Software Engineer Level 3 - Jovian Concepts : Job Details

Jovian Concepts, Inc is looking to hire a Software Engineer level 3 for a great opportunity in the Annapolis Junction area. TS/SCI Clearance with a Poly required. No CCA's will be accepted at this time.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer to take ownership of a Kubernetes-native application designed to orchestrate and deploy workloads within the cluster it runs in. The role involves advancing a platform that integrates a modern web-based UI/UX, containerized microservices, and cloud-native components. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Go, TypeScript, Python, and Kubernetes, and will be comfortable working with containerization, orchestration, and event-driven systems. In addition, the candidate must be willing to collaborate with multiple teams to ensure operational excellence and maintain and improve documentation while adhering to internal development standards.

Requirements

• An active and current TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph is required to be considered. No CCA's will be accepted at this time.

• 20 years' experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required with a strong focus on backend and cloud-native applications.

This position will be looking for the following skillsets: hardware and software integration, Infrastructure, provisioning, Ansible CM, Kubernetes, Cloud Technologies, Rancher, Containers as a service (Caas)

• Proficiency in Go (Golang), with practical experience developing production services.

• Experience building frontends using TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.

• Solid experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD).

• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and message brokers like Kafka.

• Hands-on experience with container technologies like Docker, and orchestration via RKE2 or similar.

• Strong understanding of system design, RESTful APIs, and microservices.

• Familiarity with SQL databases and integration in containerized environments.

• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiar with Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Bamboo, Fisheye).

• Experience with Agile development

• Experience with Continuous Integration

• LINUX or UNIX administration/maintenance experience

• knowledge of SIGINT systems and dataflows

• Ability to perform in a team environment.

• Experience with Kafka, NiFi, MetalLB, and MinIO in production environments.

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and automation using cloud-init or Terraform.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.

• Background in observability (Prometheus, Grafana, or similar).

• Experience with Rancher Suite (Harvester, Longhorn, KubeVirt).

• Prior work with AWS (EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS) or other cloud platforms.

• Maintain and improve documentation and internal development standards

• Concepts.