Software Engineer - Senior (contingent 045)

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and enhance software applications supporting biometric collection, matching, storage, and analysis systems.
• Troubleshoot software issues and develop patches, updates, and corrective actions to ensure operational effectiveness.
• Support enterprise and tactical biometric systems utilizing fingerprint, facial recognition, iris, and other biometric modalities.
• Develop, execute, and document software testing procedures, validation plans, and test reports.
• Implement and maintain secure software architectures that comply with government cybersecurity and information assurance requirements.
• Develop and enforce data protection measures, including encryption, access controls, auditing, and secure data management practices.
• Support software integration activities across military and government biometric platforms.
• Participate in Agile, DevOps, and DevSecOps development processes, including continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify requirements, develop solutions, and implement system enhancements.
• Support compliance with government security regulations and accreditation requirements.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in software engineering principles and software development lifecycle methodologies.
• Experience supporting biometric systems, including tactical biometric collection, matching, and enterprise-level multimodal biometric solutions.
• Knowledge of information assurance, encryption technologies, secure coding practices, and military security protocols.
• Experience developing applications for Android or other mobile operating systems.
• Experience working within Agile, DevOps, or DevSecOps environments.
• Knowledge of software testing methodologies, troubleshooting techniques, and configuration management practices.
• Ability to implement and maintain security controls protecting sensitive biometric and identity data.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.
• A secret security clearance is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, Homeland Security, or other federal government biometric programs.
• Familiarity with biometric standards, identity management systems, and secure mobile application development.
• Experience with cloud-based biometric platforms and enterprise identity solutions.