Software Engineer SME

GovCIO; Quantico (VA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

GovCIO is hiring a Software Engineer SME to provide artifact management and secure software development for NCIS systems in Quantico, VA. The role is hybrid, with onsite work expected 100% for the first few months.

The engineer will build and maintain applications in multiple languages, drive code reviews, and ensure compliance with secure coding practices and toolchains. Responsibilities include documentation, deployment planning, and guiding developers toward secure solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in secure software development lifecycle (SecDevOps) across a full-stack domain.
• Familiarity with artifact management tools and code quality platforms.
• Ability to guide mission developers toward secure, compliant practices.

Responsibilities

• Builds and codes applications and modules using languages such as C++, Java, ABAP, and others.
• Performs code reviews to ensure adherence to standards and documentation.
• Designs and maintains docs and user guides; prepares deployment and operating instructions.
• Assists in planning deployment and ensuring software compliance.
• Provides patches, upgrades, and GUI design as required.
• Supports migration to secure toolchains and DON-CIO policy compliance.

Skills

SecDevOps

Full-stack dev

Secure coding

Artifact management

Git hooks

Education

High School with 10+ years experience

Tools

Nexus

Artifactory

NuGet

SonarQube

CodeQL

Job description

GovCIO is currently hiring for Software Engineer SME to provide Artifact Management and Secure Software Development for NCIS systems. This position will be located in Quantico, VAand will be a hybrid position expected to be onsite 100% for the first few months.

Responsibilities

Builds and codes applications and/or modules using languages such as C++, visual basic, ABAP, JAVA, XTML, etc. Provides patches and upgrades to existing systems. Involved in planning of system and development deployment as well as responsible for meeting software compliance standards. May design graphical user interface (GUI) to meet the specific needs of users. Prepares operating instructions, compiles documentation of program development, and analyzes system capabilities to resolve questions of program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls. May build add-on modules using application program language.

• Designs and codes applications following specifications using the appropriate tools.
• Maintains and modifies existing software applications.
• Analyzes detailed systems factors, including input and output requirements, information flow, hardware and software requirements, and alternative methods of problem resolution.
• Performs modifications to and maintenance of operational programs and procedures.
• Participates in code reviews to represent reviewed work for adherence to standards and specifications.
• Writes or revises program documentation, operations documentation and user guides in accordance with standards.

The Artifact Management and Secure Software Development Specialist SME Software Engineer for this effort will be responsible for providing guidance and targeted assistance in migrating NCIS Mission Applications to a secure software development toolchain and ensuring compliance with DON-CIO policies regarding secure software development practices and products.

Qualifications

High School with 10+ years (or commensurate experience)

Required Skills and Experience

• Clearance Required: Top Secret/SCI
• Expertise in Secure Software Development (SecDevOps focus) across a full-stack domain, including database (relational and NoSQL) and application development (compiled and interpreted languages)
• Expertise in secure coding practices (including code quality, Zero Trust, SBOM, and secure dependency management)
• Expertise with artifact management toolsets (Nexus, Artifactory, NuGet, etc) and SAST/DAST code quality platforms (SonarQube, Aikido, CodeQL, or similar) and Git-oriented supporting capabilities (such as pre-commit hooks and branch management rules)
• Must be comfortable applying software engineering principles to disparate languages, operating systems, and hosting environments holistically, learning new technologies as needed to support emergent mission needs, and providing guidance to Mission Application developers to build a culture of compliance regarding sustained implementation of such objectives. Shares overlap/redundancy with other two SME software developer positions.

Posted Salary Range

USD $170,000.00 - USD $195,000.00 /Yr.