Senior Backend Engineer - Automation & Security (Python)

Black Eagle Defense; Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 190,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Eagle Defense in the United States is seeking an Application Engineer IV to advance the Secure the Enterprise initiative by shifting from manual security evaluation to a modern automated framework. You will contribute to automation, streamlined approvals, continuous monitoring, and data collection across the project lifecycle.

The role emphasizes backend development with Python, REST endpoints, Django/Flask, and data models in MariaDB or MongoDB, plus middleware support for all

Qualifications

• Ph.D. plus four years of experience, Master’s plus six, Bachelor’s plus eight, or Associate’s plus ten years of experience.
• Twelve years of relevant experience acceptable without a degree.

Responsibilities

• Develop capabilities to automate security evaluation and authorization across the project life cycle.
• Develop backend REST endpoints, microservices, and data model management using Django/Flask.
• Provide middleware and backend support to system applications.

Skills

Backend development

Microservices

API design

Python

Education

Doctoral degree (Ph.D.)

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

Tools

Python

Django

Flask

MariaDB

MongoDB

REST APIs

JSON

Job description

Black Eagle Defense in the United States is seeking an Application Engineer IV to advance the Secure the Enterprise initiative by shifting from manual security evaluation to a modern automated framework. You will contribute to automation, streamlined approvals, continuous monitoring, and data collection across the project lifecycle.

The role emphasizes backend development with Python, REST endpoints, Django/Flask, and data models in MariaDB or MongoDB, plus middleware support for all