Software Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and enhance software for space mission ground systems and real-time capabilities. You will own complex engineering challenges, modernize legacy components, and architect new microservices to improve performance and resilience.

The role requires working across cross-functional teams with cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP) and a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, delivering mission-critical solutions for GEOINT and space operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development with Java, Python, Rust or Go.
• 3+ years on Linux-based systems, containers, and orchestration tools like Docker/Kubernetes.
• Experience migrating legacy apps to modern microservice architectures.
• Experience with a Cloud Service Provider (AWS/Azure/Google).
• Proficiency in backend and frontend languages to build complete solutions.
• Collaborative work in cross-functional teams.
• TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
• Bachelor's degree + 5+ years or 10+ years in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance software for ground systems and real-time capabilities.
• Own complex engineering challenges, modernize legacy components and build microservices.
• Shape how data is processed, systems communicate, and mission teams execute with precision.
• Engineer solutions that advance GEOINT and space operations.

Skills

Software development

Java/Python/Rust/Go

Linux systems

Containers (Docker/Kubernetes)

Cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Full stack development

Team collaboration

TS/SCI with polygraph

Education

Bachelor's degree + 5+ years experience

10+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Join a culture of empowerment and connectivity.

Develop your craft

Learn the skills you need to accelerate your career.

Discover benefits that your life and work.

Innovate with intention

Build mission-ready tech that protects the nation.

Booz Allen is looking for a Sof tware Engineer who is driven by purpose and ready to build sof tware that directly supports mission‑critical operations across the space domain. In this role, you’ll design, develop, and enhance the sof tware developed for ground systems and the real‑time capab ilities that space missions rely on.

You’ll take ownership of complex engineering challenges — from modernizing legacy components to architecting new mission‑ focus ed capab ilities that improve performance, resilience, and operational speed. Your work will shape how data is processed, how systems communicate, and how mission teams execute with precision.

This role is built for someone who thrives on solving hard problems, emb race s innovation, and understands the responsibility of building sof tware that must perform flawlessly. If you’re motivated by mission impact, energized by technical depth, and ready to engineer solutions that advance GEOINT and space operations, we want to meet you.

Work with us as we shape systems for the better.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience in sof tware development with programming languages, such as Java, Python, Rus t, or GO

• 3+ years of experience with Linux-based systems, containers, and orchestration tools, such as Docker or Kubernetes

• Experience tran sit ioning legacy applications to a modernized microservice-based architecture

• Experience working within a Cloud Service Provider ( CSP ) , such as AWS, Azure, or Google

• Experience using back-end and front-end languages to develop complete solutions

• Experience creating solutions to complex problems within a collaborative, cross-functional team

• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in Sof tware Engineering, or 10+ years of experience in Sof tware Engineering in lieu of a degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience in an Agile environment

• Experience acquiring client requirements and resolving workflow problems through automation optimization

• Experience with C#, C, C++, JavaScript, React, or Node.JS

• Ability to work with automated testing tools to perform testing and maintenance

• Master’s degree

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Skills AssessmentAs part of Booz Allen’s skills first hiring process, candidates must complete the required skills assessment to ensure they meet the Basic Qualifications for this role. Candidates must complete the assessment and meet the minimum proficiency threshold to continue in the hiring process.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,900.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of A I tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.