Forward Deployed Software Engineer

The Opportunity: 

This position will play a key role in delivering secure, modern, and mission critical software capabilities. This role supports Agile/Scrum teams embedded alongside partner organizations within classified development environments. The engineer will contribute across the full software lifecycle—from requirements refinement and design through development, deployment, testing, and sustainment—in highly regulated and performance critical government environments. 

Responsibilities: 

• Support mission critical system deployments in restricted, ai rgapped, and classified environments.  

• Develop scalable, modern software applications using technologies such as React, Angular, TypeScript, Java (Spring Boot/Quarkus), and microservice architectures.  

• Support the creation and integration of containerized services using Docker Desktop, Kubernetes, and ArgoCD.  

• Deep understanding of REST APIs, messaging layers, and real-time features (WebSockets, event-driven processing).  

• Participate fully in Agile development activities: daily standups, sprint planning, demos, retrospectives, design reviews, and peer code reviews.  

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automated build/deployment processes using GitLab, Jenkins or similar systems.  

• Operate within AWS, OpenStack, and hybrid on-prem “cloudlike” government environments.  

• Collaborate with DevOps, UX, and full-stack teammates to ensure reliable, secure, and performant software delivery.  

• Assist in troubleshooting distributed systems, identifying root causes, and implementing sustainable fixes and supporting the entire software lifecycle. 

Qualifications: 

Required:  

• Active TS/SCI security clearance 

• 3+ years of related software engineering experience.

• Hands-on experience with frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue) and modern JavaScript/TypeScript patterns.  

• Experience developing distributed microservices using Java frameworks such as Spring Boot or Quarkus.  

• Understanding of containerization, orchestration (Kubernetes), and infrastructure automation concepts.  

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Gi