Torch Technologies
Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nation’s top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: “Lighting the Pathway of Freedom”. And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us!
Torch Technologies is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and modernization of next-generation mission and enterprise applications. This position will contribute to the architecture and implementation of secure, scalable, and resilient software solutions supporting the government customer, cloud modernization, analytics, and data-driven initiatives. The selected candidate will leverage modern Microsoft technologies and software engineering best practices to deliver reliable capabilities across edge, platform, middleware, and enterprise environments.
As a Full Stack Software Engineer, duties will include, but are not limited to:
Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable full-stack applications supporting mission and enterprise systems.
Develop modern software solutions using C#, ASP.NET Core, .NET Core/.NET, and related Microsoft technologies.
Build and integrate backend services, REST APIs, middleware components, and data processing capabilities to enable interoperability across enterprise and third-party systems.
Develop responsive web-based user interfaces for operational, administrative, analytical, and monitoring applications using modern front-end technologies.
Implement reliable data exchange mechanisms utilizing APIs, message queues, secure file transfer protocols, JSON, XML, and service-based integrations.
Design software architectures that emphasize modularity, scalability, resiliency, performance, maintainability, and fault tolerance.
Support cloud modernization initiatives, including hybrid-cloud environments, containerized applications, and microservices-based architectures.
Develop and maintain database-driven applications using SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and related technologies.
Support analytics, dashboards, ETL pipelines, and AI/LLM-enabled capabilities to enhance mission and business outcomes.
Implement logging, monitoring, exception handling, auditing, and cybersecurity controls throughout the software development lifecycle.
Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, cybersecurity personnel, product owners, and stakeholders to define requirements and deliver effective technical solutions.
Produce and maintain technical documentation, including architecture descriptions, interface control documents, design artifacts, test procedures, and release documentation.
Evaluate emerging technologies and support proof-of-concept efforts to improve system modernization, interoperability, and mission effectiveness.
Required Qualifications:
U.S. Citizenship.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
5+ years of experience in full-stack software development supporting mission, enterprise, or operational systems.
Active Secret clearance with the ability to maintain the clearance.
Strong proficiency in C# and .NET Core/.NET application development.
Experience designing and developing REST APIs, backend services, and service-oriented or event-driven architectures.
Experience developing modern desktop and web applications and integrating front-end components with backend services.
Understanding of software architecture principles, including modularity, scalability, performance optimization, resiliency, and maintainability.
Experience with relational databases, source control systems, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile software development methodologies.
Experience implementing secure coding practices, performing code reviews, and addressing software vulnerabilities.
Ability to communicate effectively and work within multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting defense-related software systems.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, containerized services, or cloud-native deployment patterns.
Familiarity with hybrid-cloud environments and cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or government cloud environments.
Experience with AI and Generative AI technologies, including platforms such as Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Palantir, or similar technologies.
Experience implementing cybersecurity controls, secure transport mechanisms, zero-trust principles, and software assurance practices.
Knowledge of enterprise data architecture, ETL pipelines, business intelligence tools, and dashboard development.
Experience with Python development and integration of Python-based services.
Schedule: M-F; 8-5
Work Location: Onsite, Huntsville, Alabama
Travel: No
Relocation Assistance Available: No
Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No
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Benefits:
Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment, a competitive salary, and an excellent, comprehensive benefit package including: ESOP participation, 401(k) match and safe-harbor contribution, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts, EAP, education assistance, paid time off, and holidays.
Applying to Torch Technologies:
Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment at Torch Technologies is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Torch Technologies, Inc. participates in E-Verify.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Careers Link as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to [email protected]. Thank you for your interest in Torch Technologies.
Skills Required
- U.S. Citizenship.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in full-stack software development supporting mission, enterprise, or operational systems.
- Active Secret clearance with the ability to maintain the clearance.
- Strong proficiency in C# and .NET Core/.NET application development.
- Experience designing and developing REST APIs, backend services, and service-oriented or event-driven architectures.
- Experience developing modern desktop and web applications and integrating front-end components with backend services.
- Understanding of software architecture principles including modularity, scalability, resiliency, performance, and maintainability.
- Experience with relational databases, source control systems, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile software development methodologies.
- Experience implementing secure coding practices, performing code reviews, and addressing software vulnerabilities.
- Ability to communicate effectively and work within multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
- Experience supporting defense-related software systems.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, containerized services, or cloud-native deployment patterns.
- Familiarity with hybrid-cloud environments and cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or government cloud environments.
- Experience with AI and Generative AI technologies (Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Palantir, or similar).
- Experience implementing cybersecurity controls, secure transport mechanisms, zero-trust principles, and software assurance practices.
- Knowledge of enterprise data architecture, ETL pipelines, business intelligence tools, and dashboard development.
- Experience with Python development and integration of Python-based services.
What We Do
Founded in October 2002, Torch is a 100% employee-owned business headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. Our commitment to our employees results in a retention rate well over 90% and helps ensure our customers experience a stable work force. Our outstanding fringe benefits package helps recruit, retain and sustain our workforce. Torch has received national and local recognition for its business performance, workplace environment, and ethical business practices. In 2021, Torch was named one of the Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services for the sixth year by Great Place to Work. Torch was also recognized as the 2021 ESOP Company of the Year by the New South Chapter of The ESOP Association for a second time. Torch was a recipient of the 2021 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award by the DCSA. Bloomberg Government also listed Torch in its annual “Top 200” for the fifth year. In 2020, Torch became the only four-time recipient of the Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award for Business Ethics in the North Alabama region. Great Place to Work named Torch one of the country’s Best Workplaces for Parents, and Great Place to Work and Fortune named Torch one of the country’s Best Workplaces for Millennials in 2020. Torch was also ranked on the Inc. 5000 list for the fourteenth consecutive year in 2020. Washington Technology listed Torch in its “Top 100” Government Contractors ranking for the sixth consecutive year. Torch was also selected for a 2020 Colorado Springs Business Journal “Best in Business” award. In 2019, Torch was ranked on the Entrepreneur 360 list for the third consecutive year. In 2018, Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine named Torch a Best Medium Workplace for the third consecutive year. Torch was also named a winner of the 2018 Best Places to Work in Huntsville award for the fifth time. In 2016, Torch was named one of America’s Best Small Companies by Forbes.
