Senior Biometric Software Architect (TS/SCI)

Ideal Innovations, Inc.; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 131,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Ideal Innovations, Inc. in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Biometrics Software Engineer to integrate fingerprint, facial recognition, and iris scanning into enterprise applications. You will work with IDEMIA MBSS and third-party APIs to connect biometric capture with platforms.

The role requires strong Java/Spring expertise, secure data handling, and experience in Agile/DevOps. On-site work with government-grade clearance is expected.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with CI poly required.
• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years or Master's with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong biometric modality knowledge and data security expertise.
• Experience integrating third‑party APIs and SDKs for biometric data capture.
• Proficiency in Java, Spring, C2S, and DevOps lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Integrate fingerprint, facial recognition, and iris scanning into software systems.
• Connect biometric capture with applications using APIs/SDKs and IDEMIA MBSS.
• Develop integrations using Java, Spring, C2S, and external APIs/SDKs.
• Support secure storage and management of biometric data.
• Participate in an Agile/DevOps development environment.

Skills

Biometric modalities

APIs & SDKs

Security best practices

Database technologies

Java & Spring

DevOps practices

C2S

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

IDEMIA MBSS

Job description

Ideal Innovations, Inc. in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Biometrics Software Engineer to integrate fingerprint, facial recognition, and iris scanning into enterprise applications. You will work with IDEMIA MBSS and third-party APIs to connect biometric capture with platforms.

The role requires strong Java/Spring expertise, secure data handling, and experience in Agile/DevOps. On-site work with government-grade clearance is expected.