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Principal Software Engineer - Dept 20 - 325

Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Sept 2025

About the role

Que Technology Group, Inc., is seeking a motivated Principal Software Engineer with the right knowledge, skills, and abilities to support a new cybersecurity initiative.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Write software as part of a team performing development and enhancement of complex and diverse systems for cryptanalysis and signals analysis.
Build/develop portions of the product, work with end user analysts to ensure you are meeting their requirements and help users with the tool as necessary.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, plus 11 years of relevant experience. Master's degree plus nine (9) years of relevant experience. An Associate's degree plus 13 years of relevant experience. High school diploma/GED plus 15 years of relevant experience may be considered for individuals with in-depth experience that is clearly related to the position.
Expertise in building and deploying software on Linux systems across multiple operating systems (i.e. CentOS7, RedHat 8, Rocky 9).
Mastery of C++ standards (up to C++23) including advanced features; additional expertise in debugging and optimizing C++ systems for efficiency and resource utilization with tools such as valgrind.
Experience in managing git repositories, including the ability to create, rebase, and merge branches, as well as configure automated compiling and deployment of software tools.
Ability to cross-compile and resolve platform-specific issues using tools like GCC, Clang, etc.
Work independently to design complex software routines, handle inter-process communications, design unit tests, and generate user and developer documentation.

Security Clearance:

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

BENEFITS:

Competitive salary
Company Medical/Dental/Vision plans – Company paid
Short-term Disability, Long-term disability and Life Insurance – Company paid
Business/ First Class travel upgrade for 7 hour or longer flights & company card will be provided for expenses
Vacation / Personal days granted at 25 days per year
Paid Federal Holidays – 11 days
$5,000 Annual Professional Development Fund plus 40 paid hours if in class
401K with 6% company match; all contributions are immediately vested by Employee
Employee will be paid a bonus of $10,000 per employee hired based on their referral
Up to 3 paid Code Red days due to customer closure

Que Technology Group, Inc., is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.