Senior Software Developer

Creativechemistry; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Creativechemistry in Fort Meade, MD is seeking a senior software engineer to help build a mission-focused product suite that can deploy beyond current customers into the broader DoD community. You will work on encryption, key management, and interfaces across portals and services.

Based in Fort Meade, MD, this role requires 8+ years of development, a strong Agile background, and a TS/SCI with Polygraph. You will deploy on Kubernetes, collaborate with teammates and clients, and shape planning,

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen with active TS/SCI and Polygraph.
• 8+ years of software development and testing experience.
• BS in Computer Science or related field or 8 years of equivalent work.
• Experience with encryption and a working grasp of key management.
• Clear communication and ability to build rapport with teammates and clients.

Responsibilities

• Build and extend encryption libraries and key management services.
• Deploy and run services on Kubernetes.
• Apply best practices through planning documentation, system testing, and defect resolution.
• Contribute to project planning and status reporting.

Skills

Agile

Encryption & key management

Clear communication

Team collaboration

8+ years software development

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

REST APIs

AWS

Spring

SOA

Containerization

Job description

You will build the software that lets a mission-focused product suite deploy beyond its current customer and across the broader DoD community.

Clearance: U.S. citizen with active TS/SCI and Polygraph

About the role

You will build the software that lets a mission-focused product suite deploy beyond its current customer and across the broader DoD community. The team is removing customer‑specific dependencies, abstracting environment configuration, and building interfaces so authorization and key management work in any environment. Your code will land in the clients, Portal, Proxy services, and OpenBao‑based key management services.

What you'll do

• Build and extend encryption libraries and key management services.
• Deploy and run services on Kubernetes.
• Apply best practices through planning documentation, system testing, and defect resolution.
• Contribute to project planning and status reporting.

What you bring

• 8+ years with modern development and testing practices.
• Deep understanding of Agile.
• Experience with encryption and a working grasp of key management.
• BS in Computer Science or a related field, or 8 years of equivalent work experience.
• Clear communication and the ability to build rapport with teammates and clients.
• U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Nice to have

• Prior work as a contractor in the Intelligence Community.
• 5+ years building REST APIs.
• AWS, Spring, and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).
• Containerization and broader cloud experience.
• Strong troubleshooting and performance‑evaluation skills.
• Comfort working in a matrixed team, owning parts of a project independently, and adapting to tight deadlines or shifting requirements.

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