Sr. Software Engineer

Job Title: Sr. Software Developer
Location: Gaithersburg, MD   100% onsite Schedule (FT/PT): Full Time Travel Required: No Shift: Day Clearance Level Required: Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination. 
 Essential Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain enterprise software applications using modern development practices.

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, architects, and fellow developers to deliver high-quality software in Agile sprints.

• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

• Develop clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following secure coding standards and best practices.

• Design and implement RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed application architectures.

• Perform code reviews and mentor junior developers to promote engineering excellence and knowledge sharing.

• Troubleshoot complex application issues and perform root cause analysis to improve system reliability and performance.

• Develop automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure software quality.

• Collaborate with DevSecOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.

• Optimize application performance, scalability, and security across enterprise environments.

• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to technical roadmaps and modernization initiatives.

• Support production deployments and resolve issues in mission-critical environments

Required Qualifications:

• ship is required per contract with an Active Top Secret/SCI and the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Master s with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.

• Strong proficiency in one or more object-oriented programming languages such as:

• Java

• C#

• Python

• C++

• Experience developing web-based applications and enterprise software solutions.

• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs.

• Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases.

• Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles and software design patterns.

• Experience using Git or other distributed version control systems.

• Experience working within Agile Scrum or SAFe development environments.

• Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing cloud-native applications in AWS, Azure, or other cloud platforms.

• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience building microservices architectures.

• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and CI/CD tools including Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Ansible.

• Knowledge of message brokers such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.

• Experience with front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.

• Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Redis, or other enterprise technologies.

• Experience with secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) practices.

• Security+ certification or other DoD 8570/8140 compliant certification.