Full-Time
Senior Software Engineer
VTG
1,001-5,000 employees
Defense and intelligence services provider
Compensation Overview
$200k - $245k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
Hanover, MD, USA
In Person
US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required
Bachelor's
 Software Engineering (2) |
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- U.S. citizenship and an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with polygraph are required.
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline is required.
- At least 14 years of professional software engineering experience is required.
- Demonstrated full-stack software development experience is required.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized application environments is required.
- Experience creating and maintaining Docker containers, Kubernetes pods, and clusters is required.
- Experience developing scalable, reliable, and highly available software systems is required.
- Experience debugging, testing, integrating, and maintaining complex software applications is required.
- Experience translating user and system requirements into software design and performance requirements is required.
- The candidate must be able to collaborate with software, systems, and hardware engineering teams.
- Strong programming experience with Java, Python, Rust, or C++ is required.
- Analyze user, system, and mission requirements to derive software design, interface, and performance requirements.
- Design, develop, modify, test, and maintain complex software applications and mission systems.
- Debug existing software and correct defects using Java, Python, Rust, and C++.
- Develop and maintain scalable, highly available mission systems using modern software architecture and system design principles.
- Perform full-stack software development across front-end, back-end, and system integration components.
- Design and develop intuitive user interfaces and analyst-facing applications using modern UI/UX principles.
- Create, configure, deploy, and maintain Docker containers, Kubernetes pods, clusters, and containerized applications.
- Develop software supporting Radio Frequency processing and Digital Signal Processing capabilities.
- Create automation scripts to improve development workflows, system deployment, testing, and operational efficiency.
- Develop and execute test procedures for individual software components and integrated systems.
- Use scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict, measure, and evaluate software and system performance.
- Collaborate with systems engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and define system interfaces, performance expectations, capabilities, and project limitations.
- Troubleshoot software, hardware, integration, and system performance issues in complex technical environments.
- Recommend improvements to software documentation, development processes, coding standards, testing practices, and engineering procedures.
- Create and maintain technical documentation throughout the software development life cycle.
- Participate in software integration, verification, validation, deployment, and sustainment activities.
1) What VTG does: VTG provides defense and intelligence services with a focus on force modernization, digital transformation, aerospace and naval engineering, and cyber capabilities across a unified enterprise. 2) How its products work: It builds end-to-end capabilities by integrating specialized firms and services (engineering, IT, cyber, logistics) through acquisitions to deliver modernization and transformation for defense and intelligence customers. 3) How it differs from competitors: It operates as a single, cohesive organization after consolidating disparate units and growing through targeted acquisitions to expand its expertise in intelligence, cyber, and defense modernization rather than offering fragmented offerings. 4) What its goal is: To expand its footprint in the intelligence community and cyber domain while continuing defense modernization for government customers, supported by strategic growth and acquisitions.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Lenoir, North Carolina
Founded
1866
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- VTG booked a five-year $130 million NAVSEA prime contract in May 2024.
- VTG won a seat on the $33 billion DoDIAC MAC in February 2025.
- VTG added Loki, Triaplex, Byte, iota IT, Tunuva, and Miklos in 2025.
What critics are saying
- Six acquisitions in 2025 create integration risk and management distraction across overlapping capabilities.
- VTG still relies on federal primes and recompetes, including NAVSEA and DoDIAC.
- Any IC budget shift or protest would hit growth before 2027.
What makes VTG unique
- John Hassoun recast VTG around defense and intelligence modernization since 2017.
- A&M Capital bought VTG in September 2023 and drove acquisition-led scaling.
- VTG won NAVSEA and DoDIAC work, spanning Navy engineering and IC software.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 19%1 year growth
↑ 19%2 year growth
↑ 20%VTG, a national security solutions provider, has acquired Miklos Systems, Inc. (MSI), a technology firm known for software engineering, to enhance its digital transformation capabilities within the Intelligence Community. MSI, founded in 1993 and 100% employee-owned since 2015, aligns with VTG's values of technical excellence and integrity. This acquisition supports VTG's strategy to expand in high-impact sectors, reinforcing its position in defense and intelligence solutions.
VTG, a national security solutions provider, has acquired Byte Systems, iota IT, and Tunuva Technologies to enhance its capabilities in the Defense and Intelligence Community. This move follows a majority investment from A&M Capital, highlighting VTG's growth strategy. The acquisition aims to expand VTG's cybersecurity, software development, and systems engineering capabilities. A&M Capital has over $6 billion in commitments, supporting middle-market transactions across various sectors.
VTG has acquired Triaplex, Inc., enhancing its cyber and signals intelligence capabilities. This acquisition expands VTG's reach within the Intelligence Community, particularly in the National Capital Region. Triaplex, founded in 2020 and based in Fulton, MD, is known for its radio frequency solutions. This is VTG's fourth acquisition since receiving a majority investment from A&M Capital, which has over $6 billion in total commitments.
VTG, a national security solutions provider, has acquired Loki Solutions LLC to enhance its Intelligence Community portfolio. This acquisition, VTG's third since a majority investment from A&M Capital, boosts its operational capabilities and strategic contracts. Over 35% of VTG's business now involves Intelligence Community solutions. A&M Capital manages $4 billion, while Alvarez & Marsal Capital oversees $5.9 billion.
CHANTILLY, Va., Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- VTG, an industry-leading national security solutions provider, announced that it has won a seat on the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center (DoDIAC) multiple-award contract (MAC) to provide mission-critical research and development services across the Defense science and technology ecosystem. The contract was awarded to VTG's wholly-owned subsidiary, Delta Resources, under the full and open Pool 1 by the U.S. Air Force's 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron