Sr. Software Engineer - TS/SCI Poly required

We’re looking for a Senior Software Developer to take technical ownership of a Kubernetes-native application that orchestrates and deploys workloads directly within its own cluster. You’ll help evolve a modern platform built on containerized microservices, cloud-native components, and a clean, web-based UI/UX. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in distributed systems, enjoys working across backend and frontend technologies, and values collaboration across multiple engineering teams., * Designing and developing backend services in Go, Python, and cloud-native architectures

• Building and enhancing frontend components using TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
• Working with containerized microservices and orchestration tools such as Docker, RKE2, and Helm
• Implementing GitOps workflows using ArgoCD
• Integrating event-driven systems and message brokers like Kafka
• Contributing to system design, RESTful API development, and microservice architecture
• Collaborating with multiple teams to ensure operational excellence
• Maintaining and improving documentation and internal development standards

• 10+ years of software development experience, with a strong focus on backend and cloud-native applications
• TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Experience with:
• Hardware and software integration
• Infrastructure and provisioning
• Ansible configuration management
• Kubernetes, cloud technologies, and Rancher
• Containers-as-a-Service (CaaS) environments
• Proficiency in Go (Golang) for production-grade services
• Experience building modern frontends with TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
• Strong understanding of:
• Kubernetes, Helm, GitOps (ArgoCD)
• Event-driven architectures and Kafka
• Docker and container orchestration
• System design, RESTful APIs, and microservices
• SQL databases in containerized environments
• Excellent debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the Atlassian Suite (Jira, Bamboo, Fisheye)
• Experience with Agile development and Continuous Integration
• Linux/UNIX administration experience
• Knowledge of SIGINT systems and dataflows
• Experience with:
• Kafka, NiFi, MetalLB, MinIO
• Infrastructure-as-code (cloud-init, Terraform)
• CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
• Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
• Rancher Suite (Harvester, Longhorn, KubeVirt)
• AWS services (EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS)
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Commitment to maintaining and improving documentation and development standards