We are looking to hire a Software Engineer Level 3 for a great opportunity in the Annapolis Junction area. TS/SCI Clearance with a Polygraph is required. No CCA's will be accepted at this time.
Position: Software Engineer SWE3
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Salary Range: $230-260K
Security Clearance: TS/SCI w/poly
We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer to take ownership of a Kubernetes-native application designed to orchestrate and deploy workloads within the cluster it runs in. The role involves advancing a platform that integrates a modern web-based UI/UX, containerized microservices, and cloud-native components. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Go, TypeScript, Python, and Kubernetes, and will be comfortable working with containerization, orchestration, and event-driven systems. The candidate must be willing to collaborate with multiple teams to ensure operational excellence, maintain, and improve documentation while adhering to internal development standards.
Requirements
- An active and current TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph is required. No CCA's will be accepted at this time.
- 20 years’ experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity, with a strong focus on backend and cloud-native applications.
Skillsets
- Hardware and software integration, Infrastructure, provisioning, Ansible CM, Kubernetes, Cloud Technologies, Rancher, Containers as a Service (CaaS).
- Proficiency in Go (Golang), with practical experience developing production services.
- Experience building frontends using TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
- Solid experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD).
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures and message brokers like Kafka.
- Hands-on experience with container technologies like Docker, and orchestration via RKE2 or similar.
- Strong understanding of system design, RESTful APIs, and microservices.
- Familiarity with SQL databases and their integration in containerized environments.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Bamboo, Fisheye).
- Experience with Agile development and Continuous Integration.
- Linux or UNIX administration/maintenance experience.
- Knowledge of SIGINT systems and dataflows.
- Ability to perform in a team environment.
- Experience with Kafka, NiFi, MetalLB, and MinIO in production environments.
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and automation using cloud-init or Terraform.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
- Background in observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
- Experience with Rancher Suite (Harvester, Longhorn, KubeVirt).
- Prior work with AWS (EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS) or other cloud platforms.
- Maintain and improve documentation and internal development standards.
In our 2023/24 employee survey, we earned a 92% Overall Workplace Experience Score, and 100% of employees across departments feel genuinely appreciated.
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