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Software Engineer Level 4

Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 28 Jul 2025

💰 $271,085/yr($144,251/yr – $271,085/yr)

About the role

What you will be doingThe Software Engineer shall be responsible for the full lifecycle development, deployment, and operations and maintenance (O&M) of a mission-critical Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) system operating in a large-scale Linux environment. This role requires a strong foundation in backend development, Linux systems, and operational sustainment best practices. What you will need

Experience with Linux system administration, CLI, and Bash scripting
Recent software development experience using Python and Java
Experience with end-to-end data handling, including parsing, integration, and distributed processing using Apache NiFi for real-time and batch data workflows
Experience developing Messaging Frameworks such as ITX (ActiveMQ)
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools including GitLab CI
Experience with metrics and monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
Experience with structured and semi-structured data formats, including JSON, XML, CSV, TCLD, ASDF, and Parquet, for data parsing and transformation tasks
Experience with Git for source code management

Desired Skills

Experience with the Atlassian suite of tools including Confluence and Jira
Experience with Big Data streaming platforms including Spark
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, PodMan, and containerd
Experience deploying containerized services under Kubernetes or Docker Compose orchestration

SWE-4 Qualifications: Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus ten (10) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.ORBachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus twelve (12) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexityORFourteen (14) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Clearance:
Active TS/SCI with an appropriate polygraph is required to be considered for this role

Salary range:

$144,251.00 - $271,085.00 (Annually)*

Req ID PRX 25-727