Embedded Modernization Engineer (Rust/C++)

Booz Allen Hamilton; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, life, disability benefits

Tuition assistance

Work-life programs

Paid leave

Professional development

Retirement benefits

Recognition program

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Modernization Software Engineer to modernize mission-critical systems for national defense. You will work on a small embedded team performing hands-on analysis, tooling deployment, and integration of modernized solutions. A secret clearance and a bachelor’s degree are required.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the client, disciplined coding, and the ability to navigate legacy code while adopting modern development practices in Linux and Windows environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience with Rust and C/C++, including debugging and system-level programming.
• Experience with memory management, modularity, and design patterns.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker/Podman/Kubernetes) and CI/CD tooling.
• Experience with Linux, Git, SSH, CLI tooling, and networking basics.

Responsibilities

• Modernize legacy systems into robust, scalable software solutions.
• Collaborate with embedded software teams and clients on daily basis.
• Develop and test on Linux/Windows environments, and read legacy interfaces.

Skills

Rust & C/C++

Memory management

CI/CD tooling

Linux

Git & CLI

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Modernization Software Engineer to modernize mission-critical systems for national defense. You will work on a small embedded team performing hands-on analysis, tooling deployment, and integration of modernized solutions. A secret clearance and a bachelor’s degree are required.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the client, disciplined coding, and the ability to navigate legacy code while adopting modern development practices in Linux and Windows environments.