ME00681-Software Engineer 3

Momentumcareers; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 paid holidays

3 weeks PTO

Group medical plan

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

STD/LTD plans

Job summary

Momentum Engineering, Inc. seeks a highly skilled Software Engineer to support mission-critical cloud applications in secure environments.

You will drive end-to-end software development across requirements, design, coding, testing, and deployment within large-scale distributed systems. The role emphasizes leadership, scalable solutions, and long-term sustainment, with a focus on high-performance software in UNIX/Linux settings, leveraging Java, C, and C++.

Qualifications

• Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph.
• Twenty (20) years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Eight (8) years of software development/engineering across full SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Software design and development for cloud-scale, secure applications.
• Integration, testing, and deployment in distributed environments with CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders to deliver mission-focused software.

Skills

Top Secret/SCI clearance

Software engineering

Unix/Linux experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

C

C++

Red Hat Linux

Job description

Momentum Engineering, Inc. fosters an employee-centric culture. Our strength lies in our people. With a high percentage of employees holding advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, and related disciplines, we bring deep technical expertise to every mission. Our team includes professionals with security clearances and full-scope polygraphs, ensuring trusted, secure support for the most sensitive national security initiatives. Additionally, our workforce is equipped with industry-leading certifications, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and excellence. Most importantly, our exceptional employee retention rate reflects a culture of professional growth, mission focus, and dedication—ensuring long‑term stability and expertise for our customers’ critical needs.

Job Summary

• Seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to provide comprehensive cloud software research, development, and engineering support for mission‑critical applications operating in large‑scale distributed environments
• This role supports the full software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis and system design through development, integration, testing, deployment, sustainment, and long‑term enhancement
• The Software Engineer will work on complex cloud applications and distributed computing platforms designed to process and analyze very large data sets
• The ideal candidate brings deep software engineering experience, strong technical leadership, and the ability to design scalable, high‑performance solutions in secure mission environments

Primary Responsibilities

• Software Design and Development
• • Perform end‑to‑end software engineering activities including requirements analysis, design, development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis and resolution
  • Design and develop scalable software solutions supporting large‑scale distributed and cloud computing environments
  • Analyze and resolve complex technical issues and implement sustainable software enhancements that improve system performance, reliability, and maintainability
  • Design and implement solutions using massively parallel computation models and NoSQL architectures to support large‑scale data processing
  • Develop and extend Free and Open‑Source Software (FOSS) and Commercial Off‑the‑Shelf (COTS) products to meet mission and project requirements
  • Perform object‑oriented analysis and design for complex software systems
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation, ontologies, schemas, data models, and interface specifications
• Integration, Testing, and Deployment
• • Develop and execute unit, integration, system, and end‑to‑end tests
  • Develop and implement test plans, test scripts, and validation procedures
  • Integrate software components, data services, databases, and external technologies within distributed environments
  • Implement and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
  • Deploy and sustain software applications in production environments
  • Support performance tuning, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and operational issue resolution
  • Participate in software and architecture reviews to ensure solutions meet technical, security, scalability, and mission requirements
• Collaboration and Technical Leadership
• • Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, data scientists, product managers, and mission stakeholders
  • Communicate complex technical information clearly and effectively in both written and verbal formats.
  • Provide technical guidance and leadership across software development efforts
  • Support continuous improvement of engineering processes, development standards, testing practices, and system architecture

Required Qualifications

• Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph
• Twenty (20) years of experience as a Software Engineer supporting programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline from an accredited college or university
• Four (4) additional years of Software Engineering experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of eight (8) years of software development or software engineering experience across the full software development lifecycle
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience developing software using high‑level programming languages such as Java, C, or C++
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience developing software for UNIX/Linux environments, including Red Hat operating systems
• Demonstrated experience performing requirements analysis and design for at least one major object‑oriented software system

Desired Qualifications

• Graph Data Modeling and Performance: Experience designing and optimizing complex Neo4j graph schemas, including Cypher query optimization, index management, and APOC procedures for batch processing and large‑scale data transformation
• Enterprise Java Microservices: Advanced experience with the Spring Boot ecosystem, including Spring Data, Spring Security, and Spring Cloud, with an emphasis on scalable, high‑concurrency backend services and performance tuning
• Graph and Relational Integration: Experience integrating graph databases with relational databases or search technologies such as Elasticsearch to support polyglot persistence architectures
• Graph Analytics and Algorithms: Familiarity with the Neo4j Graph Data Science library and implementation of algorithms involving pathfinding, centrality, community detection, or other real‑time graph analytics
• Advanced Analytics: Experience developing data‑driven or event‑driven analytics using rules engines or similar orchestration technologies
• Cloud Scalability: Understanding of large‑scale cloud architecture and scalability patterns used in commercial cloud environments such as Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud
• Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Discovery: Experience with genetic algorithms, inference engines, or techniques for identifying latent patterns in extremely large data sets
• Specialized Data Processing: Experience with foreign language processing, multimedia exploitation involving speech, text, images, or video, or social network discovery
• Data Modeling: Experience defining and documenting complex ontologies, schemas, data models, and API specifications across heterogeneous environments

Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.