Software Engineer with Security Clearance

Opportunity via QSSHire | Talent-as-a-Service Recruiting
Role: Software Engineer
Location: Chantilly, VA (Onsite)
Clearance: TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Rate: Open
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Are You a Software Engineer Ready to Solve Complex Software and Systems Challenges?
QSSHire is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to provide software development support for a program in Chantilly, VA.
This role is ideal for an experienced developer who can analyze complex software and systems, build and test technical solutions, work across Linux and AWS environments, and collaborate with technical teams to address mission requirements.
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In This Role, You’ll:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software solutions supporting mission requirements. • Analyze unfamiliar software code to understand and replicate system behavior. • Develop software system testing harnesses and implement continuous testing methodologies. • Build and maintain Linux/Unix-based solutions and develop complex shell scripts. • Analyze browser and network traffic to understand client/server communications and requests. • Develop and manage cloud solutions using AWS services and AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK). • Integrate cloud services including Lambda, S3, Batch, EC2, EventBridge, SNS, SQS, IAM, DynamoDB, and container services. • Transform data across formats such as JSON, CSV, and XML. • Gather mission needs and translate them into technical requirements. • Document and communicate technical and non-technical requirements to a variety of audiences. • Collaborate with technical teams across multiple organizational boundaries. ________________________________________

You’ll Succeed Here If You Have:

• Deep experience in software development. • Demonstrated experience with Python. • Demonstrated experience with JavaScript. • Ability to program efficiently in at least one additional back-end programming language other than Python or JavaScript. • Experience analyzing unknown software code and extracting relevant fields to determine and mimic its behavior. • Ability to develop a software system testing harness or implement a continuous testing methodology on a project. • Experience installing Linux from scratch and developing complex Unix shell scripts. • Experience analyzing network traffic to understand client/server communications and requests. • Demonstrated experience using AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK).

CloudFormation, Terraform, or similar technologies are not substitutes for CDK experience. • Experience with systems administration. • Strong knowledge of programming, software tools, operating systems, and networking. • Ability to work effectively across technical teams and organizational boundaries. ________________________________________

Desired Skills

• Experience with software analysis or reverse-engineering tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, JADX, or APKtool. • Experience working with multiple cloud providers. • Experience with additional programming languages beyond Python and JavaScript. ________________________________________

Degree Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred. • Relevant professional software development or technical experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree, subject to contract requirements. ________________________________________

Why QSSHire?
As a modern Talent-as-a-Service recruiting partner, QSSHire connects exceptional professionals with impactful opportunities supporting mission-critical programs. We focus on aligning specialized expertise with meaningful work while providing transparency, flexibility, and long-term career growth.