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Senior Software Developer – Kubernetes‑Native Platform

Location: Columbia, MD
Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Telework: Based on tasking

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Software Developer to take technical ownership of a Kubernetes‑native application that orchestrates and deploys workloads directly within its own cluster. You’ll help evolve a modern platform built on containerized microservices, cloud‑native components, and a clean, web‑based UI/UX. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in distributed systems, enjoys working across backend and frontend technologies, and values collaboration across multiple engineering teams.

What You’ll Work On

• Advancing a Kubernetes‑native orchestration platform

• Designing and developing backend services in Go, Python, and cloud‑native architectures

• Building and enhancing frontend components using TypeScript, HTML, and CSS

• Working with containerized microservices and orchestration tools such as Docker, RKE2, and Helm

• Implementing GitOps workflows using ArgoCD

• Integrating event‑driven systems and message brokers like Kafka

• Contributing to system design, RESTful API development, and microservice architecture

• Collaborating with multiple teams to ensure operational excellence

• Maintaining and improving documentation and internal development standards

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience, with a strong focus on backend and cloud‑native applications

• TS/SCI with Polygraph

• Experience with:

  • Hardware and software integration

  • Infrastructure and provisioning

  • Ansible configuration management

  • Kubernetes, cloud technologies, and Rancher

  • Containers‑as‑a‑Service (CaaS) environments

• Proficiency in Go (Golang) for production‑grade services

• Experience building modern frontends with TypeScript, HTML, and CSS

• Strong understanding of:

  • Kubernetes, Helm, GitOps (ArgoCD)

  • Event‑driven architectures and Kafka

  • Docker and container orchestration

  • System design, RESTful APIs, and microservices

  • SQL databases in containerized environments

• Excellent debugging, problem‑solving, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the Atlassian Suite (Jira, Bamboo, Fisheye)

• Experience with Agile development and Continuous Integration

• Linux/UNIX administration experience

• Knowledge of SIGINT systems and dataflows

• Experience with:

  • Kafka, NiFi, MetalLB, MinIO

  • Infrastructure‑as‑code (cloud‑init, Terraform)

  • CI/CD pipelines and Git‑based workflows

  • Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana)

  • Rancher Suite (Harvester, Longhorn, KubeVirt)

  • AWS services (EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS)

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

• Commitment to maintaining and improving documentation and development standards

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