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# Software Engineer - Developer ( Experienced or Lead)

- **Company:** Boeing Company
- **Location:** Chantilly, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $135,150.0 - $182,850.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Apache ActiveMQ, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Build Automation, Microsoft Azure, Oracle WebLogic Server, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Middleware, IBM Websphere Application Server, WildFly (JBoss AS), Network Layer, OpenShift, Redis, Message Oriented Middleware, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Systems, System Testing, Web Services, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Software Security, Rate Limiting, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Network Server, Devsecops, Api Management, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9258930/software-engineer-developer-experienced-or-lead

## About the Role

* Bachelor degree or higher
 * Experience with message-oriented Middleware (ActiveMQ, Redis, Kafka)
 * Experience with system administration of complex infrastructure and software development systems
 * Experience administering and troubleshooting java application servers (Weblogic, Websphere, Jboss, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

 * Level 4: 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
 * Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science and 5+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor's Degree and 9+ years of directly related work experience OR 13+ years of related, relevant experience

 * Familiarity with practices such as test-driven development (TDD), DevSecOps, and Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) management
Experience using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI to automate build, test, and deployment processes
Experience in API management including API security policies and rate limiting

 * Experience in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift)
 * Experience with Cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI) and messaging/API services
 * Experience in writing and executing test cases, including unit, integration, and system testing, to ensure software functionality and performance meet specifications
 * Experience with systems engineering or software development on space-based or ground-based systems
 * Adjudicated CI Polygraph pre-start

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process., This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. "U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee., Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required, This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

## Description

* Leads the planning of software development tasks including detailed software design, coding, and unit/integration/functional/system testing of customer desired features/user stories, ensuring successful achievement of acceptance criteria
 * Partners with appropriate stakeholders to inform system definition and review translation of system-level requirements into software requirements and models that meet customer, operational and performance requirements and have clear traceability to design, code, and test artifacts
 * Reviews completion of software system-level analyses to identify risk, issues, and opportunities; lead integration and deployment of mitigation actions throughout the software lifecycle
 * Leads code reviews to ensure alignment to requirements and standard
 * Leads monitoring and reviewing test completion, verification processes and issue resolution for software systems
 * Lead review of product and process for alignment with project plans and industry standards by tracking and evaluation of internal team and supplier performance
 * Install, configure, administer, and patch middleware platforms (on-prem and/or cloud)
 * Diagnose end-to-end integration issues across apps, middleware, and network layers
 * Assist development teams with deployment packaging, configuration, and connectivity
 * Tune middleware settings; analyze thread dumps, heap usage, logs, and connection pools
 * Support CI/CD pipelines for middleware components
 * Containerize middleware components where appropriate and support deployments

Security Clearance:

This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)