Jr. Software Engineer with Security Clearance

First Roles; Savage (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

First Roles is seeking a motivated Junior Software Engineer to join our cyber-focused team supporting a mission-critical program. You will work with experienced engineers to design, develop, test, and maintain software that enables real-world cyber missions and enhances national security operations.

Responsibilities include analyzing requirements, debugging, improving documentation and processes, designing and coding new features, integrating software, and developing queries against data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline required; four (4) years of additional SWE experience may substitute for a degree.
• Experience with Java, C, and Python; TS/SCI w/ Poly clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
• Debug existing software and correct defects
• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories

Skills

Java

Python

C

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Job description

We are seeking a motivated Junior Software Engineer to join our team supporting a mission-critical cyber program that delivers advanced capabilities to protect and enable national security operations. In this role, you will work alongside experienced engineers and mission operators to design, develop, test, and maintain software solutions that directly support real-world cyber missions. This is an opportunity to grow your technical skills in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while contributing to innovative systems that operate at the forefront of cybersecurity and mission execution.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
• Debug existing software and correct defects
• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories

Required

• Experience with Java, C launguages, and/or Python
• Clearance: TS/SCI w/ Poly

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree