Senior Software Engineer (TS/SCI) – Cybersecurity & Data

MANTECH; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Expert Software Engineer to join our team in Herndon VA. This role supports the development and enhancement of mission-critical applications to strengthen our nation's cyber security.

Responsibilities include developing features for web apps, evaluating data sources, mentoring junior developers, and ensuring timely deployment. Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required, with a stationary work posture expected half the time.

Qualifications

• 15+ years programming experience.
• Experience with Node.js.
• Experience with SQL/PostgreSQL databases and writing complex queries.
• Experience creating API endpoints or integrating with other teams’ endpoints to exchange data in a fully authenticated and audited way.
• Experience with Elasticsearch data management.
• Experience working in a Linux-based development environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features and enhancements to web applications that allow users to enter, search, and retrieve information
• Evaluate and integrate data sources as needed; be able to use various data sources and correlate data to answer specific questions
• Mentor two to three junior developers
• Collaborate with team members regularly to discuss project status, dependencies, or blockers and address issues early
• Communicate with fellow developers and end-users as needed
• Manage the development life cycle and deployment schedule and process
• Supply regular reports to stakeholder components

Skills

Node.js

SQL/PostgreSQL

API endpoints

Elasticsearch

Linux development

Mentoring

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/IT

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Vue.js

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Expert Software Engineer to join our team in Herndon VA. This role supports the development and enhancement of mission-critical applications to strengthen our nation's cyber security.

Responsibilities include developing features for web apps, evaluating data sources, mentoring junior developers, and ensuring timely deployment. Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required, with a stationary work posture expected half the time.