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# Senior Software Engineer (Cloud-Native Systems) (Annapolis Junction, MD)

- **Company:** Shield Consulting Solutions
- **Location:** Cape Saint Claire, MD, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $230,000.0 - $240,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Suite, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Linux, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Messaging Application Programming Interface, MongoDB, NoSQL, RabbitMQ, Ansible, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Scripting, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Git, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Atlassian Tools, Software Version Control, Docker
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/995e52b2-0da1-4e7a-a6ca-ada0edda929c

## About the Role

* 7 years of experience as a software engineer
 * Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline
 + 2 additional years of experience as a software engineer may be substituted for a degree, * Experience using the Linux CLI and Tools
 * Experience developing scripts using Bash
 * Recent Python (3.x) software development experience
 * Experience with Rust programming concepts, or a willingness and aptitude to learn Rust
 * Experience with NoSQL databases including MongoDB
 * Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and containerd
 * Experience with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes
 * Experience creating Helm Charts to deploy containerized services on Kubernetes
 * Familiar with Messaging Frameworks including RabbitMQ
 * Familiar with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools including GitLab CI
 * Familiar with IaC principles, methodologies, and tools such as Ansible
 * Experience using Git Source Control System

Desired Experience:

 * Experience with SQL databases including PostgreSQL
 * Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite including Jira and Confluence

## Description

* The Software Engineer shall be responsible for developing, sustaining, and troubleshooting GHOSTGEM's software suite of applications including DINO and possibly future capabilities as mission needs arise.
 * Software development activities include implementation, testing, and integration with other COTS, GOTS, and FOSS products, packages, and libraries.