Senior Software Engineer II - Cloud & Modernization

Attainx Inc.; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

AttainX, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer II to support DHS CISA IRME, focusing on software analysis, modernization, and system reliability. The role involves assessing components, dependencies, and performance to define measurable outcomes and modernization goals.

The candidate should have 3-5 years in software engineering, experience with APIs, cloud apps, and secure development, and be eligible for DHS/IRME clearance; telework with government approval is available.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, engineering, or a related field is preferred; equivalent education, training, and relevant experience will be considered.
• 3-5 years of related experience in software engineering, including application design and development, API integration, cloud-based solutions, system integration, and software testing.
• Experience designing modular software, APIs, microservices, and cloud-based applications.
• Proficiency with version control, code review, and automated builds.
• Experience defining test criteria and performing integration, performance, regression, and operational validation testing.

Responsibilities

• Assess software components, interfaces, cloud dependencies, data flows, and analytical workflows as part of the comprehensive system assessment.
• Analyze technical debt, performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and reliability concerns; document engineering risks and recommendations.
• Support stakeholder interviews and working sessions to define functional and nonfunctional software requirements and candidate capabilities.
• Document current workflows, integration constraints, operational pain points, and engineering modernization goals.
• Evaluate engineering alternatives and reuse of existing DHS or interagency analytical, geospatial, and data capabilities.
• Provide effort, resource, cost-benefit, and risk analysis inputs to the modernization roadmap and project plans.
• Define measurable technical success criteria and requirements traceability to support milestone reviews and later capability validation.
• Support project methodology selection, iterative planning, dependency tracking, and technical performance monitoring.
• Prepare engineering assessments, systems documentation, briefings, and demonstrations supporting Government governance and decision-making.
• Maintain engineering knowledge repositories, decisions, process descriptions, and technical transition materials to support continuity.

Skills

Software Eng 3-5y

APIs

Cloud-based apps

System integration

Modular design

Version control

Testing expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE/engineering or related field

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

AttainX, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer II to support DHS CISA IRME, focusing on software analysis, modernization, and system reliability. The role involves assessing components, dependencies, and performance to define measurable outcomes and modernization goals.

The candidate should have 3-5 years in software engineering, experience with APIs, cloud apps, and secure development, and be eligible for DHS/IRME clearance; telework with government approval is available.