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# Senior Software Engineer -- Secure Mission Systems

- **Company:** Rackner, Inc.
- **Location:** Laurel, MD, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Application Integration Architecture, Software Applications, Confluence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Burp Suite, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Software Design Documents, Machine Learning, OpenShift, Scrum Methodology, Fortify (Software), Software Engineering, Software Systems, Systems Integration, Software Vulnerability Management, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Software Security, Test Scripts, Gitlab, System-level Testing, Containerization, Integration Tests, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Slack, Devsecops, Artifactory
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/16_bf8fd2e33

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
 * 10+ years of software engineering experience, including hands-on design, development, testing, or integration work
 * Hands-on experience with CI/CD, Kubernetes, GitLab, and OpenShift
 * Strong understanding of secure software-development lifecycle practices
 * Experience using Fortify and/or JFrog Xray for automated security scanning and vulnerability remediation
 * Integrating AI models or AI-enabled capabilities into software applications
 * Building automated unit and integration tests
 * Clear technical documentation and stakeholder communication skills

Helpful Experience

 * OWASP ZAP or comparable application-security testing tools.
 * Artifactory or similar artifact-management platforms.
 * LLM assistants, retrieval-augmented generation, or agentic-AI components.
 * Jira, Confluence, and Slack in a structured development environment.
 * Software delivery supporting defense, national-security, or other regulated missions.
 * Customer-provided development systems and secure internal networks., If you are a senior software engineer who wants broader ownership across secure application development, container platforms, DevSecOps, software assurance, and AI integration, we would like to hear from you.

## Description

Location: Mainly remote, with onsite work in Laurel, Maryland, typically one day approximately every six weeks for team-wide sprint planning
Clearance: Active final DoD Secret clearance required

Build Secure Software for High-Impact Defense Missions

Rackner is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, test, and deliver secure mission-planning and decision-support software for a Department of Defense customer.

This role gives you broader ownership than a traditional feature-development position. You will contribute across application engineering, secure CI/CD, containerized deployment, automated testing, cybersecurity remediation, and AI-capability integration. You will work alongside experienced technical teams and help move complex software from design through secure delivery.

This position is contingent upon contract award and final customer approval.

What You Will Do

 * Design, develop, test, and integrate new software capabilities.
 * Build and maintain secure CI/CD workflows using GitLab and related development systems.
 * Support containerized application deployment through OpenShift and Kubernetes.
 * Apply secure software-development lifecycle practices throughout delivery.
 * Integrate AI models and support capabilities involving LLM assistants, retrieval-augmented generation, and agentic AI.
 * Develop unit, integration, and system-level tests.
 * Use automated security tools such as Fortify, JFrog Xray, and OWASP ZAP.
 * Investigate vulnerabilities and support cybersecurity remediation.
 * Participate in code reviews, technical reviews, and solution-design discussions.
 * Create software-design documents, sequence diagrams, workflow descriptions, and test reports.
 * Communicate progress, blockers, risks, and schedule concerns to technical and program stakeholders.
 * Collaborate with customer technical leads in remote and onsite settings.