Software Engineer, Level 1 (AE26031323SW1)

Government Technical Services Corporation; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with employer contribution

Five weeks of comprehensive annual leave

$5,000 annually for education/training

Life Insurance at 1x annual salary

Short-term and long-term disability benefits

Generous medical, dental, and vision plans

Incentives and performance bonuses

Job summary

A technology services provider is looking for a Software Engineer Level 1 in Annapolis Junction, MD. The role requires seven years of experience with specific skills in Java, Python, and various frameworks. Responsibilities include designing software, debugging existing systems, and providing recommendations on process improvements. Interested candidates should hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar and must possess an active Top Secret clearance. Work is primarily on-site with some potential for telework.

Qualifications

• Seven years experience as a software engineer in DoD and/or IC programs.
• Familiarity with cloud services like AWS/HCI is a plus.
• Four years of additional SWE experience may substitute for a bachelor's degree.
• Source Code Control: Git
• Maven
• Frameworks: Spring Boot, Flask
• Familiarity with multiple of the following: Virtualization Environments (Kubernetes, Containers - Docker, Containerd), Cloud (AWS/HCI)
• Streaming Frameworks: Kafka, Flink
• Desired skills: ElasticSearch
• Education and Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required; four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor\'s degree.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Debug existing software and correct defects.
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development processes.
• Develop or implement algorithms to meet system performance standards.
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.
• Write or review software and system documentation.
• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project.
• Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries.
• Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
• Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with users or system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas.
• Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance.
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design.

Skills

Java

Python

Unit Testing

Integration Testing

Git

Maven

Spring Boot

Flask

Kubernetes

Docker

Kafka

Flink

ElasticSearch

Flink

ElasticSearch

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Git

Maven

Spring Boot

Flask

Kubernetes

Docker

Containerd

AWS

Job description

Overview

Software Engineer, Level 1 (AE26031323SW1) – Annapolis Junction, United States

Posted on 03/12/2026

• City Annapolis Junction
• State/Province Maryland
• Country United States

Job Description

AEITS, Inc., a GTSC company, is growing its team! Seeking a Software Engineer with seven (7) years of experience.

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

All work is on-site. However, there is potential for telework.

Mission: You will work as part of a software development team that will develop and sustain integrated, feature-rich capabilities that promote modernization of visualization and presentation tools. The software development team will provide application development and support to tools that allow mission analytic users to view existing data or contribute new information in a collaborative environment.

Clearance: Active Top Secret SCI with polygraph.

Certifications: None required.

Requirements:

• Seven (7) years experience as a software engineer in DoD and/or IC programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity.
• Must know: Java, Python
• Testing: Unit, Integration
• Source Code Control: Git
• Maven
• Frameworks: Spring Boot, Flask
• Familiarity with multiple of the following: Virtualization Environments (Kubernetes, Containers - Docker, Containerd), Cloud (AWS/HCI)
• Streaming Frameworks: Kafka, Flink
• Desired skills: ElasticSearch
• Education and Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required; four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor\'s degree.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Debug existing software and correct defects.
• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.
• Write or review software and system documentation.
• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project.
• Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries.
• Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
• Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with users or system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas.
• Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance.
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design.
• 401K with employer contribution. Fully vested at 1 year anniversary.
• Five (5) weeks comprehensive annual leave (25 workdays).
• Additional leave can be earned in lieu of overtime.
• Up to $5,000 annually for individually tailored education/training program.
• All education plans must be pre-approved by Advantage Engineering management.
• Life Insurance at 1x annual salary with employee option to purchase additional coverage for self and dependents.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• We contribute a generous portion towards the cost of monthly medical plans for any of the three medical, dental and vision plan provided by CareFirst.
• All employees are eligible to earn generous incentives and performance bonuses.

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