Software Engineer (Expert) (22694)

At RenXTech, we’re not just different, we’re better. We handpick talent, ensuring every team member aligns with our mission and values. This selective approach means you’re surrounded by the best in the industry, working on impactful projects that match your skills and passion.

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To keep breaking barriers and redefining what’s possible, we’re looking for candidates with the following exceptional technical capabilities, RenXTech is currently seeking a Software Engineer (Expert) in Herndon VA to work on a suite of services that will supply users with tools to automate a wide range of enterprise-wide applications and data centric mission management applications, with a focus on artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML). The candidate will be part of a team of Software Developers, ETL Developers, and Data Scientists to enhance existing production applications and build out new web services on a routinized production cadence to meet the evolving needs of users. This role is focused on developing high-performance, distributed systems that operate on petabyte-scale structured and unstructured data, enabling mission users to rapidly access, process, and exploit critical information.

You will operate at the intersection of big data, distributed systems, and mission analytics, building core platform capabilities such as ingest pipelines, text extraction services, and search infrastructure that directly enable downstream analytics, AI, and operational workflows.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role for engineers who thrive on building scalable systems from the ground up, solving hard data problems, and delivering production-grade capabilities that operate in high-stakes, real-world environments.

• Integrating AI/ML technology into a production web application.
• Participation with iterative software development teams with adherence to all reporting requirements.
• Designing, developing and unit testing code for a production system and demonstration capabilities.
• Developing rapid prototypes to drive out requirements and design.
• Providing demonstrations and detailed walk through of features to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences.
• Meeting with stakeholders, analyzing requirements, developing user stories, and translating these into software development tasks.
• Development of technical documentation and briefing materials to support program status reviews, control gates, and other presentations as directed.
• Write and maintain technical documentation for application workflows, integrations, and compliance procedures.
• Optimize and enhance application performance, ensuring scalability and security.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must have an Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
• Demonstrated 4-6 years in backend development - must be proficient in both Python and Java
• Demonstrated 4-6 years in frontend development like Angular
• Demonstrated 6-8 years of AWS Architecture design proficiency
• Significant proficiency 6-8 years in Linux - shell scripting, mounting drives, text editing with vi or emacs, system diagnostic checks [memory management, process running]
• Demonstrated 2-3 years working with AI/ML development and data science understanding
• Demonstrated experience on Agile software development teams following Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Demonstrated experience using Jira, Confluence, and GitHub for documenting work and team collaboration.
• Minimum 6-8 years of experience with SQL and NOSQL databases
• Minimum 6-8 years of demonstrated experience with development and deployment of applications in the Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) environment or an Amazon Web Services cloud environment.
• Minimum 6-8 years of demonstrated experience with search & analytic tools. Examples to include ElasticSearch, Solr/Lucene, OpenSearch.
• Minimum 2-4 years of demonstrated (Extract, Transform, Load - ETL) with large structured and unstructured raw data sets.
• Minimum 6-8 years of demonstrated ability to design, develop, test and implement new applications based on project requirements.
• The ability to work individually as well as the ability to work in project teams. Proven ability in decomposing concepts to discrete development tasks and managing your work to a deadline.
• Minimum 6-8 years of demonstrated ability in microservices up to and including docker, podman, and or containerization services.
• Minimum 6-8 years in Object Oriented programming. Python is preferred software development language

Herndon

Virginia

281327

Buchanan and Edwards, BE, and its wholly owned subsidiary RenXTech, are trusted partners to the national security community, delivering future-forward solutions and cutting-edge support across cyber, technical, analytical, intelligence, and mission operations. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, we combine deep mission understanding with innovative technologies to help clients meet their most vital challenges. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in accordance with all applicable federal anti-discrimination laws. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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