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Software Engineer; TOP SECRET Clearance & ONSITE

Job in Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado, 80012, USA
Listing for: Kelly Services
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-15
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 106 USD Hourly USD 106.00 HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Software Engineer (TOP SECRET CLEARANCE & ONSITE)

Overview

Software Engineer — TOP SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION
• 100% onsite in Aurora, CO • $106.78/hour or more DOE

Kelly Government Solutions is hiring for a software engineer on a Department of Defense contract with our customer in Aurora, CO. This is a contract assignment that should last approximately one year and could be extended.

Job Description

At our customer, the foundation of everything they do is rooted in their values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. They bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Their team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

In this role, you will join a small, highly-focused team working to develop and maintain signal processing applications for use in a real-time operational environment. The team members are multi-disciplined and contribute across all phases of systems engineering, software development, integration and test, and metrics. The team works closely with operations personnel to meet unique and continuously changing development needs.

What

You Will Do
  • Lead program’s baseline modernization efforts
  • Provide technical direction and design to software agile development teams, and other engineering personnel
  • Mentor and guide senior and junior engineers
  • Generate software cost and schedule estimates to support future development bids using techniques such as parametric analysis of SLOC, hours, or other metrics
What You Will Learn
  • Modern Dev Sec Ops  and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery techniques
  • Software lifecycle practices on defense projects
  • Advanced software technologies
Required
  • An active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date
  • Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years of relevant software engineering experience
  • Experience as a Software Architect
  • Experience developing software using Java or C++
  • Experience with cloud environments and Kubernetes
  • Experience with message brokers such as Rabbit

    MQ, Active

    MQ, or Kafka
  • Experience with enterprise integration patterns
  • Experience with System Engineering processes such as requirements management, use case development, and trade studies
  • Experience with Cameo Modeling using Systems Modeling Language (SysML)
  • Experience with the SAFe Agile software development methodology
Preferred
  • Experience with SIGINT, Digital Communication, or digital signal processing software development
  • Experience programming solutions in C++, Java, Python, and GO
  • Experience with Cameo Modeling using the Unified Architecture Framework (UAF)
  • Experience with Dev Ops, Continuous Integration/Continuous Development, and automated test
  • Experience with Atlassian Tools
Benefits

As part of our promise to talent
, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account.

In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

Note:

For more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community, this description excludes direct links.

What happens next

Once you apply, you’ll proceed to next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry – even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in our network. That means our team of expert recruiters will have access to your profile, making your opportunities limitless.

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Additional Information

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