Job Requirements
Fort Meade, MD
Top Secret/SCI Full Scope Polygraph
Career Level not specified
$220,000 - $230,000
Job Description
Markon is seeking a Software Engineer to support the Fort Meade customer by architecting and modernizing high-performance backend applications that enable mission-critical operations. This role leads the design and development of distributed services, scalable APIs, and containerized application platforms while establishing engineering standards that promote performance, reliability, and maintainability. The role provides technical leadership across Agile teams, guiding software modernization efforts and delivering resilient enterprise solutions that support evolving mission requirements.
Required Qualifications
Desired Qualifications
USD $220,000.00 - USD $230,000.00 /Yr.
The Markon pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Eager to join a team where your skills are valued, your growth is nurtured, and your impact is profound? Look no further than Markon, a premier consulting firm deeply dedicated to advancing our nation's most critical missions.
At Markon, we don't just offer jobs - we offer opportunities for personal and professional transformation. Empowering our employees to lead, innovate, and excel, we foster an environment where new ideas are not just welcomed but celebrated. As a perennial Washington Post Top Workplace, we prioritize the well-being and success of our team members, ensuring they can bring their best selves to work.
Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Markon has garnered national recognition for our unwavering dedication to excellence in serving the intelligence community, as well as federal civilian and defense agencies. Our growing reach extends across 17 states, 116 countries, and 5 continents, where our team of dynamic professionals collaborates to deliver unparalleled program and project management services.
Markon values people and the tremendous impact each individual can make - which is why we're consistently recognized as one of the best places to work in federal government consulting. Here, you can help solve the nation's most important challenges, surrounded by colleagues who help you grow, advance, and succeed. We are deeply dedicated to what matters - bringing out the best in each other to advance our clients' missions.
Join us and make a meaningful impact.
Markon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.
Benefits Offered : Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Training and Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.
- Architect, design, and develop large-scale, high-performance backend applications and distributed services.
- Lead Java application and RESTful API development supporting enterprise mission capabilities.
- Design and implement event-driven and message-based workflows using RabbitMQ or comparable messaging technologies.
- Engineer, deploy, and optimize containerized applications within Kubernetes environments.
- Establish software engineering standards for coding, testing, performance, security, scalability, and maintainability.
- Diagnose and resolve complex system-wide issues spanning applications, messaging services, databases, and infrastructure.
- Mentor software engineers through architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance.
- Evaluate architectural tradeoffs and lead modernization of legacy applications and distributed systems.
- Coordinate technical priorities across Agile teams while adapting to evolving mission requirements.
- Develop technical documentation, architectural decisions, and production readiness assessments.
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph with this Customer.
- Bachelor's degree and 20+ years of software engineering experience.
- Expert experience designing and developing large-scale, high-performance backend applications and distributed systems.
- Expert experience developing Java applications and RESTful APIs.
- Experience with Kubernetes and message broker technologies such as RabbitMQ.
- Experience troubleshooting complex, enterprise-scale application, messaging, and infrastructure issues.
- Demonstrated experience mentoring software engineers, conducting code reviews, and leading technical design efforts.
- Experience with Git, Atlassian tools, IntelliJ, or Eclipse.
- Strong technical leadership, analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Kotlin, Python, MongoDB, or Apache NiFi.
- Experience designing event-driven and distributed system architectures.
- Experience establishing software quality, performance, security, and testing standards.
- Experience modernizing enterprise applications supporting Intelligence Community missions.
USD $220,000.00 - USD $230,000.00 /Yr.
The Markon pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Eager to join a team where your skills are valued, your growth is nurtured, and your impact is profound? Look no further than Markon, a premier consulting firm deeply dedicated to advancing our nation's most critical missions.
At Markon, we don't just offer jobs - we offer opportunities for personal and professional transformation. Empowering our employees to lead, innovate, and excel, we foster an environment where new ideas are not just welcomed but celebrated. As a perennial Washington Post Top Workplace, we prioritize the well-being and success of our team members, ensuring they can bring their best selves to work.
Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Markon has garnered national recognition for our unwavering dedication to excellence in serving the intelligence community, as well as federal civilian and defense agencies. Our growing reach extends across 17 states, 116 countries, and 5 continents, where our team of dynamic professionals collaborates to deliver unparalleled program and project management services.
Markon values people and the tremendous impact each individual can make - which is why we're consistently recognized as one of the best places to work in federal government consulting. Here, you can help solve the nation's most important challenges, surrounded by colleagues who help you grow, advance, and succeed. We are deeply dedicated to what matters - bringing out the best in each other to advance our clients' missions.
Join us and make a meaningful impact.
Markon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.
Benefits Offered : Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Training and Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.
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