Top Python Jobs in Washington, DC

Provide Tier III database administration and O&M support for enterprise applications: monitor and tune SQL Server/MySQL, resolve critical incidents, maintain environments, manage backups/recovery, update documentation, support SDLC/Agile processes, and coordinate security and operational tasks.

Supports large-scale global network operations and modernization for the U.S. Department of State. Responsibilities include enterprise network architecture, roadmap development, steady-state operations, cybersecurity integration, automation, monitoring, governance, lifecycle controls, implementation guidance, and telemetry-driven reporting. The role requires expertise in network infrastructure, cloud networking, SDN, SD-WAN, Zero Trust, government compliance frameworks, enterprise WiFi, ITSM integration, and infrastructure automation.

Leads the architecture, modernization, security integration, and worldwide operational support of large-scale enterprise networks for the Department of State. Defines network strategy, roadmaps, governance, lifecycle controls, automation, telemetry, and implementation standards. Designs secure solutions involving routing, switching, firewalls, load balancing, microsegmentation, SDN, SD-WAN, cloud networking, and Zero Trust. Provides technical leadership, customer engagement, mentoring, and oversight of 24x7 network operations.

Lead planning and execution of migrating Judiciary VM-based applications and data to approved private/public clouds. Perform refactoring, implementation, DevSecOps integration, configuration management, testing automation, security remediation, and stakeholder communications while guiding teams and documenting processes.

Designs, secures, automates, and sustains mission-critical infrastructure and Kubernetes platforms for a federal customer. Responsibilities include managing containerized environments, VMware and Linux systems, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, observability, troubleshooting, security hardening, vulnerability remediation, documentation, and production change management. The role collaborates across technical teams in a 24x7 environment, requires primarily onsite work in Washington, D.C., and includes occasional on-call support and continuity-of-operations duties.

Define and lead Omnissa’s GTM Engineering function, including its roadmap, architecture, tools, and team growth. Build production-grade signal, enrichment, routing, scoring, and agentic workflow systems across Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and RevOps. Own Clay and its integrations with Salesforce and other GTM platforms, measure business impact, manage vendors, improve data quality, and drive adoption globally.

Designs, provisions, administers, and optimizes secure cloud infrastructure for a large federal enterprise environment. Responsibilities include cloud migrations, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation, resource monitoring, cost and capacity optimization, security and compliance, documentation, and collaboration with technical teams. The role requires AWS or Azure experience, cloud engineering expertise, scripting, automation, and DoD security clearance.

Supports Juniper MX and Routing Director platforms in large-scale ISP and data center environments. Plans network deployments, develops implementation plans, tests solutions, troubleshoots hardware and software issues, manages JTAC cases, and delivers documentation, root-cause analyses, briefings, and training. The role requires advanced routing and switching expertise, customer-facing service delivery, network automation knowledge, U.S. citizenship, an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph, and approximately 25% travel.

Lead the architecture and redesign of Axon’s multi-cloud networking stack across AWS, Azure, and devices. Define connectivity, reliability, security, performance, compliance, and cost strategies; guide production rollout and cross-team initiatives; identify risks; advise engineering leadership; mentor senior engineers; and establish engineering standards. The role also includes setting group-level AI strategy and using AI tools to accelerate software development.

Build and test backend APIs, React and TypeScript interfaces, data pipeline steps, and AI-powered features for the Narrative Analytics platform. Work with Python, Django REST Framework, Metaflow, OpenSearch, AWS, and LLMs while collaborating with engineers, data scientists, and analysts. Responsibilities include writing code, evaluating prompts, troubleshooting deployments, upgrading dependencies, and fixing production issues.

Develop and scale Protagonist’s Narrative Analytics platform using Python, React, and AWS. Build backend services, APIs, frontend functionality, microservices, infrastructure, and data-processing pipelines supporting NLP and search. Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to productionize research prototypes, participate in code reviews and Agile planning, and contribute to architectural discussions. The role is hybrid in Washington, DC and requires eligibility for a U.S. Government security clearance.

Lead end-to-end technical deployments for enterprise and cleared customers. Build production frontend and backend systems, reusable deployment capabilities, integrations, testing, observability, and human-review workflows. Partner with customer security and infrastructure teams on restricted environments, deployment readiness, release procedures, and operational handoff. Coach teammates, capture reusable practices, troubleshoot with limited tooling, and translate customer insights into product feedback. The role requires an active U.S. government clearance and up to 50% travel.

Develop and operate mission-critical, cloud-based full-stack software for satellite tracking, analytics, radar orchestration, and data delivery. Responsibilities include building distributed backend services, designing APIs and message-driven workflows, ensuring reliability and security, participating in requirements discussions, supporting production systems and on-call rotations, and contributing to DOD/IC customer initiatives. The role also involves using generative AI and owning services throughout their development lifecycle.

