For the OPS Consulting team, ‘the power to help’ means helping our clients, helping serve the mission, helping our employees and their families, and helping the community. Headquartered in Hanover, MD. OPS Consulting has over two decades of experience specializing in the most mission-critical operations. We are thought leaders and innovators. The ingenuity of our developers, engineers, cyber experts, linguists, and analysts are dedicated to empowering our clients, fulfilling The Mission, and remaining trusted leaders and advisers in national security and technology solutions.

We are seeking Software Engineers to design, develop, test, deploy, document, maintain, and enhance complex software systems supporting a secure, large-scale, multi-tenant Linux computing environment.

These systems include high-performance compute platforms, distributed data processing pipelines, workflow orchestration services, operational data flows, and full-stack web applications that manage access to enterprise resources. Work may involve processing-intensive analytics, automation tooling, containerized microservices, real-time systems, data repositories, and platform integrations.

Engineers work independently or as part of Agile teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable software solutions supporting mission-critical workloads.

Multiple Openings

We are hiring multiple Software Engineers at varying levels (SWE-1 through SWE-4). While all roles operate within the same secure Linux and Kubernetes-based ecosystem, each position has a primary technical focus area.

Engineers are aligned with a single core focus area based on their experience and interests. Candidates are not expected to perform across all areas listed below.

Current focus areas include:

Platform & DevOps Engineering

Develop automation using Bash and Python
Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using tools such as Ansible
Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.)
Improve release management, build reliability, and deployment processes

Data Engineering & Distributed Processing

Design and optimize data ingress and egress mechanisms
Develop distributed processing jobs using Apache Spark
Implement data validation, transformation, and anomaly detection
Work with structured and semi-structured data formats (Parquet, JSON, CSV, XML)

Workflow Orchestration

Design and maintain Apache Airflow DAGs
Implement observable, scalable workflow patterns
Integrate distributed processing engines and containerized runtimes

Full-Stack & API Development

Develop web interfaces using JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and modern frameworks (e.g., React)
Design REST APIs using Python frameworks (e.g., FastAPI)
Implement secure authentication and authorization integrations
Develop relational and non-relational database applications

Containerized Application Engineering

Develop Python-based services
Integrate with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and messaging frameworks (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka)
Deploy services using Docker, containerd, Podman, and Kubernetes
Create and maintain Helm charts

Dataflow Platform Engineering

Design and administer Apache NiFi data flows
Create and troubleshoot complex operational data transport pipelines
Implement secure and compliant data handling practices

Core Responsibilities

Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
Design and implement new software or enhance existing systems
Debug and resolve software defects
Develop and execute test procedures
Integrate software into new or modified operating environments
Coordinate software installation and monitor performance to ensure operational specifications are met
Document system architecture, design decisions, and test results

Requirements:

US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance required
Strong experience using Linux CLI and tools
Software development experience in one or more languages such as Python, Java, C/C++, JavaScript, etc.
Experience with Git source control
Experience with container technologies (Docker, containerd, Podman)
Experience with Kubernetes-based deployments
Experience with shell scripting (Bash)

Qualification Levels:

SWE 1: 4 years of relevant experience or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline, plus 2 years of relevant experience or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
SWE 2: 7 years of relevant experience or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline, plus 5 years of relevant experience or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline, plus 3 years of relevant experience
SWE 3: 9 years of relevant experience or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline, plus 7 years of experience or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline, plus 5 years of relevant experience
SWE 4: 14 years of relevant experience or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline, plus 12 years of experience or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline, plus 10 years of relevant experience

Desired Experience:

CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins)
Infrastructure-as-Code (Ansible)
Apache Spark
Apache Airflow
Apache NiFi
React or other modern JavaScript frameworks
FastAPI or similar REST frameworks
MongoDB and/or PostgreSQL
Messaging frameworks (RabbitMQ, Kafka)
Observability tools (Elastic Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence)
HPC scheduling familiarity (e.g., Slurm)
Cloud platform familiarity (AWS)
Understanding of OIDC/OpenID authentication protocols

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The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00

Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.

At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.