Edge Processing Solutions Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton • Rome, NY

2d • $112,800 - $257,000

About The Position

The Edge Processing Solutions Engineer leads an engineering team of up to eight engineers on a new effort growing out of an established program. The role owns technical direction end to end, including architecture, delivery, customer engagement, and team leadership, while remaining hands-on in the codebase.

The position leads development of an edge software product line from prototype through fielded capability. The software systems are Go-based and designed to run at the tactical edge in disconnected, resource-constrained environments, including airborne or forward-deployed settings. The portfolio includes ISR data pipelines, autonomous platform integration, and the Kubernetes runtime used to deploy these capabilities.

The engineer works directly with customers to translate operator needs into technical requirements and supports proposal and capture efforts for follow-on scope. Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for classified information access; Secret clearance is required.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of professional software engineering experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in a technical lead or engineering lead role.
• Experience using Go as a primary systems language in production.
• Experience deploying and operating Kubernetes in production.
• Systems-level Linux experience, including systems, networking, filesystems such as overlays or tmpfs, and containers under the hood.
• Ability to mentor engineers and raise a team's technical bar.
• Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the CoT or TAK ecosystem, including TAK Server, ATAK or WinTAK, and CoT message handling.
• Experience in ISR, UAS, or autonomous platform software, such as PX4, ArduPilot, MAVLink, or sensor integration.
• Experience with NVIDIA Jetson or edge GPU scheduling, including device plugins, MIG, and CUDA on Kubernetes.
• Experience writing or contributing to white papers, capability briefs, or technical proposal volumes.
• Experience with disconnected or air-gapped software delivery, including image syncing, registry mirroring, offline package management, and update strategies for systems that cannot phone home.
• Production experience with Rust or modern C++.
• Experience using K3S, MicroK8s, or another Kubernetes flavor on constrained hardware.
• TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and delivery for an edge software product line from prototype through fielded capability.
• Build and maintain Go services for disconnected and intermittently connected environments.
• Design Kubernetes-native systems, including workload architecture, Helm charts, and custom controllers or operators when warranted, while separating platform and application concerns.
• Own the Kubernetes runtime, including K3S on edge hardware, image distribution into air-gapped enclaves, GPU scheduling, and read-only root filesystems.
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines, such as GitLab CI or GitHub Actions, that produce signed, scanned, and reproducible artifacts.
• Integrate with tactical data standards such as Cursor on Target or TAK, and ISR sensor pipelines.
• Mentor engineers, set technical standards, and conduct code reviews.
• Engage directly with customers to translate operator needs into technical requirements and communicate technical considerations back to them.
• Support proposal and capture work for follow-on scope.
• Provide hands-on engineering and contribute to the codebase.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior