubernetes RBAC policy configuration and enforcement
- verifiedExperience configuring granular workload permissions using native roles and role bindings
- verifiedExperience building automation pipelines (CI/CD) that interface directly with Kubernetes orchestration
Nice to Have
Experience developing custom Kubernetes controllers, including mutating and validating admission webhooks. Hands-on experience with advanced security policy enforcement using Istio service mesh (e.g., mTLS, policy, traffic management). Experience defining custom Kubernetes-native network policies (CNI) for zero-trust segmentation. Track record managing multiple, isolated tenants within a single Kubernetes environment. Experience generating and collecting workload metrics using standard endpoints (e.g., Prometheus, OpenMetrics) and exposing health probes. Integration of Kubernetes workloads with AWS cloud-native services using IAM role permissions (e.g., IRSA, service account <-> role mapping).
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Skills, education and keywords
Skills: Kubernetes, Helm, Kustomize, Rbac, Ci/cd, Gitops, Istio, Cni, Prometheus, Openmetrics.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or closely related field; or equivalent practical experience.
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Day-to-day, the Software Engineer with Security Clearance at NewGen Technologies Inc. will design and build new capabilities for the kubernetes platform including container orchestration workflows; develop and maintain custom helm charts for repeatable, compliant deployments across environments; implement and enforce kubernetes rbac security policies for least-privilege access and workload isolation; and leverage namespaces to segment workloads and align tenancy, compliance, and operational boundaries.
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NewGen Technologies Inc. is looking for candidates who meet the following requirements: TS/SCI FSP Clearance; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or closely related field; Full development lifecycle experience delivering capabilities on Kubernetes; Hands-on experience building and maintaining custom Kubernetes Helm charts; Proven expertise with Kubernetes RBAC policy configuration and enforcement; and Experience configuring granular workload permissions using native roles and role bindings.
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Software Engineer with Security Clearance at NewGen Technologies Inc. is based in 13939, Valley Country Drive, Brookfield, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, 20151, United States. This is a on-site role.
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Key skills for Software Engineer with Security Clearance at NewGen Technologies Inc. include Kubernetes; Helm; Kustomize; Rbac; Ci/cd; Gitops; Istio; and Cni.
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Educational requirements for this role: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or closely related field; or equivalent practical experience.
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