Software Engineer – Level 3

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph required
Discipline: Software Engineering
Work Type: On-site
Salary: $229,000 - $255,000

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Software Engineer – Level 3 to support complex, mission-critical software systems within a classified environment. This role supports programs of significant scope and complexity and requires deep expertise in modern Java-based microservices, containerized architectures, and system observability.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical leadership, hands-on development experience, and the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary Agile teams.

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Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and sustain complex software systems supporting mission operations

• Build and maintain Java-based microservices using the Spring framework

• Develop and deploy containerized applications using Docker and containerd

• Deploy, manage, and support applications in Kubernetes-orchestrated environments

• Monitor system health and performance using Grafana and Prometheus

• Utilize Git for source control and collaborative development

• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve software and system issues across environments

• Produce and maintain clear technical documentation

• Collaborate closely with software engineers, system engineers, analysts, and mission stakeholders

• Operate effectively within an Agile development environment

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Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

• Twenty (20) years of experience as a Software Engineer supporting programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline

  • Four (4) additional years of relevant Software Engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree

• Proficiency with the Linux command line interface

• Strong experience developing microservices using Java and Spring

• Experience with container technologies (Docker, containerd)

• Experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes

• Experience using system monitoring and observability tools including Grafana and Prometheus

• Experience using Git for version control

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Desired Skills

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitLab CI and ArgoCD

• Experience with OpenSearch or Elasticsearch for indexing and data retrieval

• Experience with Apache NiFi for dataflow management and ingestion

• Familiarity with the Amazon HCI platform

• Strong debugging, documentation, and communication skills

• Ability to work effectively on a multidisciplinary Agile team

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Why Join Us?

• Work in a highly secure environment supporting a critical Intelligence Community mission

• Collaborate with top engineers and data scientists to build cutting-edge analytics tools

• Enjoy a hybrid work schedule with up to 24 hours of telework every two weeks

• Opportunity to work with modern big data and cloud analytics technologies

We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

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