Principal Software Engineer TS/SCI Polygraph

About the role

The Principal Software Engineer will serve as technical anchor for a new feature/capability being added to our product. Ideal candidates will be able to architect/design a new feature and translate complex business requirements into robust, documented technical designs.

Responsibilities

• Architectural Analysis & Design: Deconstruct complex requirements to determine system impact. Lead the creation of design documentation using Object-Oriented (OO) principles, ensuring new features integrate seamlessly without technical debt.
• Technical Shepherding: Act as the feature lead for a new capability. Responsible for the "definition of done," guiding a feature from initial concept through development, testing, and deployment.
• Cross-Team Coordination: Serve as the technical liaison to the Systems Engineering team to align on approach and constraints.
• Team Leadership & Tasking: Decompose high-level feature designs into actionable tasks for the development team. Manage feature status to leadership and mentor junior/mid-level peers.
• Quality Assurance: Conduct rigorous merge request (MR) reviews to maintain code standards, security protocols, and performance benchmarks.

Requirements

• TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in computer engineering or a related field
• Minimum of 18 years of relevant experience, or a combination of a Master's degree and 15 years of relevant experience, or a Doctorate with 13 years of relevant experience
• Expertise in Java (17+ preferred), the Spring Boot ecosystem, SOLID principles, OO design patterns, and REST interface standards/best practices
• Strong communicator with the ability to facilitate cross-team collaboration and clearly convey architecture and design concepts through both oral and written communication
• Skilled in developing technical documentation (including wiki sites, blogs, and XML/HTML content) and mentoring junior to mid-level software development peers

Qualifications

• Strong experience with MongoDB Data Architecture (schema design, indexing, and aggregation)
• Proficiency in Docker for local development and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with Kubernetes orchestration and the ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for system monitoring and troubleshooting
• Experience in PKI/TLS/SSL certificates
• Knowledge of ICAM Capabilities and Integration
• Familiarity using Confluence and Jira
• Strong organization and time management skills, including the ability to multi-task and work independently with minimum supervision to meet deadlines

Skills

• Desired skillset includes strong experience with MongoDB Data Architecture (schema design, indexing, and aggregation).
• Proficiency in Docker for local development and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes orchestration and the ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for system monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Experience in PKI/TLS/SSL certificates.
• Knowledge of ICAM Capabilities and Integration.
• Familiarity using Confluence and Jira.
• Strong organization and time management skills, including the ability to multi-task and work independently with minimum supervision to meet deadlines.

Pay

$154,050.00 - $278,475.00

Schedule

N/A