Top Secret Full-Stack Engineer - React/Python, Hybrid MD

Nortex Cyber Solutions; Geraghty Village (MD); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Company-paid medical insurance

100% Company-paid dental and vision

Competitive salary

Generous 401k with immediate vesting

Generous PTO and parental leave

Flexible work hours

Job summary

Nortex Cyber Solutions in Maryland is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer with Top Secret clearance to design, develop, test, and maintain secure software for government and commercial programs, spanning a React frontend and a Python service layer.

You will work in an Agile environment, implement secure APIs, manage data models, containerize applications with Docker, and contribute to tests, CI pipelines, and technical documentation while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/SE or related field.
• 5–6 years of professional software development experience preferred.
• Active Secret or Top-Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility; polygraph not required but possible.
• Experience in Agile development teams; DoD experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain full-stack applications with React frontend and Python service layer.
• Design and implement secure RESTful APIs with validation and documentation.
• Model relational data with schema design, indexing, and migrations.
• Implement authentication and RBAC at the API boundary.
• Containerize applications with Docker for local development, testing, and deployment.
• Instrument logging, metrics, and traces for production support.
• Participate in architecture discussions balancing performance, security, and maintainability.
• Write and maintain unit/integration/system tests; contribute to CI coverage.
• Peer code reviews and troubleshooting across the full stack.
• Translate customer requirements into technical solutions and collaborate across teams.
• Support deployments and continuous improvement; maintain deployment docs.

Skills

Python API development

React frontend

PostgreSQL/SQL

Docker

Git

Agile methodologies

Linux

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/SE

Tools

Docker Compose

PostgreSQL

Job description

Nortex Cyber Solutions in Maryland is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer with Top Secret clearance to design, develop, test, and maintain secure software for government and commercial programs, spanning a React frontend and a Python service layer.

You will work in an Agile environment, implement secure APIs, manage data models, containerize applications with Docker, and contribute to tests, CI pipelines, and technical documentation while collaborating with cross-functional teams.