Programmer Engineer - Level III

Location
San Diego
Workplace
On-site
Compensation
$125k – $135k

About this role

Job DetailsJob Location: San Diego, CA 92152Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $125,000.00 - $135,000.00 SalaryPosition Title: Programmer Engineer - Level III

Location: San Diego, CA

Clearance required: Active Top Secret/SCI or TS/SCI eligible with a completed Tier 5 investigation at time of submission.

Scope: Serves as a senior software developer building, integrating, and delivering secure software capabilities to production environments using Agile frameworks. Designs and codes resilient software architectures for DDIL and afloat/ashore PaaS environments, applies DevSecOps practices across the CI/CD pipeline, and integrates software securely with Cross-Domain Solutions.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Design, develop, and deliver software capabilities to production environments using Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe.
Code in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, C#, Go, or C++.
Implement modern architectural patterns such as Microservices, Event-Driven, or Serverless.
Use Git-based version control workflows such as GitFlow or Trunk-Based Development.
Execute the end-to-end delivery pipeline from software design and development through automated testing to production deployment on Kubernetes, cloud, or virtualized environments.
Apply DevSecOps principles, including configuring automated security testing tools (SAST, DAST, SCA, and container scanners) as quality gates within a CI/CD pipeline in a highly regulated government or DoD-mandated environment such as Overmatch Software Armory (OSA), Platform One, or equivalent.
Code, integrate, and maintain resilient software architectures designed for DDIL environments and afloat/ashore PaaS environments such as Navy's ACS, USMC's CHE, or equivalent.
Integrate software securely with Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS).

Qualifications
Active Top Secret/SCI or TS/SCI eligible with a completed Tier 5 investigation at time of submission.
Minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience in software development utilizing Agile frameworks (such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe) to design, develop, and deliver software capabilities to production environments. Experience must include coding in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java, C#, Go, or C++), implementing modern architectural patterns (e.g., Microservices, Event-Driven, or Serverless), utilizing Git-based version control workflows (e.g., GitFlow or Trunk-Based Development), and participating in the end-to-end delivery pipeline from software design and development through automated testing to production deployment on Kubernetes, cloud, or virtualized environments.
Minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience applying DevSecOps principles, including configuring automated security testing tools (such as SAST, DAST, SCA, and container scanners) as quality gates within a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline in a highly regulated government or DoD-mandated environment (e.g., Overmatch Software Armory (OSA), Platform One, or equivalent).
Minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience coding, integrating, and maintaining resilient software architectures designed for DDIL environments, afloat/ashore PaaS environments (e.g., Navy's ACS, USMC's CHE, or equivalent), and integrating software securely with Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS).

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