HPC Software Engineer

Location: Jessup, Maryland, United States; additional location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland. Onsite role.

Salary: $125,000–$220,000 per year.

Company

Designs, develops, produces, and supports unmanned aircraft systems and tactical missile systems for U.S. Department of Defense agencies and allied military services.

What you will do

• Design, develop, integrate, test, deploy, and maintain system-management software and services for Linux-based HPC environments.
• Build Python, Rust, and Bash solutions that automate provisioning, configuration, administration, deployment, testing, and operational tasks.
• Develop interfaces and services connecting HPC infrastructure components, management platforms, and operational tools.
• Create and operate containerized applications using Docker, Podman, and containerd, including container images, runtime configurations, and dependencies.
• Automate deployments and environment standardization with Ansible, and implement CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI and Jenkins.
• Troubleshoot operational issues, analyze logs and performance data, support releases and incident response, and contribute to testing, documentation, code reviews, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• One of the following combinations: a master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline plus five years of relevant Software Engineer experience; a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline plus seven years of relevant experience; or nine years of relevant Software Engineer experience.
• Experience with the Linux command-line interface and standard Linux tools.
• Demonstrated proficiency developing Bash and/or Python scripts for task and process automation.
• Experience developing software in a Linux environment using Python and/or Rust.
• Experience with Docker, Podman, or containerd.
• Experience using Ansible for software deployment and system configuration.
• Experience troubleshooting and debugging software, services, and automation in operational environments.
• Experience applying CI/CD principles and tools such as GitLab CI and Jenkins, and using Git for source-code management and collaborative development.
• Ability to develop, test, document, deploy, and sustain software in a mission-focused environment, and communicate effectively with software, systems, infrastructure, and cybersecurity engineering teams.
• Must provide documentation verifying U.S. person status under ITAR/EAR; some positions may require current U.S. citizenship.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with NetBox, Splunk, Keycloak, HashiCorp Vault, Jira, and Confluence.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or SAFe methodologies.
• Experience developing and operating software for HPC, distributed-computing, cloud, or large-scale Linux environments.
• Experience with infrastructure automation, configuration management, and immutable or repeatable deployment practices.
• Experience developing secure software and integrating authentication, authorization, secrets management, and certificate-based services.
• Experience with software performance optimization, service reliability, and operational observability.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular employment with a mission-focused, fast-paced environment.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, and a paid holiday shutdown.
• 401(k) company matching and contributions.
• Professional development and training reimbursements.
• 9/80 work schedule and additional work/life programs.