Software Engineer Level 3

Markon•Fort Meade, MD

6d•$225,000 - $235,000

About The Position

Markon is seeking a Software Engineer to support the Fort Meade customer by designing, developing, and modernizing secure full-stack applications that support mission-critical operations. This role emphasizes the development of scalable backend services, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications while contributing to modern user interfaces and enterprise integrations. Working within an Agile environment, the role leverages open-source technologies, containerized platforms, and AWS cloud services to deliver resilient, high-performance solutions that support evolving mission requirements.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph with this Customer.
Bachelor's degree and 20+ years of software engineering experience.
Expert experience developing full-stack applications with a strong emphasis on Java-based backend services.
Expert experience with Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, RESTful services, and Java threading.
Experience developing distributed, high-availability enterprise applications.
Experience with AWS cloud services, Amazon RDS, Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, Rancher, and Tomcat.
Experience developing applications using MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Elasticsearch, or comparable enterprise database technologies.
Experience with Java Message Service (JMS) and enterprise messaging architectures.
Experience integrating open-source frameworks, libraries, and enterprise technologies.
Experience using Git, Maven, Jira, and Confluence within Agile development environments.
Strong communication, analytical, troubleshooting, and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Kibana, Alfresco, or enterprise content management platforms.
Experience developing applications using Node.js, Svelte, React, or Angular.
Experience designing large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.
Experience supporting Intelligence Community mission applications.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications with a primary focus on scalable backend services and web technologies.
Develop enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, and RESTful service architectures.
Design and optimize distributed applications emphasizing high availability, scalability, concurrency, and performance.
Develop and optimize multi-threaded Java applications supporting mission-critical workloads.
Design, develop, and maintain APIs and messaging solutions using REST and Java Message Service (JMS).
Develop cloud-native applications utilizing AWS services, Amazon RDS, Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, Rancher, and Tomcat.
Design and optimize data solutions using MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Elasticsearch, and other enterprise database platforms.
Integrate open-source frameworks, libraries, and enterprise technologies to deliver modern software capabilities.
Build and maintain software using Git, Maven, Jira, and Confluence while supporting Agile development practices.
Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, and Government stakeholders to deliver secure, maintainable, and production-ready mission solutions.