Senior Software Engineer; Leadership

Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading cyber operations, intelligence solutions and operations, network infrastructure, engineering and business enablement and enterprise operations company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.

We are actively hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Leadership) with a TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to support a program in Chantilly, VA.

In this role you will own the design, delivery, performance, and operational evolution of the administrative services domain for a large-scale, globally distributed mission platform. You will take direct ownership of the control plane, administrative interfaces, user and role management, and peripheral/device management services, enabling the broader platform to be deployed and operated consistently in the field.

This is a critical role for someone who can combine software/service ownership, platform administration design, integration discipline, and delivery leadership across a complex distributed environment.

• Own the administrative services portfolio for a globally distributed software platform, including:
  • control plane services
  • administrative interfaces and management views
  • user and role administration
  • authentication and authorization services
  • install, upgrade, and lifecycle management services
  • peripheral and middleware management services
• Define and maintain the architecture and delivery roadmap for administrative capabilities across multiple environments and deployment types
• Lead development and sustainment of administrative user experiences for different classes of users, including:
  • system administrators
  • operations personnel
  • support and field teams
  • site or regional managers
  • role‑specific business users requiring limited administrative visibility
• Own platform‑level user management patterns, including:
  • user provisioning and lifecycle management
  • role‑based access control
  • permissions models
  • delegated administration patterns
  • secure administrative workflows
• Oversee the integration and lifecycle management of peripherals and device middleware, including:
  • drivers
  • SDKs
  • vendor APIs
  • middleware services
  • version compatibility and upgrade planning
• Serve as the primary technical lead for vendor engagement related to device and middleware certification into the platform
• Define and manage the process for introducing new peripherals or middleware providers into the system, including:
  • technical evaluation
  • certification criteria
  • compatibility testing
  • documentation and supportability requirements
• Ensure the administrative services domain supports reliable installation, upgrade, rollback, and support operations across globally distributed sites
• Partner with Software Architecture, Platform Engineering, Security, Field Engineering, Operations, and QA to ensure the admin/control‑plane stack is robust and supportable
• Reduce load on the overall Software Architect by independently managing this service domain and driving delivery outcomes for it
• Participate in technical triage and root‑cause analysis for issues involving administration, auth, user access, device integration, and platform management workflows

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field. 4 additional years of experience can substitute for a degree.
• 10+ years of software engineering, data platform engineering, search engineering, or analytics platform experience, including 4+ years leading a major technical service area or team.
• Strong experience designing and delivering administrative/control‑plane services for complex distributed systems.
• Experience with one or more of the following domains:
  • user and role management
  • authentication and authorization services
  • administrative UI/UX for operational systems
  • install/upgrade/lifecycle orchestration
  • device/peripheral management platforms
• Experience leading cross‑functional delivery across software,…