Job Family:
Data Science & Analysis
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
The Software Engineer supports NGA's mission by working as part of an applications development and maintenance team. The SWE will design and implement business process modernizations and develop tailored Knowledge Management (KM) tools and cloud-based applications. The role leads requirements gathering, user engagement, and delivery of KM needs while briefing KM tools and processes to other NGA elements to identify efficiencies. Responsibilities include conducting business process reviews, software testing, workforce training, and website content management, as well as analyzing systems and recommending technical process improvements. The SWE develops, documents, tests, and debugs applications requiring low‑level control processing for electronics, including embedded software for real-time operating systems, networking, and radio systems. Additional duties include preparing operating instructions, designing compilers, assemblers, and utility programs, improving user interface features with desk officers, compiling and analyzing development issues, and collaborating with leadership on communication plans for new or enhanced KM solutions. The role also maintains awareness of NGA-wide KM tools to incorporate relevant capabilities into current processes. The SWE will be part of Guidehouse's Technology horizontal with reach back to firm cutting-edge capabilities and connectivity to AI, Data, and Cloud/App teams while focusing day-to-day on NGA support.
What You Will Need:
- ACTIVE TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a CI polygraph within 30 days of starting
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum EIGHT (8) years of professional experience
- Demonstrated experience using Red Hat Open Shift including deploying applications.
- Significant hands-on programming and scripting experience in Python.
- Hands-on programming and scripting experience for network automation.
- Demonstrated experience in using web-based technologies such as browsers, Coldfusion, ASP pages, HTML code, object-oriented technology, graphics software, and content management systems.
- Experience operating in a CI/CD/DevOps/Agile fast paced environment.
- Demonstrated experience applying knowledge management, business intelligence, process improvement, reengineering methodologies or best practice principles to design and implement process modernization and improvements.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating and leading activities of engineers/specialists related to technology needs.
- Demonstrated experience designing and developing user interface features, such as site animation and special effects elements, and maintaining associated systems for agency internal and/or external web sites, including sites hosted on classified networks.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
- Demonstrated experience with Enterprise software requirements specification and management.
- Demonstrated experience with Agile software development processes and implementation.
- Demonstrated experience with software quality processes, such as CMMI, and with configuration/change management systems.
- Experience in software integration, defect management, and remediation, including use of integrated development environments (IDE). Experience developing software test and testautomation suites.
- Experience with Security Development Operations (SecDevOps).
- Demonstrated experience with Imagery Disclosure Tool (IDT), Request Action Tracker (RAT), or SharePoint custom workflows.
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.
Skills Required
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
- Ability to obtain a CI polygraph within 30 days of starting
- Bachelor's degree
- At least eight years of professional experience
- Experience using Red Hat OpenShift, including application deployment
- Significant hands-on Python programming and scripting experience
- Hands-on programming and scripting experience for network automation
- Experience with web technologies including browsers, ColdFusion, ASP pages, HTML, object-oriented technology, graphics software, and content management systems
- Experience in CI/CD, DevOps, and Agile environments
- Experience applying knowledge management, business intelligence, process improvement, reengineering, or best-practice methodologies
- Experience coordinating and leading engineers or specialists supporting technology needs
- Experience designing and developing user-interface features and maintaining websites, including sites hosted on classified networks
- Experience with enterprise software requirements specification and management
- Experience with Agile software development processes and implementation
- Experience with software quality processes such as CMMI and configuration/change management systems
- Experience with software integration, defect management, remediation, IDEs, and software test automation suites
- Experience with Security Development Operations (SecDevOps)
- Experience with Imagery Disclosure Tool, Request Action Tracker, or SharePoint custom workflows
Guidehouse Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Guidehouse and has not been reviewed or approved by Guidehouse.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests the benefits package includes broad medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and disability coverage, which is often seen as a strong foundational offering. Access to HSA/FSA options further supports day-to-day healthcare and dependent-care needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Feedback suggests parental leave and adoption assistance are available, alongside an emergency back-up childcare program. These offerings indicate meaningful support for employees managing family responsibilities.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Feedback suggests flexible work options and counseling/EAP-style support are part of the broader rewards mix. Additional lifestyle-oriented perks like community events and referral programs are also described as available in some contexts.
Guidehouse Insights
What We Do
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 12,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies.
