Software Engineer 3 with Security Clearance

Job Description

The Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements. Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software problem reports. Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment. Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

Qualifications

• Twenty (20) years experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Owns end-to-end delivery of system components.
• Helps shape internal standards and shared tooling.
• Guides team through design decisions and tradeoffs.
• Thinks in systems, not just services.

Level 3 Software Engineer Capabilities

• Design scalable workflows for deploying and managing Kubernetes-native applications.
• Lead the development of reusable Helm charts, GitOps templates, and deployment strategies.
• Build system-aware controllers or agents that automate app lifecycle tasks.
• Contribute to platform-wide architecture decisions (e.g., deployment strategy, multi-cluster config, observability).
• Mentor junior engineers and review code for reliability, clarity, and best practices.
• Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to ensure secure and compliant deployments.
• Deep experience with Go or Python in cloud-native contexts.
• Strong Kubernetes experience: CRDs, Helm, GitOps, multi-tenant app deployments.
• Experience with event-driven or agent-based systems (e.g., Kafka, controller patterns).
• Familiar with infrastructure automation (Terraform, cloud-init, Ansible).
• Comfortable balancing automation and operator oversight in complex environments.