Job Description:
Quevera is seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Cryptography with an active TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph in Annapolis Junction, Maryland.
This role supports the productization of a mission-focused software suite for deployment across multiple customer environments. The effort involves removing customer-specific dependencies, abstracting environment-specific configurations, and developing interfaces that support authorization workflows and key management operations. Work spans client applications, portal and proxy services, and OpenBao-based key management services.
Job Responsibilities:
- Support software development efforts to adapt an existing solution for deployment across multiple customer environments.
- Remove customer-specific dependencies and abstract environment-specific configurations.
- Develop and enhance interfaces supporting authorization workflows and key management operations.
- Support development and integration across client applications, portal and proxy services, and OpenBao-based key management services.
- Collaborate with project teams on solution implementation, planning, system testing, and defect resolution.
Minimum Requirements:
- Active TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph required.
- Twelve (12) or more years of professional work experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or eight (8) years of equivalent work experience.
- Experience with C or C++.
- Eight (8) or more years of Java development experience on Linux and Windows platforms.
- Proficiency in at least one additional high-level programming language, preferably Python, Go, or Rust.
- Five (5) or more years of cryptographic experience, including a strong understanding of key management.
- Ability to communicate effectively and establish strong working relationships with team members and clients.
Desired Skills:
- Experience as a contractor within the Intelligence Community.
- Experience leading changes to encryption libraries and key management services, including code migration from low-side to high-side environments.
- Experience establishing and applying implementation best practices through collaborative communication, planning, documentation, system testing, and defect resolution.
- Experience managing day-to-day project efforts, participating in project planning, and communicating project status.
- Eight (8) or more years of experience with modern software development management.
- Understanding of Agile methodologies.
- Five (5) or more years of experience with REST APIs.
- Two (2) years of experience with cloud platforms, tools, and administration.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- JavaScript experience.
- Strong analytical troubleshooting and performance evaluation skills.
- Ability to collaborate across teams, work independently, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to changing requirements and deadlines.
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.
Skills Required
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
- Twelve or more years of professional work experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or eight years of equivalent work experience
- Experience with C or C++
- Eight or more years of Java development on Linux and Windows
- Proficiency in at least one additional high-level programming language, preferably Python, Go, or Rust
- Five or more years of cryptographic experience, including key management
- Effective communication and relationship-building skills
- Intelligence Community contractor experience
- Experience leading encryption library and key-management service changes, including low-side to high-side code migration
- Experience with implementation best practices, planning, documentation, system testing, and defect resolution
- Experience managing day-to-day project efforts and communicating project status
- Eight or more years of modern software development management experience
- Understanding of Agile methodologies
- Five or more years of REST API experience
- Two years of cloud platform, tooling, and administration experience
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- JavaScript experience
- Strong analytical troubleshooting and performance evaluation skills
- Ability to collaborate across teams, work independently, manage priorities, and adapt to changing requirements
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.
