Software Engineer

GRVTY; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

GRVTY seeks a Software Engineer with TS/SCI + Poly to join a key project in Chantilly, VA. You will leverage cloud services, Linux, and scripting to support mission-critical needs and analyze complex code.

The role emphasizes translating mission requirements into technical specs, collaborating across teams, and developing robust testing approaches to ensure quality and reliability.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required.
• Experience in systems administration and supporting mission-critical systems.
• Experience integrating AWS cloud services (Lambda, S3, Batch, EC2, EventBridge, SNS, SQS, IAM, DynamoDB, containers).
• Proven ability to apply programming, tools, OS, and networking to solve collection needs.
• Ability to translate mission needs into technical requirements for sponsors.
• Experience documenting and communicating technical and non-technical requirements.
• Experience working with multiple technical teams across boundaries.
• Experience with Python programming.
• Experience installing Linux from scratch and writing Unix shell scripts.
• Experience using AWS CDK (not CDK substitutes).
• Experience transforming data formats (JSON, CSV, XML).
• Experience analyzing unknown software code and extracting behavior.

Skills

TS/SCI with Poly clearance

Systems administration

Cloud services (AWS)

Python programming

Linux installation & Unix shell

AWS CDK

Data format transformation (JSON/CSV/X

Software testing harness

Requirements gathering

Technical documentation

Cross-team collaboration

Unknown code analysis

Tools

AWS CDK

Job description

GRVTY is seeking a Software Engineer with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Chantilly, VA.

What You Must Have

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Clearance
• Experience in Systems Administration
• Experience integrating cloud services including Lambda functions and layers, S3, Batch, EC2, EventBridge, SNS, SQS, IAM roles, DynamoDB, and container services, etc.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging a background in programming, software tools and packages, operating systems, and networking to solve collection needs
• Ability to gather mission needs and transform to technical requirements for Sponsor consideration.
• Demonstrated experience documenting and communicating technical and non-technical mission requirements for all audiences.
• Demonstrated experience working with other technical teams across multiple organizational boundaries.
• Demonstrated experience with Python.
• Demonstrated experience installing Linux from scratch and developing complex Unix shell scripts.
• Demonstrated experience using AWS Cloud Development Kits (CDK). (CloudFormation, Terraform or similar are NOT substitutes for CDK experience)
• Demonstrated experience transforming data in various file formats into common formats, such as JSON, CSV, or XML.
• Experience analyzing unknown software code and extracting relevant fields to determine and mimic its behavior.
• Ability to develop a software system testing harness or implement a continuous testing methodology on a project

What Would Be Nice to Have

• Demonstrated experience with tools, such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, JADX, or APKtool.
• Demonstrated experience with multiple cloud providers.
• Demonstrated experience with other programming languages besides Python.

Pay Range:

At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications.We're proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.

• The pay range for this position is: $150,000 - $250,000