Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

GIGATEC Engineering

GIGATEC Engineering

Defense computing and cybersecurity

Compensation Overview

$165k - $255k/yr

+ 10% 401(k) contribution

No H1B Sponsorship

Annapolis Junction, MD, USA

In Person

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Bash
Kubernetes
Python
MySQL
Git
SQL
Docker
JIRA
Nginx
REST APIs
Confluence
DevOps
Linux/Unix
Celery
Helm
Django
Requirements
  • Experience using the Linux command-line interface and tool suite.
  • Experience developing Bash and Python scripts.
  • Experience developing with Python in a Linux environment.
  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker.
  • Familiarity with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes.
  • Experience creating Helm charts to deploy containerized services on Kubernetes.
  • Experience with SQL technologies such as MySQL.
  • Experience designing and implementing REST interfaces.
  • Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI.
  • Experience with the Git source control system.
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
  • A Top Secret clearance and favorable completion of a polygraph are required.
Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and enhance critical software capabilities.
  • Build and sustain a mission-focused enterprise web application deployed in a containerized Kubernetes Linux environment.
  • Collaborate with Product Owners, System Engineers, and Software Engineers to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure solutions.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with the Django web framework.
  • Experience with the Celery task scheduler.
  • Experience with NGINX.
  • Experience with the Atlassian suite of tools, such as Jira and Confluence.
  • Experience with AI development tools, such as Claude Code.

GIGATEC Engineering is a national-security engineering firm serving the U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence community. Its capabilities include high-performance and hybrid computing, infrastructure engineering, modern software and DevOps, advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity modernization. Teams work on mission-critical systems requiring technical depth, secure delivery and continuous adaptation. The company focuses on federal defense and intelligence outcomes, using engineers, data scientists and cyber specialists rather than selling a general consumer technology product.

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