Senior Software Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Senior Software Engineer with Security Clearance
Que Technology Group, Inc., is seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer to take ownership of a Kubernetes-native application designed to orchestrate and deploy workloads within the cluster it runs. The role involves advancing a platform that integrates a modern web-based UI/UX, containerized microservices, and cloud-native components. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Go, Type Script, Python, and Kubernetes, and will be comfortable working with containerization, orchestration, and event-driven systems.

In addition, the candidate must be willing to collaborate with multiple teams to ensure operational excellence and maintain and improve documentation while adhering to internal development standards. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Assist in the development of backend services and APIs using Go (Golang) and Python
* Contribute to frontend development using Type Script, HTML, and CSS
* Support containerization efforts (Helm) and orchestration on RKE2 Kubernetes clusters
* Collaborate with other developers and infrastructure teams to integrate services and workflows
* Participate in Git Ops workflows and CI/CD pipelines using tools like Fleet, ArgoCD
* Learn and contribute to event-driven systems using Kafka, NiFi, and similar tools
* Maintain and improve internal documentation and adhere to dev standards
* Perform basic troubleshooting, bug fixing, and unit testing

Required Qualifications:

* At least 20 years of software development experience, with a strong focus on backend and cloud-native applications.
* This position will be looking for the following skillsets: hardware and software integration, Infrastructure, provisioning, Ansible CM, Kubernetes, Cloud Technologies, Rancher, Containers as a service (Caas)
* Proficiency in Go (Golang), with practical experience developing production services.
* Experience building frontends using Type Script, HTML, and CSS.
* Solid experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and Git Ops workflows (ArgoCD).
* Familiarity with event-driven architectures and message brokers like Kafka.
* Hands-on experience with container technologies like Docker, and orchestration via RKE2 or similar.
* Strong understanding of system design, RESTful APIs, and microservices.
* Familiarity with SQL databases and integration in containerized environments.
* Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Familiar with Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Bamboo, Fisheye)
* Experience with Agile development
* Experience with Continuous Integration
* LINUX or UNIX administration/maintenance experience
* Knowledge of SIGINT systems and dataflows
* Experience with Kafka, NiFi, Metal

LB, and MinIO in production environments
* Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and automation using cloud-init or Terraform
* Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
* Background in observability (Prometheus, Grafana, or similar)
* Experience with Rancher Suite (Harvester, Longhorn, Kube Virt)
* Prior work with AWS (EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS) or other cloud platforms Security Clearance:
* TS/SCI clearance with polygraph BENEFITS:
* Competitive salary
* Company Medical/Dental/Vision plans - Company paid
* Short-term Disability, Long-term disability and Life Insurance - Company paid
* Business/ First Class travel upgrade for 7 hour or longer flights & company card will be provided for expenses
* Vacation / Personal days granted at 25 days per year
* Paid Federal Holidays - 11 days * $5,000 Annual Professional Development Fund plus 40 paid hours if in class
* 401K with 6% company match; all contributions are immediately vested by Employee
* Employee will be paid a bonus of $10,000 per employee hired based on their referral
* Up to 3 paid Code Red days due to customer closure Que Technology Group, Inc., is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.