Cyber Mission Systems Software Engineer

AgileATS, LLC.; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Parental leave: 16 weeks

Flexible leave (36 days)

401(k)

Disability insurance

Annual health stipend

Job summary

Shadow Strategies, based in Columbia, MD, is seeking a software engineer to join a mission-focused, impact-driven team. This role supports the creation of a declarative, mission-adaptable workflow interface for cyber operations and will help move the platform toward offense-oriented automation.

You will develop services, integrations, and operator-facing software, ensure secure development in classified environments, and work with cyber operators and engineers to implement mission requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with 7 years of experience.
• Or an associate degree with 11 years of experience.
• Or 13 years of experience without a degree.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain software capabilities that support mission workflows and operational objectives
• Contribute to the development of operator-facing interfaces and supporting services
• Integrate automation, mission services, data sources, and operational tools into cohesive end-to-end workflows
• Develop software that behaves predictably within defined authorities, rules, and operational boundaries
• Support modernization efforts that evolve infrastructure-management capabilities into mission-focused workflows
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices aligned with classified mission architectures
• Test, troubleshoot, and refine software across development, integration, and operational environments
• Work closely with cyber operators, systems engineers, and other software developers to implement mission requirements

Skills

Full-stack development

Secure software dev

System integration

CI/CD/DevOps

Software testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Associate degree

13 years of experience without a degree

Job description

Shadow Strategies, based in Columbia, MD, is seeking a software engineer to join a mission-focused, impact-driven team. This role supports the creation of a declarative, mission-adaptable workflow interface for cyber operations and will help move the platform toward offense-oriented automation.

You will develop services, integrations, and operator-facing software, ensure secure development in classified environments, and work with cyber operators and engineers to implement mission requirements.