ME00537-Software Engineer 1

Momentum Engineering, Inc. fosters an employee-centric culture. Our strength lies in our people. With a high percentage of employees holding advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, and related disciplines, we bring deep technical expertise to every mission. Our team includes professionals with security clearances and full-scope polygraphs, ensuring trusted, secure support for the most sensitive national security initiatives. Additionally, our workforce is equipped with industry-leading certifications, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and excellence. Most importantly, our exceptional employee retention rate reflects a culture of professional growth, mission focus, and dedication—ensuring long-term stability and expertise for our customers’ critical needs.

Job Summary

• Seeking a Software Engineer to develop and implement algorithms that meet system performance and functional standards
• The selected candidate will assist in developing and executing test procedures for software components, write software and system documentation, and develop software solutions by analyzing performance standards, system flows, and work processes in collaboration with users and systems engineers
• Responsibilities also include investigating problem areas and developing or modifying software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure design outcomes and impacts

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, maintain complex and diverse software systems with potential to oversee software peers to ensure work is completed on time and in accordance with requirements/constraints
• Work as part of an extended team to define and design systems to meet information protection needs and continually assess systems effectiveness in defense of emerging threats
• Confer with mission customers and Systems Engineers to derive software requirements, obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces
• Create software interfaces and dashboards. Develop and modify software systems
• Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
• Recommend new technologies and processes for complex software projects
• Collaborate in agile scrum cycles, contributing to design sessions, conducting peer reviews, and providing support for testing and documentation

Required Qualifications

• Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph
• Must have a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field
• 7 to 10 years of experience as a Software Engineer with deep understanding of high performance ingest and data transformation
• 3+ years of hands-on AWS experience in a production environment, not limited to development-only usage
• Demonstrated experience administering AWS environments, including:
• • VPC design (subnets, route tables, NAT gateways, security groups, NACLs)
  • IAM roles, policies, least-privilege access models, and cross-account access
  • AWS networking concepts (private/public routing, ALB/NLB, Route 53)
• Experience deploying and operating applications using AWS managed services (ECS, Fargate, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, S3)
• Experience migrating workloads from containerized or on-prem environments to AWS
• Proficiency with Linux OS, Python, SQL and relational databases, JavaScript, Elastic Search, Dagster, Docker
• Experience working within an IC Agency mission environment using tools and capabilities to generate threat intelligence, including working with analyst teams to perform data analysis
• Experience implementing best practices for knowledge management and applying techniques to create automated solutions in support of the IC mission
• Experience with Agile methodologies

Desired Qualifications

• Strong ability to grasp new technologies and acquire new skills through independent study, professional training, and interaction with other team members
• Ability to communicate with technical team members, managers, and customers
• Ability to automate workflows and processes using scripts and tools
• Knowledge of best practices in cybersecurity particularly as they apply to gathering intelligence and analytics to identify threats.

Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.