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Senior Full Stack Software Developer/Engineer with Security Clearance

GRVTYSterling, VA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 19 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This role offers a unique opportunity to build impactful, mission-critical solutions while developing your full-stack and security expertise in a hybrid environment. You'll thrive here if you enjoy collaborating closely with users and a high-performing team to deliver secure, scalable applications that protect national security. Apply today to join a reputable organization and grow your career.

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

What Impact You'll Have Join a mission-driven program with high impact on National Security. This isn't just a development role, it's a chance to build solutions that protect what matters most! As a Senior Software Engineer/Developer, you will perform as an individual contributor and team member focused on developing and refining a command-and-control platform used by a wide variety of stakeholders. Soliciting and incorporating user feedback is paramount in developing a superior product. Ideal candidates will have full stack development experience, with demonstrated skills developing front-end applications and user interfaces, as well as employing back-end technologies and programming languages. What You'll be Owning

  • Design and develop applications, tools, and user interfaces supporting advanced data processing and command-and-control workflows
  • Engage proactively with mission partners to understand operational use cases and convert high-level requirements into actionable features, work products, and technical specifications
  • Collaborate with internal and external engineering teams to define interface control documents (ICDs), subsystem behaviors, and integration patterns
  • Develop CONOPs, user guides, release notes, and technical artifacts supporting software delivery and stakeholder adoption
  • Architect and optimize large scale data analysis pipelines using OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, and distributed data technologies
  • Evaluate application architecture and code design, identify performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations that improve efficiency, scalability, and maintainability
  • Build and refine back end services and APIs that support high-performance data workflows
  • Help guide testing strategies, diagnose complex issues, and ensure delivery of stable, high-reliability software
  • Mentor junior developers, foster a high performing engineering culture, and support professional growth across the team What You Must Have
  • Active TS/SCI with polygraph
  • 7+ years of software engineering experience in fast-paced, collaborative environments
  • Strong proficiency in Python and Java
  • Experience building React front end applications and Django back end services
  • Experience with DevOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment
  • Full stack development experience across front end and back end systems
  • Recent experience building applications, analysis tools, or mission-focused software
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field What Would be Nice to Have
  • Knowledge of OpenSearch/Elasticsearch indexing, search, and analytics
  • Demonstrated ability to reverse engineer applications and understand legacy systems
  • Experience with messaging/task queues (Kafka, gRPC, Celery)
  • Proficiency with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Experience with databases or data stores (MariaDB, MySQL, ValKey, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, MongoDB)
  • Experience with Open Telemetry (OTel) or similar observability framework
  • Familiarity with collaboration and issue tracking tools such as GitLab, Jira, and Confluence
  • Knowledge of telecommunications and/or Internet protocols #LI-CW1

Skills

Django
Docker
MariaDB
MongoDB
MySQL
Confluence
InfluxDB
Java
Jira
Kafka
Kubernetes
PostgreSQL
Python
React
gRPC

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