Software Engineer - Cloud & Data Security Clearance

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain secure cloud‑based applications and data systems operating in a classified environment. This role focuses on building scalable services, integrating AWS‑native capabilities, and enabling mission‑driven data access and processing across structured and unstructured datasets. The ideal candidate has strong software engineering fundamentals, cloud‑native development experience, and the ability to translate mission needs into robust technical solutions across distributed systems.

• Design, develop, and maintain secure web applications within a classified AWS C2S / JWICS environment
• Build and optimize search and data systems using Elasticsearch / AWS Open Search, including index design, query development, and performance tuning
• Develop and maintain SQL and Elasticsearch/Open Search queries across structured and unstructured datasets
• Integrate AWS services including Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, EC2, Batch, Event Bridge, IAM, Dynamo
  
  DB, and container services
• Develop serverless and event‑driven architectures using AWS‑native tools
• Build and deploy Docker‑based containerized applications and images
• Use AWS CDK to define and deploy cloud infrastructure programmatically
• Transform and normalize data across formats including JSON, CSV, and XML
• Develop automation and scripting solutions using Python and Linux shell scripting
• Collaborate with application developers to define and implement infrastructure and deployment requirements
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve system performance and deployment reliability
• Support cloud security practices, including identity management (IAM roles) and vulnerability awareness
• Work across multiple technical teams and organizational boundaries to deliver mission‑focused capabilities
• Translate mission needs into technical requirements and ensure alignment between solution design and operational objectives
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Prioritize engineering work based on mission impact and operational urgency

• Experience in system administration and/or cloud software engineering
• Experience building and maintaining secure web applications in AWS environments
• Strong experience with Elasticsearch or AWS Open Search, including indexing and query optimization
• Experience writing and tuning complex queries using SQL and search query languages
• Experience integrating AWS services such as Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, EC2, and related cloud‑native services
• Strong programming experience in Python
• Experience with Linux systems and shell scripting
• Experience building and deploying Docker containers
• Experience working with distributed cloud systems and event‑driven architectures
• Experience transforming and processing data across multiple formats (JSON, CSV, XML)
• Experience using AWS CDK (required – not substitutable with Terraform or Cloud Formation)
• Experience collaborating with developers to implement infrastructure and deployment solutions

• Experience with multiple cloud providers (AWS plus Azure or GCP)
• Experience with additional programming languages beyond Python (e.g., Java, JavaScript, Go)
• Experience with reverse engineering or analysis tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, JADX, or APKTool
• Experience implementing monitoring, observability, and automated deployment systems
• Familiarity with security vulnerability management and system hardening practices

• Flexible time off
• Full medical coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Referral bonuses
• Performance bonuses
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Tuition and training reimbursement