Onsite Software Engineer: Java Microservices & Cloud TS/SCI

Nightwing; Sterling (VA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k plan

PTO

Job summary

Nightwing seeks a skilled Software Engineer to provide onsite development and operational support for deployed production systems in the customer space. This hybrid role combines hands-on troubleshooting with designing and developing software as part of a collaborative team.

The position requires an active TS/SCI with Poly clearance and a Bachelor's in a technical field, plus 5+ years of software engineering experience. Location: Herndon, VA with hybrid work. Salary range $99,000-$206,000.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly is required.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a technical field.
• 5+ years of software engineering with hands-on dev, integration and triage.

Responsibilities

• Provide onsite support for Java web apps in a microservices setup.
• Lead root cause analysis and incident resolution with cross‑functional teams.
• Integrate software with legacy systems while meeting security requirements.
• Support MongoDB/MariaDB operations and performance tuning.
• Develop features and fixes for Rocky Linux platforms.
• Coordinate deployments across AWS/Azure/Google Cloud and VMs.
• Manage RabbitMQ messaging across distributed systems.
• Document issues and health updates for customers and teams.

Skills

TS/SCI Clearance

Java Web Apps

Microservices

Python scripting

Linux (Rocky)

Cloud (AWS/Azure/GC)

MongoDB

MariaDB

RabbitMQ

DevOps basics

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/SE or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab

Rocky Linux

Virtualization (Hypervisor)

Job description

Nightwing seeks a skilled Software Engineer to provide onsite development and operational support for deployed production systems in the customer space. This hybrid role combines hands-on troubleshooting with designing and developing software as part of a collaborative team.

The position requires an active TS/SCI with Poly clearance and a Bachelor's in a technical field, plus 5+ years of software engineering experience. Location: Herndon, VA with hybrid work. Salary range $99,000-$206,000.