SOFTWARE DEVELOPER IV (SENIOR)

Location: Fort Meade, MD

About the role

Seeking a Senior Software Developer (Software Developer IV) to support the development and of mission-critical cyberspace network operations capabilities. This position will create and review software designs, implement static code analysis, automated dynamic software testing, perform code reviews, vulnerability assessment/reverse engineering, and software assurance activities supporting mission operations. The Software Developer IV serves as a senior technical contributor, providing technical assistance across multiple development efforts and helping ensure solutions remain aligned with mission, security, and quality objectives throughout the full software development lifecycle. The successful candidate will bring extensive experience developing and securing software in high-security environments and will provide technical leadership in software architecture, development practices, automation, and system integration. Active TOP SECRET/SCI clearance with a current, within 6 years, Minimum/General Experience Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph required. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline, plus 7–15 years of relevant professional software development. Experience in lieu of degree will be considered. Expertise with secure software development practices, vulnerability identification and remediation, virtualization and containerization technologies, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and software assurance in high-security environments. Experience implementing static code analysis and automated dynamic software testing. Experience applying DevSecOps principles and practices throughout the software development lifecycle. Demonstrated experience leading software architecture and technical decision‑making. Experience supporting large-scale and/or mission-critical systems. Experience working across operating systems, development tools, and cloud platforms. Experience using C/C++, Rust, and/or other compiled languages Experience using Python and Bash scripting languages Experience programming for Windows, Linux, Mac, or Mobile systems

Responsibilities

• Provide technical planning, estimation, design, development, integration, and lifecycle execution for complex software development efforts.
• Establish, implement, and enforce software development, security, coding, testing, and quality standards.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on software architecture, system design, and development approaches.
• Implement and review static code analysis, automated dynamic testing, vulnerability assessment, and software assurance process results
• Guide application and system integration with enterprise services and infrastructure.
• Design and deploy secure, consistent, and reproducible development environments using virtualization, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code technologies.
• Advise development teams on the design and implementation of secure CI/CD pipelines incorporating automated build, test, security, and deployment processes.
• Identify and support remediation of software vulnerabilities throughout the development lifecycle.
• Promote DevSecOps best practices and integrate security requirements into development and deployment activities.
• Provide technical guidance to development teams and support technical decision‑making across multiple mission efforts.

Requirements

• Active TOP SECRET/SCI clearance