Senior Software Engineer III Featured Tysons, VA

Kaizen Lab Inc.; Tysons, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Rapid Strategy, a leading cybersecurity partner, seeks a Senior Software Engineer III to lead advanced software engineering, automation, and AI/ML integration for a classified program in Tysons Corner, VA. You will drive secure cloud solutions, mentor teams, and ensure compliance across mission-critical systems.

The role requires deep software development expertise, experience with large federal space programs, and a track record of delivering secure, scalable architectures in AWS.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting large, public-facing federal agencies and working within multi-contractor environments.
• Familiarity with zero-trust architectures, STIG compliance, and RMF control implementation for software systems.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional) or DevOps Engineer certification.
• Experience with big data processing, event-driven architectures, and microservices design.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of high-performance applications and data pipelines in secure AWS cloud environments.
• Work with AI/ML teams to operationalize machine learning workflows and automate data ingestion, transformation, and deployment processes.
• Provide architectural leadership and advisement to ensure identity management, data, and analytics systems meet security and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with technical leadership and senior executives at a public-facing federal agency to deliver mission-aligned software solutions.
• Integrate DevSecOps best practices into development pipelines, driving automation, testing, and continuous delivery across classified cloud systems.
• Support full-stack development and deployment efforts leveraging AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and EKS.
• Mentor development teams and guide secure coding practices, version control, and CI/CD implementation.
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance performance across distributed, data-intensive systems.

Skills

Zero-trust architectures

RMF control implementation

STIG compliance

AWS Certification/DevOps cert

AI/ML integration

Tools

AWS cloud

CI/CD

DevSecOps

EKS/Lambda/S3

Job description

Location: Tysons Corner, VA
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

Rapid Strategy is an award-winning, African-American-owned small business providing advanced cybersecurity, cloud engineering, and IT modernization services to federal and commercial clients. Our mission is to deliver secure, high-impact solutions that protect and enable mission success. We are currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer III to support a classified program. This role will lead advanced software engineering, automation, and AI/ML integration efforts within secure AWS cloud environments at the highest classification levels (IL6+). The ideal candidate will combine deep software development expertise with proven experience architecting, deploying, and securing large-scale mission applications in the federal space.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of high-performance applications and data pipelines in secure AWS cloud environments.
• Work with AI/ML teams to operationalize machine learning workflows and automate data ingestion, transformation, and deployment processes.
• Provide architectural leadership and advisement to ensure identity management, data, and analytics systems meet security and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with technical leadership and senior executives at a public-facing federal agency to deliver mission-aligned software solutions.
• Integrate DevSecOps best practices into development pipelines, driving automation, testing, and continuous delivery across classified cloud systems.
• Support full-stack development and deployment efforts leveraging AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and EKS.
• Mentor development teams and guide secure coding practices, version control, and CI/CD implementation.
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance performance across distributed, data-intensive systems.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large, public-facing federal agencies and working within multi-contractor environments.
• Familiarity with zero-trust architectures, STIG compliance, and RMF control implementation for software systems.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional) or DevOps Engineer certification.
• Experience with big data processing, event-driven architectures, and microservices design.

Why Rapid Strategy

At Rapid Strategy, we believe great technology starts with great people. As a trusted partner supporting federal defense and intelligence missions, we empower our engineers to drive innovation where it matters most. You’ll join a mission-driven team that combines deep technical expertise with agility, creativity, and purpose. Our people don’t just build systems—they enable national security and mission success.