Overview:
Agile Defense is an award-winning national security company looking for a senior Full Stack Engineer to support a Special Operations contract. Position will assist special operations organizations in storing and visualizing data in web applications, work with the client to provide the best and most efficient solutions to their data challenges.
As a direct employee of Agile Defense, you would receive a benefit package that includes health/dental/vision insurance coverage, 401K with company match, PTO & paid holidays, and annual tuition/training assistance. For more information, please visit our website.
Responsibilities/Duties:
- Architect and develop backend services supporting data ingestion, search, indexing, and retrieval across structured and unstructured data sources.
- Design and implement APIs and microservices enabling metadata management, search operations, and secure access across multiple environments.
- Engineer and maintain unified access control layers and data models to protect and operationalize analytical and mission data.
- Implement DevSecOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and continuous monitoring across classified and unclassified networks.
- Ensure system reliability and compliance with cybersecurity and accreditation requirements, including RMF and NIST 800-53.
- Collaborate with data science, cloud, and frontend teams to deliver end-to-end technical solutions aligned to mission needs.
- Provide technical leadership through design documentation, code reviews, mentoring, and enforcement of engineering best practices.
- Support applied research and innovation efforts by integrating emerging AI/ML, search, and data technologies into operational systems.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in backend, systems, or full-stack engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field required.
- U.S. Citizenship required due to government contract requirements.
- Active TS/SCI clearance is required. Candidates without this clearance will not be considered.
- Advanced proficiency in backend programming languages, including Python and Go.
- Strong understanding of search and data systems, including indexing strategies, query optimization, and caching.
- Experience designing and managing databases such as PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, or OpenSearch.
- Proven experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.
- Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Strong DevSecOps background, including CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, ArgoCD) and infrastructure-as-code (Helm, Terraform, Ansible).
- Experience building secure, compliant systems in federal, DoD, or Intelligence Community environments.
- Familiarity with distributed systems, secure API design, and service-to-service communication.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or federal agency missions.
- Knowledge of federated search, knowledge graphs, or data catalog technologies.
- Experience integrating machine learning or natural language processing models into search or data pipelines.
- Proficiency with data visualization, operational analytics, or dashboard frameworks.
- Background in model-based systems engineering (MBSE) or large-scale systems architecture.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Environmental Conditions
· Possible off-hours work to support needs of the business.
Strength Demands
· Light – 20 lbs. Maximum lifting with frequent lift/carry up to 10 lbs. A job is light if less lifting is involved but significant walking/standing is done or if done mostly sitting but requires push/pull on arm or leg controls.
Physical Requirements
· Stand or Sit; Walk; Use Hands / Fingers to Handle or Feel; See
Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.
What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.
We also believe in supporting our employees by offering a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. To explore the benefits we offer, please visit our website under the Careers section.
Happy - Be Infectious.
Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
Helpful - Be Supportive.
Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
Honest - Be Trustworthy.
Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
Humble - Be Grounded.
Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
Hungry - Be Eager.
Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
Hustle - Be Driven.
Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.
