Senior Software Engineer

Team: Intelligence Solutions

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: onsite

You Will Excel in This Role If You Are:

• A cloud-savvy engineer who enjoys building innovative, high-performance systems
• Experienced in AWS and eager to apply cloud-native tools and services to real-world challenges
• A self-starter who thrives in collaborative environments and takes ownership of solutions
• Skilled in designing, coding, debugging, and testing software across complex distributed systems
• Comfortable analyzing requirements and transforming them into scalable architectures
• Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Committed to improving development processes, documentation, and system quality

A Day in the Life Of:

• Designing and coding new software or enhancing existing applications using AWS-managed services
• Debugging software issues and implementing corrective actions to ensure stability and performance
• Developing and executing software test procedures to validate functionality and reliability
• Integrating software into new or existing systems and operating environments
• Analyzing user requirements to derive design and performance specifications
• Designing and implementing data queries, database interfaces, and data repository structures
• Developing algorithms and performance optimizations for real-time or data-intensive applications
• Performing quality control reviews on team products to ensure adherence to standards
• Coordinating software installation, configuration, and monitoring to verify operational readiness
• Collaborating with system and hardware engineers to align software design with system requirements

Must Haves:

• Active or current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance
• Twelve (12) years of experience as a Software Engineer supporting programs of similar scope and complexity
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited institution
• One (1) year of hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud-based development
• Four (4) additional years of SWE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree
• Strong proficiency with software design, development, and integration best practices
• Experience working with large-scale, distributed, or real-time systems

Nice to Haves:

• Experience leading software development teams or mentoring junior engineers
• Familiarity with modern DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized deployments
• Knowledge of Python, Java, or C++ for cloud-based or microservice architectures
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools and automation frameworks
• Understanding of cost optimization and performance tuning within AWS environments
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and collaborative software lifecycles