Expert Software Engineer

Join Amentum on site in Springfield, VA for an Expert Software Engineer role focused on Federal data services. This position offers comprehensive benefits, professional development support, and a collaborative culture that values technical excellence and mission-focused impact. You will provide technical leadership, drive software development, and execute programs that support critical government data initiatives.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Your Impact

You will contribute to challenging, mission-critical projects that directly affect national security and intelligence missions. The GEODS contract supports integration, design, development, and sustainment of data services for the Federal Government, with opportunities to craft new features and optimize legacy functionality. Each engineer has the chance to design and implement meaningful changes that improve the system as a whole.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical delivery leader, planning and managing application development activities
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project resources, particularly junior/mid-level developers, including completing code reviews
• Ensure designs follow customer-approved specifications and that software quality standards are met
• Design software solutions to meet technical and business needs by leveraging knowledge of architecture, software engineering, DevSecOps, and mission
• Contribute to planning and prioritization of work for future Program Increments; collaborate with product management to drive technical solutioning, requirements decomposition, and estimation efforts
• Contribute to all phases of the software development life cycle
• Write well-designed, testable, efficient, and maintainable code
• Recommend changes to improve established application and organizational processes
• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Support formal testing and resolution of defects
• Provide technical support and consultation for application and infrastructure defects and questions

Requirements

• At least 6 years of demonstrated experience with software development using SAFe or similar Agile methodologies, including working with Scrum Masters and/or Product Owners to decompose high level requirements into actionable user stories
• At least 6 years of demonstrated experience coding in Python or another language
• At least 6 years of demonstrated experience with DevSecOps and CI/CD, specifically utilizing GitLab or similar Git repository
• At least 6 years of demonstrated experience with Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform
• At least 6 years of demonstrated experience with Container and Orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
• Strong experience with AWS, including EC2, DynamoDB, ECS, SQS/SNS, IAM, Lambda, and CDK
• Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate, verbally and in writing, complex technical concepts and challenges in a clear and direct manner
• Prior experience serving as a lead for a development team, workstream, or major task(s)

Technologies

• Python
• Terraform
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• OpenShift
• AWS
• CDK
• GitLab
• React
• Apache Solr
• Jira
• Confluence
• Amazon SageMaker
• EC2
• DynamoDB
• ECS
• SQS
• SNS
• IAM
• Lambda

Clearance Required

Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a poly

Compensation Details

Salary: USD 190,000 - 218,000 per year. The compensation range shown is a good-faith estimate at the time of posting and may vary based on job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Minimum Education

Master’s degree plus 4 years experience, Bachelor’s degree plus 6 years experience, Associates degree plus 12 years experience, or a minimum of 15 years experience, in relevant field

Minimum Years of Experience

Master’s degree plus 4 years experience, Bachelor’s degree plus 6 years experience, Associates degree plus 12 years experience, or a minimum of 15 years experience, in relevant field