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# Sr. Software Engineer

- **Company:** New Railhead Manufacturing LLC
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, FishEye (Software), JIRA, Unix, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Signals Intelligence, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Linux, Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, Python (Programming Language), Message Broker, Ansible, Prometheus, Server Administration, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Scripting, Spring Cloud, Grafana, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Rancher, Atlassian Tools, Apache Kafka, Apache Nifi, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Terraform, Atlassian Bamboo, Docker, Golang, Microservices
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/sr-software-engineer-annapolis-junction-md--12108711-f5e2-4ff5-8126-efae1e653586

## About the Role

Software Engineering, Software Engineering, Government, Software Administration, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Python Programming/Scripting Language, Documentation, Software Design, Cloud Computing, Software Development, * 20+ years of software development experience, with a strong focus on backend and cloud-native applications.

 * TS SCI w/Poly
 * This position will be looking for the following skillsets: hardware and software integration, Infrastructure, provisioning, Ansible CM, Kubernetes, Cloud Technologies, Rancher, Containers as a service (Caas)
 * Proficiency in Go (Golang), with practical experience developing production services.
 * Experience building frontends using TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
 * Solid experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD).
 * Familiarity with event-driven architectures and message brokers like Kafka.
 * Hands-on experience with container technologies like Docker, and orchestration via RKE2 or similar.
 * Strong understanding of system design, RESTful APIs, and microservices.
 * Familiarity with SQL databases and integration in containerized environments.
 * Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Familiar with Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Bamboo, Fisheye).
 * Experience with Agile development
 * Experience with Continuous Integration
 * LINUX or UNIX administration/maintenance experience
 * knowledge of SIGINT systems and dataflows
 * Ability to perform in a team environment.
 * Experience with Kafka, NiFi, MetalLB, and MinIO in production environments.
 * Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and automation using cloud-init or Terraform.
 * Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
 * Background in observability (Prometheus, Grafana, or similar).
 * Experience with Rancher Suite (Harvester, Longhorn, KubeVirt).
 * Prior work with AWS (EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS) or other cloud platforms.
 * Maintain and improve documentation and internal development standards

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer to take ownership of a Kubernetes-native application designed to orchestrate and deploy workloads within the cluster it runs in. The role involves advancing a platform that integrates a modern web-based UI/UX, containerized microservices, and cloud-native components. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Go, TypeScript, Python, and Kubernetes, and will be comfortable working with containerization, orchestration, and event-driven systems. In addition, the candidate must be willing to collaborate with multiple teams to ensure operational excellence and maintain and improve documentation while adhering to internal development standards.