Space Mission Software Engineer & DevSecOps

Booz Allen Hamilton; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

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

The role requires strong DevSecOps experience with major cloud providers, hands-on CI/CD and container tech, and a TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in DevSecOps with a major cloud provider (government)
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines
• Strong version control and branching/workflow skills
• Hands-on with container tech (Docker/ECS) and RHEL
• Knowledge of cloud security, IAM, secrets management

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance software for ground systems and real-time capabilities
• Own engineering challenges from modernization to new mission-focused features
• Improve data processing, system communication, and operational speed
• Collaborate across teams to ensure secure, reliable deployments

Skills

DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

Git (version control)

Docker/ECS

RHEL

Jira/Confluence

Java/Python/Bash

cloud security fundamentals

aws/azure cloud basics

Security clearance TS/SCI

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Docker

ECS

aws-cli

azure-cli

Confluence

Jira

Job description

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

The role requires strong DevSecOps experience with major cloud providers, hands-on CI/CD and container tech, and a TS/SCI clearance.