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# Principal Software Engineer (TS/SCI with Polygraph required)

- **Company:** Red Alpha
- **Location:** United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Data Validation, Data Normalization, Information Extraction, Natural Language Processing, Named Entity Recognition, Pattern Recognition, Regular Expressions, Information Technology, Text Analysis
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25197_3a92d684865db209603d61c7f8ad5397

## About the Role

* 20+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
 * A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited institution. Four (4) additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
 * An active TS/SCI with Polygraph level of security clearance

Proficiency with the following skills:

 * Java programming with experience in developing, testing, and deploying scalable applications.
 * Writing and optimizing Regular Expressions (Regex) for data validation, text parsing, and pattern matching.
 * Entity extraction and data normalization to standardize unstructured or semi-structured information.

Bonus Skills:

 * Strong knowledge of Maryland Customer corporate processing systems and corporate normalization tools.
 * Experience with GHOSTMACHINE and associated schema structures.
 * Familiarity with language processing techniques for text analysis and information extraction.