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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Applications Engineer - **Company:** Credence Management Solutions, LLC - **Location:** Tysons, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Adobe Analytics, C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), Computer-Aided Design, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Data Analysis, JIRA, HTML5, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, C++ (Programming Language), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Computer-Aided Software Engineering, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Code Reuse, Code Review, CompTIA Security+, D3.Js, Data as a Services, Data Visualization, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Django Web Framework, Github, Design of User Interfaces, Apache Hadoop, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Microsoft SQL Server, Node.Js, Oracle (Applications), Recommender Systems, Next.js, Software Configuration Management, Software Engineering, Product Software Implementation Methods, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Systems, SQL Databases, Subsystems, Support Vector Machine, Tableau (Software), Teradata SQL, TypeScript, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Highcharts, Enterprise Software Applications, GitHub Copilot, ReactJS, Prophet, Flask (Web Framework), Snowflake, Random Forest, Generative AI, Sonatype Nexus, Git, Pyspark, Kubernetes, Xgboost, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Terraform, Software Version Control, Docker, Jenkins, Alteryx, Databricks, Golang - **Published:** August 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9090939/senior-applications-engineer ## About the Role * US citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance is required * BA/BS in a technical discipline from an accredited university * At least ten (10) years of applicable experience in applications engineering, software development, or a related discipline * Demonstrated experience analyzing complex system requirements and designing software tools and subsystems * Experience managing software development efforts using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and other accepted design techniques and CASE tools * Demonstrated ability to estimate software development costs and schedules * Experience with software configuration management tools, systems, and processes * Demonstrated experience developing and deploying machine learning models in operational or production environments * Experience engineering AI-driven anomaly detection models (e.g., time-series forecasting approaches such as Prophet) to monitor API traffic or system telemetry * 5+ years of hands-on experience in UI/UX design and front-end development, with a portfolio demonstrating measurable impact on user experience * Proven track record of improving adoption or usability on complex enterprise or government applications - fixing existing products, not just building new ones * Expert-level proficiency in React, Next.js, TypeScript, and HTML/CSS, with deep familiarity with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards * Experience with data visualization libraries (D3.js, Chart.js, Recharts, or similar) and a solid understanding of UX research methods (usability testing, journey mapping, heuristic evaluation) * Proficiency with Git, JIRA, Jenkins, and Sonatype Nexus for artifact management, dependency governance, and secure software supply chain practices Desired Technical Skills * Languages: Python, Golang, C++, C, SQL, Java * Cloud & Big Data: AWS (CLI, EC2, S3), Hadoop, Snowflake, Databricks, PySpark, Teradata, Oracle, SQL Server, Azure * Machine Learning & Analytics: XGBoost, SVM, Random Forest, kNN, Cosine Similarity, NLP, Alteryx, AWS SageMaker, Tableau * Tools/Frameworks: Git, GitHub, Flask, NodeJS, ReactJS, Next.js, TypeScript, D3.js, Chart.js, Recharts, REST API, Django, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, JIRA, Sonatype Nexus, GitHub Copilot/Cursor Desired Certifications * AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty * CompTIA Security+ ce * AWS Certified Solutions Architect ## Description Credence has an immediate opening for a Senior Applications Engineer who will be primarily responsible for supporting the Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Automated Addressing Systems (DAAS), AI/ML program., The Senior Applications Engineer analyzes and studies complex system requirements and leads the design and implementation of software tools and subsystems that support software reuse and domain analyses. This is a hands-on role that pairs deep applications engineering with front-end UI/UX development: you will be handed real enterprise applications with real user friction, and part of your mandate is to diagnose why users aren't engaging and rebuild experiences - interfaces, dashboards, and data visualizations surfacing AI/ML outputs - that they actually want to use. You will manage software development and support efforts using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and other accepted design techniques and Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools, while providing reliable cost and schedule estimates to program leadership. To succeed in this role, you should combine deep hands-on engineering expertise with modern front-end skills, the ability to guide development teams, improve existing systems, and enforce disciplined configuration management practices in support of DAAS AI/ML modernization efforts. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below * Analyzing and studying complex system requirements to inform software design and implementation decisions * Designing software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analyses, and managing their implementation * Managing software development and support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, other accepted design techniques, and Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools * Estimating software development costs and schedule, and communicating estimates and risks to program and project leadership * Reviewing existing programs and assisting in making refinements, reducing operating time, and improving current techniques * Supervising software configuration management, including version control, change control, and release integrity across the development lifecycle * Developing machine learning models in support of various use cases, including: * Transaction Anomalies * Inventory Reconciliation * Supply Chain Decisions * Audit Readiness * Content Intelligence * AIOps * Fraud & Threat Detection * Entity Resolution * Recommendation Engines * Generative AI * Architecting and building performant, responsive, accessible (WCAG 2.1 AA) user interfaces using React/Next.js with TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3 * Auditing existing applications to identify user adoption barriers through heuristic analysis, user research, and behavioral data, and translating insights into measurable improvements in engagement and task completion * Designing and building interactive dashboards and data visualization layers (D3.js, Chart.js, or similar) that surface AI/ML outputs, analytics, and operational metrics to end users * Developing reusable component libraries and design systems that scale across multiple products * Leveraging AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) as a productivity multiplier within disciplined, secure development workflows * Contributing to code reviews, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git), artifact and dependency governance (Sonatype Nexus), and agile ceremonies (JIRA) * Collaborating with cross-functional teams, developers, analysts, and stakeholders to deliver software solutions that meet or exceed client expectations * Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts * Related duties or special projects as assigned ## Related Videos - [Web-based Information Visualization](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/84-web-based-information-visualization) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [Grappling With Clunky Old Software? 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