Hybrid Full-Stack Engineer – Gov Security Focus

Agile Defense; Ashburn (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus $10,000

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Disability - short/long term

Retirement

Job summary

Agile Defense in Ashburn, VA, is seeking a Full Stack Engineer / Software Developer to design, build, and maintain applications for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

This role sits at the intersection of cloud, security, and mission-critical services, and you will work in a hybrid environment with colleagues across engineering, automation, and security teams. You will write production-ready code that endures production conditions, upholds security requirements from the start, and integrates

Qualifications

• Must have built and shipped production software in a government or highly regulated environment.
• Experience passing security reviews and describing changes.
• Comfort across the stack rather than deep in frontend or backend.
• Experience in CI/CD pipelines within development workflows.
• Active CBP BI, a fitness determination at another DHS component, or an active DoD clearance; any of these can shorten start date.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain software across the stack for CBP missions.
• Collaborate with cloud engineers, automation specialists, and security staff to operate in a secure environment.
• Develop applications that fit around pre-existing systems and comply with federal accreditation processes.
• Embed security considerations into code from the start and ensure maintainability and testability.

Skills

Full stack development

Security-aware coding

CI/CD pipeline experience

Legacy system integration

Government/regulatory environment

Job description

Agile Defense in Ashburn, VA, is seeking a Full Stack Engineer / Software Developer to design, build, and maintain applications for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

This role sits at the intersection of cloud, security, and mission-critical services, and you will work in a hybrid environment with colleagues across engineering, automation, and security teams. You will write production-ready code that endures production conditions, upholds security requirements from the start, and integrates