Software Engineer 3

Description

The team builds and supports retrieval-augmented generation solutions for government missions, running on high-performance Linux computing systems.

The company is a global technology and professional services firm serving U.S. government, defense and intelligence agencies, with about 26,000 staff across more than 50 countries.

This is a Software Engineer Principal role in the software engineering job family, with a Top Secret SCI with Polygraph clearance requirement.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy and support retrieval-augmented generation solutions on a high-performance computing Linux environment.
• Work hands-on with large language models, LLM orchestration frameworks, knowledge retrieval systems, embedding models and containerized applications.
• Use Python, Kubernetes, Helm, CI/CD automation and secure SI development to deliver scalable, production-ready SI solutions for mission-critical environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree.
• At least 8 years of related experience.
• Docker, Linux and Python experience.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Top Secret SCI with Polygraph clearance held now.
• Proven work in Linux environments, including advanced command-line use for development, troubleshooting and system administration.
• Recent hands-on Python development with a solid grasp of modern software engineering practices and frameworks.
• Experience with containerization tools such as Docker, Podman and containerd, for packaging, deployment and lifecycle management.
• Experience writing and deploying Helm charts to manage Kubernetes applications and services.
• Experience developing, testing, deploying and supporting containerized applications in production.
• Experience creating, configuring and managing Kubernetes resources, including Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Ingresses and Operators.
• Working knowledge of generative SI, including large language models, retrieval-augmented generation architectures, embedding models and vector databases.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools such as GitLab CI/CD, Flux CD and GitLab Runners, or similar.
• Experience with observability, metrics, logging and monitoring tools, including Prometheus and Grafana.
• Proficiency with Git workflows, including branching, code reviews, pull or merge requests and collaborative development.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle best practices, including automated testing, security scanning, code quality analysis and DevSecOps principles.
• Desired: Familiarity with developing, deploying, troubleshooting and sustaining mission applications in AWS.
• Desired: Experience with Atlassian tools, including Confluence and Jira.
• Desired: Experience working with and debugging GPU-enabled applications.
• Desired: Experience with a machine-learning framework such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Desired: Experience with other ML pipelines or frameworks, such as KubeFlow, NeMo and PyTorch Lightning.
• Desired: Experience with SQL, Elasticsearch and vector databases.
• Desired: Knowledge of SI inference solutions such as Nvidia NIM, Triton, vLLM and direct deployment with Ray.

Conditions

Onsite work in Annapolis Junction, MD, USA, with no telecommuting option.

Scheduled at 40 hours per week, with no required travel.

Clearance required: Top Secret SCI with Polygraph, and no public trust requirement.

The likely salary range is $175,950 to $238,050. This is not a guarantee. Pay is set by experience, geographic location and possibly contract terms, and may fall outside this range.

As part of hiring, you must complete an identity verification process using biometrics and AI, and you must be on camera for virtual interviews. The company may take your photo for verification, and by proceeding you authorize use of your biometric data for that purpose.

The company is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Benefits

• Medical plans, some with Health Savings Accounts, plus dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) with pre-tax and post-tax contributions up to IRS limits and a company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible, plus vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel accident insurance, provided or available.
• An AI-powered career tool that suggests career steps and learning, and an internal mobility team to help you reach your goals.
• A culture that values innovation and is friendly to military members.