Software Development Engineer, Lead Security Clearance

Position: Software Development Engineer, Lead with Security Clearance
Job Number: R0232799 Software Development Engineer, Lead

The Opportunity:

We're looking for a Sof tware Development Engineer to join our chief technology office engineering team-a dynamic group of innovators passionate about redefining the market through cutting-edge technology. You'll focus on building Booz Allen's Sof tware-Defined Everything ( SDE ) platform to enable Physical AI, Edge, T rus ted Environments, and other applications across mission domains to autonomously discover, provision, simulate, and deploy these systems.

You'll be a self-starter, visionary, and "10x-type" engineer who thrives in high-impact environments, and be eager to build and operate always-on, secure, and scalable sof tware services. As a seasoned sof tware engineer at Booz Allen, you'll leverage the latest architectural approaches, open-source frameworks, and advanced tools to deliver comprehensive end-to-end solutions. You'll impart your skills to the team as they utilize industry-leading tools and techniques to create impactful sof tware designs.

Your role involves shaping a new product from the ground up with genuine autonomy and ownership. You will design, develop, deploy, and operate high-availability sof tware products with robust monitoring, alerting, and fault-tolerant capabilities, integrating agentic AI at their core. You will also implement best practices for CI / CD deployments, tele met ry, canaries, and automated testing to ensure the quality and reliability of our systems.

What You'll Do:
* Design and develop sof tware products that meet user needs and market demands.
* Apply engineering principles to construct and maintain efficient, bug-free sof tware systems.
* Collaborate with designers, product managers, and other engineers to bring products from concept to launch.
* Architect secure, scalable, and high-performance backend applications.

* Work on both front-end and back-end development using languages such as Go, Node.js, Java, or C#.
* Integrate back-end services with relational and No

SQL databases such as Postgre

SQL, MySQL, Mongo

DB, and Dynamo

DB.

* Write clean, efficient, and testable code following best practices for performance, maintainability, and security.

* Integrate generative AI tools to accelerate development and enhance product design.
* Communicate design decisions and technical trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Contribute to a culture of innovation and technical excellence by keeping abreast of industry trends.
* Embed security checks and compliance requirements into the development process to meet relevant standards. Join us. The world can't wait. You Have:
* 7+ years of experience building and operating production-grade full-stack applications in cloud environments such as AWS
* 7+ years of experience with Go, Java, Node.js, or C# development

* 5+ years of experience in distributed architectures using microservices or serverless in AWS, Google, or Azure Cloud

* 5+ years of experience with SQL and No

SQL databases

* Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices
* Experience in CI / CD pipeline setup and maintenance
* Experience using generative AI tools to accelerate development, automate coding tasks, and review AI-generated code

* Knowledge of authentication, authorization, and security best practices

* Ability to obtain a TS / SCI clearance
* Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in sof tware engineering, or 7+ years of experience in sof tware engineering in lieu of a degree Nice If You Have:
* Experience writing source code for new applications or generating and enhancing code samples for existing applications
* Experience acquiring client requirements and resolving workflow problems through automation optimization
* Ability to work with automated testing tools to perform testing and maintenance
* TS / SCI clearance

* Master's degree

* AWS Certifications such as Cloud Practitioner, Developer Asso cia te, or Solutions Architect Asso cia te Certification Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information .…