Cloud Software Engineer; OpenStack, DevOps), Intelligence Community Mission Program, Fort Meade, MD

Cloud Software Engineer (Open Stack, Dev Ops), Intelligence Community Mission Program, Fort Meade, MD

Howard, United States | Posted on 09/16/2026

Cloud Software Engineer (Open Stack, Dev Ops), Intelligence Community Mission Program, Fort Meade, MD

Biz First is assisting our client with recruiting a skilled and experienced Cloud Software Engineer. This position supports the following program: an enterprise engineering program that supports signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission systems through cloud infrastructure, AI/ML-driven software, and modernization of data dissemination processes for an Intelligence Community customer. The position is onsite at Fort Meade, MD, and the role is open now for an immediate start.

Our client is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that has supported U.S. defense and intelligence missions since 2012. Its systems, software, and data science engineers work side by side with government teams to model, design, integrate, and deploy complex mission systems, and the company also builds rugged RF hardware for specialized SIGINT applications. Led by a U.S. Navy veteran with more than 30 years of DoD mission experience, the company supports programs alongside many of the largest national security integrators and has a long-established presence in Maryland near Fort Meade.

• Job Title:
  
  Cloud Software Engineer, Level 3 (Open Stack,Dev Ops, AWS/Azure)
• Openings: 1
• Security Clearance:
  Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) required.
• Work Type:
  Onsite at Fort George G. Meade, MD, in asecure government facility
• Job Type: Full-time
• Benefits:
  Our client provides full benefits.
• Program Name:
  Enterprise engineering program for SIGINTmission systems, covering cloud infrastructure, AI/ML software, and data dissemination process modernization
• Agency name:
  Intelligence Community (IC) customer, Fort George G. Meade, MD
• Start Date:
  
  Immediate, upon offer acceptance and clearance transfer

Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure for intelligence mission systems, and build the software thatruns on it. You will work with Open Stack and comparable platforms in a Dev Ops environment, apply cloud security and operations practices, and develop,maintain, and enhance complex software systems to documented requirements. Youwill review and test software components, recommend commercial or government off-the-shelf (COTS/GOTS) products in place of new development, and work withusers and systems engineers to analyze performance, usage, and work processes.

This role suits a certified cloud architect who still enjoys writing code and automating networks.

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure using
  
  OpenStack and comparable platforms.
• Work in a Dev Ops environment and apply cloud security and operations practices.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems based on documented requirements.
• Review and test software components for adherence todesign requirements, and document test results.
• Provide input to system design on software components,including the use of COTS and GOTS products in place of new development.
• Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards and working with users and systems engineers.
• Analyze usage and work processes, and investigate problem areas.
• Automate infrastructure and network tasks with Python,Windows Power Shell, and network automation tools.

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science and twelve (12) years of software engineering experience. Sixteen (16) years of software engineering experience may substitute for the degree.
• Experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure using Open Stack and…