Software Engineer, Cloud Computing, Systems Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a Software Engineer to support Defense Intelligence customers in maintaining, modernizing, and sustaining Zero Trust environments within secure cloud architectures. This role focuses on application modernization, Dev Ops integration, legacy system refactoring, and secure cloud-based development to ensure mission-critical systems remain secure, scalable, and highly available.
This position is contingent upon funding.

• Support maintenance and sustainment of applications within Zero Trust environments
• Research, integrate, and refactor existing software applications for secure cloud-based architectures
• Develop new web-based applications and microservices to meet evolving mission requirements
• Translate user requirements into scalable software solutions
• Modernize and refactor legacy applications into web-based platforms
• Develop and optimize in-application SQL queries and backend integrations
• Ensure database performance, security, and availability
• Monitor and optimize server resource utilization
  
  Participate in code reviews and contribute to architectural decisions
• Support Dev Ops processes and CI/CD pipeline implementation

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (CI Poly eligibility required)
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Minimum 5+ years of software development experience
• Current DoDM 8140.03 IAT II certification (e.g., SSCP or Security+ CE with appropriate certification) or ability to obtain within six months

• Proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), Type Script
• Strong front-end experience with React.js (preferred), Angular, or Vue.js
• HTML5, CSS3 (SASS/LESS)
• Server-side development using Node.js, Java, Python, PHP, or C#
• RESTful APIs and web services integration

• SQL databases (Postgre
  
  SQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server)
• Familiarity with No
  
  SQL solutions (Mongo
  
  DB, Redis)

• Git and platforms such as Git Hub, Git Lab, or Bitbucket
• Jira or Azure Dev Ops

• Experience migrating and modernizing legacy applications
• Ability to refactor and work within older codebases (e.g., Java EE, Cold Fusion, Classic ASP)

• CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git Lab CI, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops)
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible)
• Experience with FedRAMP-compliant cloud platforms (AWS Gov Cloud, Azure Government)
• Understanding of hybrid cloud environments, networking, virtualization, and storage

• Bachelors degree in a technical discipline
• Prior experience supporting ODEN environments

• 15–20% domestic travel (CONUS)