Software Engineer Python, Apache Kafka, Elasticsearch

Software Engineer 1 - (Python, Apache Kafka, Elasticsearch)

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required

Position : 20-16-020-SWE1

Telework: Unknown

Location: Columbia, Maryland

We are seeking a Software Engineer to build and advance a cutting‑edge agentic platform designed to power intelligent, autonomous workflows. In this role, you will integrate diverse data sources and external APIs with MCP tools to enable seamless, scalable system interoperability. You will collaborate closely with cyber analysts to translate operational challenges into effective technical solutions. The position involves hands‑on development with agentic primitives such as skills, prompts, and subagents to create adaptive and context‑aware capabilities.

This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of AI‑driven systems, shaping how agents operate, learn, and deliver impact in complex environments.

• Develop agentic integrations with Python that leverage multiple AI models, APIs, and data sources in production.
• Build tools and agentic workflows within modern frameworks like Pydantic
  
  AI, Langgraph, and Deep Agents.
• Work directly with key stakeholders and cyber analysts to understand operational workflows and identify high‑impact automation opportunities.
• Design and implement real‑time analytics pipelines in Python leveraging Apache Kafka for stream processing and Elasticsearch for indexing and querying.
• Maintain and troubleshoot a production grade agentic platform.

• Software development experience with strong Python proficiency.
• Hands on experience building and maintaining production applications servicing hundreds to thousands of users.
• Understanding of AI development concepts, including prompt engineering, context management, structured outputs, and tool/function calling.
• Experience developing resilient, scalable stream processing applications using modern messaging and event‑streaming platforms.
• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants for code generation, refactoring, debugging, and automation.

• Experience with agentic workflows and multi‑agent orchestration.
• Background in cybersecurity or understanding of security operations workflows.
• Managing deployments in AWS Cloud with Kubernetes.
• Gitlab CICD automation.
• Experience with retrieval systems (RAG, vector databases, semantic search).
• Analyzing cyber security‑related data sets (network traffic, OS events).
• Knowledge of end‑to‑end SIGINT collection and analysis systems.
• Experience with production CNO capabilities and operations.

3 yrs. B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.

$163k-$199k (Annually)

The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.