Software 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, DevOps 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.

What You Will Do

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 DevOps processes and CI/CD pipeline implementation Requirements

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 Programming & Development

Proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript

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 Database Experience

SQL databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server)

Familiarity with NoSQL solutions (MongoDB, Redis) Version Control & Agile Tools

Git and platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket

Jira or Azure DevOps Legacy Modernization

Experience migrating and modernizing legacy applications

Ability to refactor and work within older codebases (e.g., Java EE, ColdFusion, Classic ASP) DevOps & Cloud

CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible)

Experience with FedRAMP-compliant cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government)

Understanding of hybrid cloud environments, networking, virtualization, and storage Desired Qualifications

Bachelors degree in a technical discipline

Prior experience supporting ODEN environments Travel Requirements

15-20% domestic travel (CONUS)

Working Place:

Reston, Virginia, United States

Company :

2026 March 12 - Scientific Research Corporation