Software Engineer - PKI & Cloud (Java/AWS)

VTG; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG seeks a Software Engineer to join a 200+ FTE program supporting Entitlement Programs, IdAM/ICAM, and Digital Policy Management. You will work with a large team to modernize secure IT systems and ensure availability.

The role emphasizes PKI design, certificate lifecycle, and low-latency distributed backend services on AWS. You will collaborate with security to address findings and participate in Scrum-driven sprints, including after-hours on-call rotations.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• BS degree and 3-5 years of demonstrable experience.
• Experience creating applications with Java, Springboot, and AWS for backend components, focusing on low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems.
• Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions with product teams.
• Experience analyzing and decomposing complex software systems for scalability, testability, and performance.
• Experience writing scripts to install and configure code in EC2 instances.
• Experience using Git.
• Experience using CloudFormation scripts.
• Experience creating RESTful APIs.
• Experience using XML, JSON, and YAML.
• Experience creating applications/services using Java, JavaScript, and Bash scripting.
• Collaborate with security engineer to address findings from security scans.
• Experience with PostgreSQL/MySQL and SQL/PLSQL.
• Develop APIs to integrate systems and services.
• Hands-on Linux (CLI).
• Hands-on scripting and Java.
• Strong Linux proficiency.
• Experience with Bash and Python.

Responsibilities

• Work on PKI-enabled backend components and IDAM/ICAM platforms.
• Contribute to design of certificate issuance, management, and revocation processes.
• Develop and maintain RESTful services and APIs.
• Collaborate with product owners and engineers in an Agile team.
• Address security findings with the security engineer during reviews.
• Maintain infrastructure as code using CloudFormation and AWS tools.
• Participate in on-call rotations and after-hours support.

Skills

PKI

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Distributed systems

RESTful API

Git

CloudFormation

XML/JSON/YAML

Linux

Scripting (BASH, Python)

Security

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Agile/Scrum

Education

BS in Computer Science or related

Tools

EC2

CloudFormation

Job description

VTG seeks a Software Engineer to join a 200+ FTE program supporting Entitlement Programs, IdAM/ICAM, and Digital Policy Management. You will work with a large team to modernize secure IT systems and ensure availability.

The role emphasizes PKI design, certificate lifecycle, and low-latency distributed backend services on AWS. You will collaborate with security to address findings and participate in Scrum-driven sprints, including after-hours on-call rotations.