Job Description:
Quevera is seeking a highly skilled Backend Software Engineer with an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph to support mission-critical programs in Annapolis Junction, Maryland.
In this role, you will develop, maintain, enhance, test, and support software solutions while working within an Agile development environment. You will support backend software development using technologies such as Git, Java, C++, or Python, relational databases, SQL, and Amazon Web Services.
You will work individually and as part of a team to analyze requirements, develop and modify software, support testing, maintain technical documentation, and ensure the quality of developed and modified software.
Telework: Up to 16 hours per week. Telework availability is dependent upon sprint tasking and program requirements.
Job Responsibilities:
- Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
- Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
- Debug existing software and correct defects.
- Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
- Develop data queries for existing or proposed databases and data repositories.
- Design or implement database and data repository interfaces and queries.
- Develop or implement algorithms to meet system performance and functional standards.
- Support the development and execution of test procedures for software components.
- Ensure quality control of developed and modified software.
- Write, review, and maintain software, system, and technical documentation.
- Recommend and implement improvements to documentation and software development process standards.
- Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, or improve performance.
- Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, system flow, data usage, work processes, and problem areas.
- Work with system and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and obtain information on project limitations, capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces.
- Support software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met.
- Work within an Agile development environment.
Minimum Requirements:
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph required.
- Fourteen (14) years of experience as a Software Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.
- Four (4) years of additional Software Engineering experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
- Experience supporting the development and execution of test procedures for software components.
- Experience generating technical documentation.
- Experience working in an Agile development environment.
- Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Experience using Jira and Confluence.
- Experience ensuring quality control of developed and modified software.
- Experience with Git.
- Experience with Java, C++, or Python.
- Experience with relational databases, such as PostgreSQL.
- Experience with SQL.
Why Join Quevera?
Award-Winning Culture
Quevera was recognized as a Top Workplace in the Washington, DC/Baltimore region for 2025, marking our fifth consecutive year receiving this distinction based on employee feedback.
Outstanding Benefits
We invest in our employees and their families through a highly competitive benefits package, including:
- 100% employer-paid medical coverage (optional plan)
- Competitive options for Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
- Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Employer-paid life insurance
- $5,000 annually for education, training, certifications, and professional development
- Career advancement through our structured iQTouch Program
- Up to 6% 401(k) match
- Additional 4% profit-sharing contribution, at company discretion
At Quevera, we believe exceptional people deserve exceptional opportunities. We're more than just a workplace—we're a team of innovators, problem-solvers, and industry experts committed to delivering mission-critical solutions while fostering professional growth, collaboration, and technical excellence.
Quevera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age or any other characteristic protected by law. #LI-AA1
Skills Required
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
- Experience supporting the development and execution of test procedures for software components
- Experience generating technical documentation
- Experience working in an Agile development environment
- Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Experience using Jira and Confluence
- Experience ensuring quality control of developed and modified software
What We Do
Quevera provides custom software engineering services across the entire spectrum of the software development lifecycle. We have extensive experience in partnering with our customers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the business problems presented to federal agencies, local governments, financial institutions, health care organizations and educators. Quevera is a company founded by a core group of technologists and business professionals who shared a revolutionary vision for how a software company could succeed while adhering to set of core values that governed its partnerships with its customers, employees and corporate partners. With over a century of combined experience in the government, intelligence and corporate sectors, we have the experience and technical know-how knowledge to first listen, understand and deliver innovative products and services designed to reach the core problem for unique business problems.
