Cloud Software Engineer 3 (TS/SCI Clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph is required)

J&T Business Consulting; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 203,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

J&T Business Consulting in Annapolis, MD seeks a Cloud Software Engineer 3 with TS/SCI clearance to develop, maintain, and optimize Big-Data cloud systems. You will contribute across back-end processing, indexing, and cloud components, using Hadoop, Java, and distributed architectures.

The role requires 12 years of experience, a CS degree, and strong UNIX/Linux expertise, plus hands-on work with IR, MapReduce, and cloud services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 12 years of software engineering experience in similar scope.
• Substitutions allowed per the job posting (see HTML).

Responsibilities

• Review and test software components for design adherence and document results.
• Contribute to system design decisions, including trade-offs and integration.
• Develop and maintain cloud-based, big-data software in a distributed environment.

Skills

Cloud Computing

Java

Distributed Computing

Information Retrieval

Object-Oriented Design

Unix/Linux

SIGINT knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Hadoop

MapReduce

HDFS

Zookeeper

Lucene/Solr

MongoDB

Job description

Cloud Software Engineer 3 (TS/SCI Clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph is required)

Annapolis, United States | Posted on 11/05/2026

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD, US, 20701

Job Category: Software Engineering

Employment Type: Full-Time

Security Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with a current polygraph

Position Overview

The Cloud Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse Big-Data Cloud systems based upon documented requirements . You will directly contribute to all stages of back-end processing, analyzing, and indexing, and provide expertise in Cloud Computing, the Hadoop Eco-System, Java applications, Distributed Computing, Information Retrieval (IR), and Object-Oriented Design .

Key Responsibilities

Work individually or as part of a team to review and test software components for adherence to design requirements, document test results, and resolve software problem reports .

Utilize software development and design methodologies appropriate for the development environment .

Provide specific input to system design components, including hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, COTS/GOTS integration, and requirements analysis/synthesis from system level down to individual software components .

Required Qualifications & Skills

Experience: Twelve (12) years of experience in software engineering programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity .

Education: A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university .

Note: Four (4) years of experience in programs utilizing Big-Data cloud technologies and/or Distributed Computing may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree . Alternatively, a Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of experience . A Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer certification can substitute for one (1) year of Cloud experience .

Big-Data & Cloud Experience: Four (4) years must be in programs utilizing Big-Data cloud technologies and/or Distributed Computing . Specific cloud-related experience must include:

Two (2) years of Cloud and/or Distributed Computing Information Retrieval (IR) .

One (1) year of implementing code that interacts with Cloud Big Table, Cloud Distributed File System, and Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks .

One (1) year of implementing complex MapReduce analytics .

One (1) year of architecting Cloud Computing solutions .

One (1) year of debugging problems with Cloud-based Distributed Computing Frameworks .

One (1) year of managing multi-node Cloud-based installations .

Computer Network Operations: Utility Computing, Network Management, Virtualization (VMWare or VirtualBox), Cloud Computing, and multi-node management/installation using Python, CFEngine, Bash, Ruby, or related technologies .

Information Assurance: Securing cloud-based and distributed applications through standard techniques (Firewalls, PKI Certificates, Server Authentication) alongside corporate authentication service experience .

Information Technology:

Object-Oriented Design and Programming, Java, Eclipse (or similar), Maven, and RESTful web services .

Cloud/Distributed computing tech (YARN, J2EE, MapReduce, Zookeeper, HDFS, HBase, JMS, concurrent programming) .

Information retrieval components (HDFS, HBase, Apache Lucene, Apache Solr, MongoDB) .

Data ingestion, parsing, and analysis of disparate sources/formats (XML, JSON, CSV, binary formats, sequence/map files, Avro) .

Aspect-Oriented Design and Development, JVM memory management, and application profiling .

UNIX/LINUX and CentOS .

SIGINT Experience: Background in at least one SIGINT collection discipline (FORNSAT, CABLE, Terrestrial/Microwave, Overhead, ELINT), geolocation, emitter identification, signal applications, joint collection platforms, dataflow architectures, and signal characterization analysis .

Other Requirements: CentOS, Linux/RedHat, and configuration management tools (Subversion, ClearQuest, Razor) .

Desired Skills

Provide in-depth Information Retrieval knowledge to assist teams in designing, developing, and testing cloud IR systems .

Implement complex workflows managing Cloud MapReduce analytics and interact with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks .

Oversee software development tasks, ensure process adherence, and make recommendations for process and documentation standard improvements .

Serve as a subject matter expert for Cloud Computing and Hadoop technologies .

Delegate programming/testing responsibilities, monitor performance, and select development processes alongside customers and system engineering .

Recommend new technologies/processes and ensure overall quality control .

Architect solutions for complex Cloud Software Engineering problems (e.g., efficient processing/retrieval of large-scale data) .

Compensation & Total Rewards

Target Salary Range: $203,000 – $230,000 (Estimated base compensation determined by experience, geographic location, education, specific role responsibilities, and contractual requirements) .

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Basic Life Insurance and Disability Insurance