Backend Software Developer (TS/SCI Clearance, FSP)

Quick Facts

• Role: Backend Software Developer (secure government environment)

• Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Full-Scope Polygraph (FSP) required on Day 1

• Team: Small agile team building secure, scalable software

Description

You will design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable backend software for government customers. Translate mission requirements into technical specifications, implement robust and maintainable code, and ensure software quality and security compliance through code reviews and testing. Contribute to system design decisions, including trade-offs, reuse, and appropriate use of COTS/GOTS.

Responsibilities

• Translate mission requirements into technical specifications

• Implement robust, maintainable backend code

• Perform code reviews

• Execute unit and integration testing for quality and security compliance

• Contribute to system design and requirements analysis/synthesis (system-level to component-level)

• Provide input on hardware/software trade-offs and software reuse, including COTS/GOTS vs. new development

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Active TS/SCI clearance and in-scope Full-Scope Polygraph (FSP) required on Day 1

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field

• 10+ years of software development experience (preferably federal/defense)

• 1+ year hands-on AWS experience and proficiency in Java, Python, or C++

• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL

• Secure coding practices experience

• Experience developing within classified environments

• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile

• Git/version control experience

• Work 5 days/week in a SCIF in Annapolis Junction, MD

Benefits

• Work with a small, collaborative agile team on secure government missions

• Opportunity to influence system design and modernization decisions (reuse and COTS/GOTS)

• Support for long-term career development in a growth-focused culture