Software Engineer - Mid level Security Clearance

Position: Software Engineer - Mid level with Security Clearance
Job Title:

Software Engineer - Mid level Job Category:
Engineering Time Type:
Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph Employee Type:
Regular Percentage of

Travel Required:

Up to 10% Type of Travel:
Continental US Anticipated Posting End: 4/18/2026

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a skilled Software Developer to join our dynamic team working on the Makalu contract. This role involves building and maintaining highly used and critically important cloud-native applications that provide Situational Awareness and Collaboration capabilities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Java and/or JavaScript development, along with experience in modern software development practices and cloud technologies.

Responsibilities:
* Solve challenging technical problems and meet program objectives within the agile development cycle.

* Suggest ways to improve the architecture and software baseline.
* Introduce new ways to meet mission needs.
* Work on a complex near real-time web-app development team based on cloud architecture.
* Help maintain the existing architecture and code base.
* Design new features, services, and interfaces.
* Contribute to a positive and upbeat team atmosphere.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
* Implement and work with microservices architecture in cloud environments.
* Contribute to the full software development lifecycle, from conception to deployment.
* Ensure code quality through testing and code reviews.

Qualifications:

Required:

* Active TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related major, or graduation from a coding bootcamp.
* 5+ years of relevant experience.
* Experience working with Linux or similar Operating Systems.
* Experience working as a member of a development team participating in the complete product development lifecycle.
* Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies.
* Demonstrated Java and JavaScript programming experience in a Unix/Linux environment.
* Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
* Familiarity with continuous integration and software CM processes/tools (Argo, GIT, JIRA, Confluence).
* Experience applying industry best practices to ensure system performance, reliability, scalability, and security.
* Strong troubleshooting/problem-solving skills.
* Effective communication skills.
* Time management and organizational skills, including the ability to work in a dynamic, real-time environment with rapidly changing priorities.
* Must be able to multi-task and work independently with minimum supervision to meet deadlines.
* Experience with microservice architectures.
* Familiarity with build tools (e.g., gradle, maven).
* Security+ or other IAT II qualified security certification (within 3 months of hire). Desired:
* Familiarity with Elasticsearch and/or Postgres.
* Experience using Java Spring Boot framework.
* Development experience defining, developing, and maintaining REST-based interfaces.
* Experience with Container orchestration frameworks such as Docker and Kubernetes.
* Bonus if you have experience with networking, Redis, Kafka, Grafana, ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
* AWS Certification (Developer, Dev Ops, and/or Architect, etc.)
* A passion for creating beautiful, engaging, intuitive, efficient, and highly usable user interfaces.
* Experience with Infrastructure as Code (such as with Terraform or Cloud Formation)
* Experience with vector and motion graphics, including SVG, HTML5 Canvas, WebGL, and animation via JavaScript and CSS.
* Experience with Typescript.
* Experience building rich data-driven web applications.
* Familiarity with real-time communication mechanisms such as Web Sockets.
* Familiarity with Node, Cesium, and/or Open Layers.
* Familiarity with emerging trends in desktop, web, and mobile app development.
* Experience with deployments, Dev Ops, and/or AWS.

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