ME-Software Engineer

ME00621-Software Engineer 1 – Momentum Engineering

Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States

Momentum Engineering, Inc. fosters an employee‑centric culture with advanced degrees and security clearances to support Department of Defense and Intelligence Community programs.

• Seeking an experienced Software Engineer to develop, enhance, and secure mission‑critical software solutions supporting DoD and IC programs.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, applying secure software engineering principles to design, implement, test, and maintain enterprise applications.
• Experience developing secure, scalable software solutions while integrating advanced security techniques to strengthen application resilience and mitigate cybersecurity risks.
• Collaborative software engineer with strong Java development skills, experience working in Linux environments, and passion for building secure, high‑performance applications.

• Design, develop, test, integrate, and maintain secure software applications supporting mission‑critical systems.
• Implement advanced secure software engineering techniques in accordance with established technical reference architectures and secure coding standards.
• Perform ongoing software security testing and participate in peer code reviews to improve application security, quality, and maintainability.
• Debug existing software, diagnose defects, and develop enhancements to improve functionality, performance, and security.
• Design and implement new software capabilities while modifying existing applications to meet evolving mission requirements.
• Develop engineering solutions that mitigate software vulnerabilities and strengthen overall application security.
• Develop RESTful APIs and enterprise services supporting distributed and service‑oriented architectures.
• Contribute across all architectural layers, including application, business logic, data access, and integration components.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, software designs, interface specifications, and implementation artifacts.
• Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and mission stakeholders to deliver secure, high‑quality software solutions.
• Research and adopt new technologies, development tools, frameworks, and software engineering best practices.
• Participate in Agile software development activities, including sprint planning, design reviews, code reviews, testing, and release planning.
• Support software deployment, system integration, operational sustainment, and troubleshooting activities.

• Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience as a Software Engineer supporting programs of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Four (4) additional years of directly related Software Engineering experience may be substituted in lieu of the degree requirement.
• Experience with software design, development, integration, testing, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Strong knowledge of secure software development principles and software engineering best practices.
• Experience participating in code reviews, debugging, and software testing activities.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.

• Minimum of six (6) years of software development experience within the past eight (8) years developing production software for Linux or Solaris environments.
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience developing software using Java, C, or C++, with strong preference for Java.
• Demonstrated experience developing RESTful APIs and web services.
• Experience developing enterprise applications using Java frameworks and technologies.
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized application deployments.
• Experience developing analytics or data‑intensive applications.
• Experience working with Open Source No
  
  SQL databases, including HBase, Accumulo, Bigtable, or similar technologies.
• Experience supporting distributed systems and scalable enterprise architectures.
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies, Dev Sec Ops  practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience supporting Department of Defense or Intelligence Community software development efforts.

Exempt hourly position.

11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company‑sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans.

Salary dependent on experience and qualifications.

The pay range for this role is: 110, USD per year (NBP).