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CaseGuard

DevOps Engineer at CaseGuard (Arlington, VA)

CaseGuard· Arlington, VA·

Job description

CaseGuard is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer with expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and GitLab CI/CD. The ideal candidate will have experience automating deployments, optimizing cloud environments, and ensuring high availability of ASP.NET applications running on AWS.

Key Responsibilities:

  • DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure: Design, build, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure for ASP.NET Core/.NET applications; implement and optimize GitLab CI/CD pipelines; automate infrastructure provisioning using AWS CDK; Develop and maintain reusable IaC templates to streamline cloud resource deployment.; Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker, AWS ECS, or Kubernetes (EKS); ensure scalability, security, and high availability of cloud-hosted applications.
  • Application Deployment & Monitoring: Develop automated GitLab CI/CD workflows; monitor system performance and troubleshoot production issues using AWS X-ray, AWS CloudWatch, AWS CloudWatch Metrics; implement logging, monitoring, and alerting strategies.
  • Security & Compliance: Enforce AWS IAM roles, security groups, and networking best practices.
  • VPC Networking: Design and manage subnets, VPCs, route tables, security groups, NACLs, and VPNs; optimize network performance, latency, and security.
  • Collaboration & Support: Work closely with the backend team to streamline DevOps practices and improve deployment efficiency; provide troubleshooting and support; maintain and optimize AWS RDS (SQL Server/PostgreSQL) and integrate database CI/CD in GitLab.

Required Qualifications:

  • 3+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or similar role
  • Strong foundation in Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK)
  • Strong foundation in ASP.NET Core, .NET Framework, and C# application deployment
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services: EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, IAM, Route 53
  • Proficiency in container orchestration (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines
  • Familiarity with logging and monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Datadog, ELK)
  • Strong scripting skills in Bash, PowerShell, or Python
  • AWS Certification (Required) – AWS Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with serverless computing (AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, Step Functions)
  • Knowledge of GitOps workflows using ArgoCD, Flux, or similar tools
  • Familiarity with networking, VPCs, and security best practices in AWS
  • Experience with GitLab’s CI/CD
  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases

Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Stock Option
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401K
  • Paid Vacation
  • Ten paid holidays per year
  • Friendly and Learning environment

About CaseGuard

CaseGuard is a software company that helps law enforcement agencies, federal agencies, hospitals, schools, airports, and others manage all their media redaction needs in one easy-to-use redaction software. CaseGuard Studio is one of a kind. Our team is driven by a passion for great software design, creating great products, and creative processes; CaseGuard implements innovative ideas across multiple services and agencies. We invest in people. We nurture skills consistent with our values and our future strategy. Our passionate pursuit of excellence, the application of our creativity to solve our clients’ challenges, our technical expertise, and our collaborative spirit are measures of our success.

Why work at CaseGuard

  • Culture: The company describes a culture of "growth & collaboration," built on "trust, support, and teamwork." They emphasize empowering employees and creating an environment where everyone can grow.
  • Mission-Driven Work: Employees work on technology that directly impacts data privacy and public safety for law enforcement and government agencies.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary, stock options, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K, paid vacation, and ten paid holidays per year. Also offers gym memberships.
  • Work Environment: Hybrid/Office-based in Arlington, VA. Some roles (like Regional Sales Executive) are listed as remote. The engineering team works on a modern tech stack including Angular, Kubernetes, AWS Lambda, TensorFlow, GitLab, and Python.
  • Team Size & Growth: With only 39 employees, new hires can have significant impact and ownership. The company is in a growth phase (13.6% headcount YoY increase).
  • Office Location: HQ is at 1700 N Moore St, Suite 1701, Arlington, VA 22209, in the Rosslyn area near Washington D.C.

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