Principal Application Software Engineer

ARCHER; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Accidental Death And Dismemberment

Flexible Spending Accounts

Commuter And Parking Benefits

401(k) Plan With Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Parental Leave

Adoption Assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Financial Planning

Group Legal Benefits

Voluntary Auto

Homeowner

And Pet Insurance

Bonus And Equity Eligibility

Job summary

ARCHER is seeking a senior engineer to lead the design, development, testing, and operation of secure, scalable application services, including APIs and distributed systems. You will provide production and integration support, resolve complex issues, and mentor engineers in a government cloud environment.

The role requires U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Poly clearance at hire, plus extensive software development experience and hands-on scripting, database, and mentorship skills.

Qualifications

• Requires U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Poly clearance at hire.
• 11 years of software development experience or an equivalent combination of relevant technical education and experience.
• At least six years of programming or scripting experience.
• Four years of database experience.
• Experience with distributed application services, secure development, quality assurance, automation, code review, and technical mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Leads the design, development, testing, and operation of secure, scalable application services, including APIs and distributed systems.
• Provides production and integration support, resolves complex issues, and mentors engineers.
• Collaborates with customers and cross-functional teams to deliver reliable services in secure government cloud environments.

Skills

Software Development

Distributed Systems

Application Services

Cloud Platforms

Database Management

Programming And Scripting

RESTful APIs

Microservices

CI/CD

Containers

Kubernetes

Linux

Secure Development

Code Review

Observability

Incident Response

Job description

Leads the design, development, testing, and operation of secure, scalable application services, including APIs and distributed systems, while improving software architecture, quality, performance, and development practices. Provides production and integration support, resolves complex issues, mentors engineers, and collaborates with customers and cross-functional teams to deliver reliable services in secure government cloud environments.

Requirements:

Requires U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Poly clearance at hire, along with 11 years of software development experience or an equivalent combination of relevant technical education and experience. Candidates must also have at least six years of programming or scripting experience, four years of database experience, and experience with distributed application services, secure development, quality assurance, automation, code review, and technical mentorship.

Key Skills:

Software Development, Distributed Systems, Application Services, Cloud Platforms, Database Management, Programming And Scripting, RESTful APIs, Microservices, CI/CD, Containers, Kubernetes, Linux, Secure Development, Code Review, Observability, Incident Response

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death And Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter And Parking Benefits
• 401(k) Plan With Company Match
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial Planning
• Group Legal Benefits
• Voluntary Auto
• Homeowner
• And Pet Insurance
• Bonus And Equity Eligibility