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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer Level 3 - **Company:** MissionEdge Technologies, LLC - **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States (Remote available) - **Salary:** $189,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, DevOps, Elasticsearch, Data Flow Control, Monitoring of Systems, Linux Commands, Prometheus, Grafana, Git, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Nifi, Workday, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9154166/software-engineer-level-3 ## About the Role * Due to the nature of this position and the information that employees will be required to access; U.S. Citizenship is required. * Active TS/SCI w/ polygraph * Twenty (20) years' experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. * Experience using the Linux command line interface. * Experience developing microservices using Java and Spring. * Experience developing and maintaining NiFi workflows, creating custom processors, and coordinating with DevOps team to increase processing cluster to keep with velocity and volume of data. * Experience with containerization technologies including Docker. * Experience with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes. * Experience using system monitoring tools including Grafana and Prometheus. * Experience using Git for version control. Desired/Preferred Skills: * Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery principles and tools such as GitLab CI and ArgoCD. * Experience with OpenSearch or Elasticsearch for data indexing and retrieval. * Experience with NiFi for dataflow management and ingestion. * Experience with the Amazon HCI platform. * Strong debugging, documentation, and communication skills. * Ability to operate effectively in an Agile development environment and on a multi-disciplinary team., May be required to lift and carry items weighting up to 25 lbs. Requires intermittent standing, walking, sitting, squatting, stretching and bending throughout the workday., Successful Completion of a Background Screening/Check/Investigation will be required as a condition of hire. ## Description MissionEdge Technologies seeks a Software Engineer with an experienced technical lead background who enjoys working on complex products. Will be the technical lead for a team of software engineers and DevOps engineers to provide solutions to the mission customer. 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