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SAICHampton, VA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 24 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This remote PowerShell Developer role offers a competitive salary and the chance to develop impactful automation and UI applications for critical Command & Control systems, with significant opportunities for skills development in cloud environments and cybersecurity. You'll thrive here if you have strong PowerShell, WPF, and XAML experience and are eager to contribute to a renowned technology company focused on innovation and mission success. Apply today to leverage your expertise and advance your career in this dynamic field.

Quick Overview

Salary
$120.0k - $160k/yr
Work Type
Remote
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Job ID: 2614816

Location: Hampton, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-07-22

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Cloud Comp Engr

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: Top_Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking a PowerShell & WPF Application Developer to join our team in Hampton, VA in support of the Air Operations Center Weapons System (AOC WS) Falconer Program's Application Transformation (AppTX) team. A strong candidate has deep experience developing Windows-based automation and UI applications using PowerShell, XAML, and WPF, along with experience integrating those applications into Command & Control (C2) environments.

Ideal applicants will also be familiar with Infrastructure-as-Code concepts, DoD cybersecurity requirements, AWS cloud environments, Windows Server administration, and automation pipelines. Experience supporting GCCS-J or other C2 systems is highly desirable.

This role focuses on building automation tooling, dashboards, orchestration utilities, and operator-facing interfaces that streamline configuration, monitoring, and sustainment of C2 systems across both cloud and on-prem environments.

Job Responsibilities
  • Develop WPF/XAML applications using PowerShell to support automation, operator workflows, configuration management, and system orchestration.
  • Build UI-driven dashboards for monitoring, configuration, and lifecycle management of C2 virtual machine-based systems.
  • Create PowerShell automation modules to install, configure, and sustain applications across Windows Server and Linux environments.
  • Integrate WPF applications with cloud-hosted systems, including AWS EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, and related services.
  • Implement DoD cybersecurity controls within automation workflows and UI-driven tools.
  • Support cybersecurity monitoring, vulnerability remediation, and compliance validation.
  • Develop Infrastructure-as-Code and Configuration-as-Code artifacts using PowerShell DSC, Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
  • Document application architecture, automation workflows, and operational procedures for both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Collaborate with system administrators, developers, managers, and auditors to deliver Dashboard capabilities on schedule.


Qualifications

Education & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree and nine (9) years of experience; OR
  • Master's degree and seven (7) years of experience; OR
  • Equivalent combination of certifications and professional experience.

Required Experience
  • Eight-plus (8+) years of experience in software development, automation engineering, or C2 system sustainment.
  • Expert-level PowerShell development experience, including module design, advanced functions, remoting, and DSC.
  • Strong experience with WPF/XAML UI development, MVVM patterns, and Windows desktop application design.
  • Experience with Windows Server and Linux systems.
  • Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining Command & Control (C2) systems.
  • Familiarity with DoD cybersecurity controls, STIGs, scans, and remediation.
  • Experience with automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, GitLab CI/CD, or similar.
  • Familiarity with AWS cloud services and cloud-hosted virtualized systems.
  • Familiarity with containerized applications and Kubernetes deployments.

Clearance & Certifications
  • Active Secret clearance (Top Secret eligible).
  • CompTIA Security+ or equivalent DoD IAT Level II certification.


Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.


SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .

Skills

AWS
Ansible
GitLab CI
Kubernetes
PowerShell
Terraform

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