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# Senior Rust Backend Engineer [$376k/yr+] TS/SCI-FS Poly

- **Company:** SYSTOLIC, INC.
- **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Domain Name System (DNS), Firmware, Subnetting, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Routing, Network Segmentation, E2e Testing, Software Engineering, TCP/IP, Load Balancing, Firewalls (Computer Science), Backend
- **Published:** July 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9045870/senior-rust-backend-engineer-376kyr-tssci-fs-poly

## About the Role

* Degree: Technical bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
 * Years of experience: 20+ years
 * Total Compensation: $376k+ yearly (tentative)

## Description

* Design and develop backend services and APIs in Rust.
 * Architect and implement authentication and authorization frameworks.
 * Apply advanced networking expertise, including TCP/IP protocols, VPN architectures, DNS management, and network security controls.
 * Build highly available, scalable service components.
 * Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing.
 * Design, implement, and maintain AWS cloud architectures, focusing on cloud-native design patterns and operational best practices.
 * Requires strong Rust application development and optimized application development., * Design and develop backend services and APIs in Rust for a cloud-based platform that manages fleet lifecycle operations including provisioning, configuration, monitoring, firmware updates, and policy enforcement across multiple high assurance devices.
 * Architect and implement authentication and authorization frameworks for secure device-to-cloud communication.
 * Demonstrate advanced networking expertise including TCP/IP protocols, routing, subnetting, VPN architectures, load balancing strategies, DNS management, and network security controls such as firewalls, security groups, and network segmentation for secure cloud and on-premises environments.
 * Build highly available, scalable service components for telemetry ingestion, health monitoring, configuration distribution, and alerting across a distributed device fleet.
 * Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated unit, integration, and end-to-end testing of cloud-to-device interactions.
 * Familiarity with AWS networking services, tools, infrastructure as code and CDK development.
 * Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining AWS cloud architectures with a strong understanding of cloud-native design patterns, service integration, and operational best practices.
 * Experience with Rust application development.
 * Experience with compute and memory optimized application development.


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