Software Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Software Engineer with Security Clearance
Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe. We're looking for a highly experienced Software Engineer to work on a dynamic enterprise program.

This role is technical and ideal for someone who thrives in complex distributed environments, understands modern cloud native architectures, and brings strong engineering discipline to large-scale systems. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of hands-on experience building and operating full stack applications, backend services, APIs, and microservices in Linux-based environments. The engineer will design and optimize core platform components, improve system reliability and performance, and contribute to the evolution of a cloud-based, containerized ecosystem.

They will collaborate with developers, data engineers, and platform teams to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient capabilities that enable data science, analytics, and AI/ML workloads. Experience modernizing legacy systems and supporting large-scale cloud migrations is a plus. There are Software Engineer positions in McLean, VA, Herndon, VA, and Chantilly, VA. Responsibilities:
* Platform & Service Development:
Design, build, and maintain full stack and backend services, APIs, and microservices in a Java and Linux-based environment, including supporting applications built with JavaScript and Node.js.

* System Architecture & Scaling:
Contribute to the architecture of large-scale, distributed systems with a focus on performance, reliability, and security, including modernization of legacy systems into cloud-native architectures.

* Cloud & Deployment:
Develop and deploy services in cloud environments, leveraging AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, Auto Scaling, and Cloud Formation.

* Database Engineering:
Work with relational databases to support high-volume, data-driven applications.

* Containerization & Runtime:
Build, optimize, and operate containerized services across the platform.

* CI/CD & Dev Ops:
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) and apply Dev Ops best practices across the software development lifecycle.

* Monitoring & Optimization:
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, enhance system monitoring capabilities, and optimize system performance. Requirements:
* BS in Computer Science or equivalent

* 10+ years of experience building and operating software applications or platform-level systems

* Strong proficiency in Java, with working knowledge of JavaScript and/or Node.js

* Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and/or Bash

* Experience with relational databases (Postgres, MySQL, or Maria

DB)

* Proficiency in Linux environments (including Red Hat/CentOS)

* Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure management

* Experience with microservices, RESTful APIs, and distributed system design

* Proficiency with Git-based repositories (Git Lab, Git Hub) and modern development workflows, including CI/CD pipelines

* Strong experience with containers and containerized deployments

* Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals, testing, and secure coding practices

* US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required Desired

Experience:

* Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible, or Cloud Formation

* Familiarity with distributed data and streaming tools (Hadoop, Spark, Yarn, Hive, Trino)

* Experience with data access control models such as RBAC and ABAC

* Background supporting large-scale, multi-tenant platforms or high availability systems

* Experience hardening systems to meet high accreditation or security compliance levels

* AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect) Do you know anyone for this position, or other positions open at The Swift Group? We offer a $5,000 bonus for any referral candidate we hire, paid out at the new hire's 90-day mark. We are not working with outside staffing agencies to fill this position, and we will not be accepting unsolicited resumes.

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