Build and deploy full-stack applications in secure environments for military decision-support missions. Develop fast, auditable backend microservices and message-driven workflows using Go, Java, or Python, alongside React and TypeScript interfaces with comparative and geospatial visualizations. Collaborate with architects, designers, product managers, and subject-matter experts; tune performance, implement automated testing, document work, and support secure delivery pipelines.

Provides senior network engineering support for Juniper MX and Routing Director platforms in large-scale ISP and data center environments. Responsibilities include network deployment planning, implementation, testing, troubleshooting, customer support, JTAC case management, root cause analysis, documentation, and technical briefings. The role requires expertise in routing, switching, WAN transport, MPLS, VPNs, automation, and network operations, with remote work and customer-site travel.

Lead a full-stack Reconciliation team owning transaction-matching pipelines across mobile and backend systems. Drive reliability, observability, and accuracy for post-claim flows, coach and grow engineers, contribute hands-on in high-leverage technical areas, partner cross-functionally, and scale systems and processes to improve transaction success and user trust.

Designs and operates cloud and internal infrastructure, identity and access management, SaaS platforms, and automation systems. The role improves reliability, security, compliance, and operational efficiency through IAM governance, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, vulnerability management, patching, system hardening, monitoring, and troubleshooting. It also partners with Security, HR, and Engineering on onboarding, integrations, and audit readiness.

Own the Infrastructure roadmap for a quantitative investment firm’s Platform Team. Design, implement, and maintain AWS foundations, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps, networking, secrets, security, disaster recovery, Snowflake infrastructure, and self-service tooling. Prioritize infrastructure projects, collaborate with internal engineering stakeholders, automate recurring work, improve reliability, and participate in a five-person on-call rotation.

Supports mechanical design and testing of RF electronics enclosures, antenna fixtures, and ruggedized electronic assemblies for electronic warfare systems. Responsibilities include 3D CAD modeling, thermal, vibration, and shock testing, mechanical integration, engineering drawings, bills of materials, prototyping, fabrication coordination, and test documentation. The intern works on-site with senior engineers and supports Naval Research Laboratory projects.

DNC Technology interns support projects across data analytics, software engineering, product, cybersecurity, and technology user support. Interns collaborate with mentors, attend team meetings, assist with weekly operations phone shifts, and participate in political and organizational activities. Data interns may use SQL, Python, R, and spreadsheet tools, while cybersecurity interns may use scripting, security frameworks, and AI security concepts. The program requires 20 hours per week and U.S. presence.

Designs, architects, and leads delivery of enterprise applications, APIs, platforms, and AI-enabled solutions. Builds agentic workflows, LLM and RAG applications, integrations, data pipelines, and full-stack services across Azure and AWS. Establishes secure engineering, testing, CI/CD, observability, and reliability practices while addressing AI safety and governance. Partners with attorneys, product owners, AI and data teams, and executives to translate complex workflows into scalable solutions, lead architecture, mentor engineers, and drive initiatives from prototype through production.

Develop low-level embedded software and firmware for wearable smart optics systems. Responsibilities include board bring-up, Linux drivers, BSPs, Device Tree, DDR initialization, embedded Linux with Yocto, hardware-software debugging, and Python user-space tooling. Collaborate with electrical and mechanical engineers to build reliable, field-ready defense technology from prototype hardware.

Lead full-stack engineering workstreams for secure, accessible AI-enabled applications in financial services. Build TypeScript and React interfaces, Python or Node.js backends, human-review workflows, integrations, authentication, authorization, testing, and deployment pipelines. Collaborate with clients, AI and data specialists, risk teams, and vendors; mentor engineers; establish monitoring and support processes; and create reusable digital assets. The role requires direct client collaboration, technical leadership, and delivery of production applications.

Designs, builds, and maintains full-stack applications supporting federal defense planning and budgeting systems. Leads software architecture, testing, code reviews, mentoring, API integrations, CI/CD, security remediation, and defect resolution. Integrates LLM, RAG, and agentic AI capabilities into production systems while working across classified and unclassified environments. Requires extensive federal-sector software development experience, active Secret or Top Secret clearance, Security+ certification, and expertise with modern cloud, containerization, and software engineering technologies.

Architects, automates, tests, deploys, and maintains highly available Kubernetes infrastructure across cloud, on-premises, offline, and secure environments. Owns Kubernetes deployment strategy, DevSecOps practices, secure networking, monitoring, performance, availability, and compliance. Collaborates with software engineers and customers on architecture deployments, cloud-native services, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and distributed systems within an Agile Scrum environment.