Senior Rust Cloud Platform Engineer (Multiple Locations) Jobs

Software Development Engineer (Rust)

Location:

Jessup, MD | Arlington, VA | Herndon, VA

Clearance Required:

Active TS/SCI

Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled Software Development Engineer with strong Rust development experience to support the design and development of a cloud-based platform managing high-assurance device fleets. This role focuses on building secure, scalable backend services that support lifecycle operations including provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and policy enforcement across distributed systems. This is a hands-on engineering role for candidates who thrive in high-performance, security-focused environments and enjoy working at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and device integration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop backend services and APIs in Rust supporting fleet lifecycle operations (provisioning, configuration, monitoring, firmware updates, policy enforcement)
• Architect and implement secure authentication and authorization frameworks for device-to-cloud communication
• Build and scale distributed service components for telemetry ingestion, health monitoring, configuration management, and alerting
• Develop highly available and scalable systems for managing large fleets of devices in secure environments
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing (unit, integration, end-to-end)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across software, hardware, and systems engineering

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• 7+ years of software development experience
• Strong experience with Rust application development
• Experience building backend services and distributed systems
• Deep understanding of networking fundamentals, including: TCP/IP, routing, subnetting VPN architectures, load balancing DNS and network security controls (firewalls, segmentation, security groups)
• Experience designing and implementing secure, scalable cloud-based architectures
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure, including:
  Networking services and cloud-native architectures Infrastructure as Code (e.g., AWS CDK)
• Experience working in high-assurance or classified environments
• Familiarity with device-to-cloud or IoT-style architectures
• Experience developing compute-optimized and memory-efficient applications

Why Join Us:

• Work on mission-critical, high-assurance systems
• Solve complex challenges in distributed systems and secure cloud environments
• Collaborate with a team of top-tier engineers and domain experts
• Opportunity to work at the forefront of secure device and cloud integration