Developer Jobs in Annapolis Junction, MD

Job Description

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED

We are seeking a versatile, inventive Level 2 Software Engineer to design, maintain, and enhance complex, mission-critical software systems. In this high-impact role, you will tackle processing-intensive analytics, drive novel algorithm development, and manipulate extremely large datasets across cloud, real-time, and event-driven architectures. Whether working independently, guiding small development teams, or collaborating with systems engineers, you will touch every phase of the lifecycle—translating user requirements into performant code, integrating modern COTS/GOTS/OSS tools, containerizing applications, and ensuring seamless deployments on Unix platforms.

The annual base salary range for this role is $178,000-$210,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.
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Required Skills

Full-Lifecycle Software Engineering: Demonstrated experience designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining complex software systems across the entire lifecycle.
Unix Development & Scripting: Strong hands-on experience developing in Unix environments with proven proficiency in Unix shell scripting.
Core Languages & Tooling: Software development experience using languages such as Java (J2EE/Eclipse), Python, C++, C, Ruby, Perl, or JavaScript, combined with version control using Git.
Agile & CI/CD Practices: Practical experience working within Agile processes, using collaboration tools (e.g., Atlassian Jira/Confluence), and employing continuous integration workflows.
Data Processing & Database Systems: Experience designing and developing with both relational and non-relational databases, including event-driven/data-driven analytics.
Architecture & Trade-Off Analysis: Ability to evaluate hardware/software trade-offs and synthesize system-level requirements down to individual software components, incorporating OSS, COTS, and GOTS components.
Configuration & Web Services: Working knowledge of Configuration Management (CM) tools and Web Services implementation.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analytics, Intelligence Studies, Computer Science, Finance/Economics, or a related discipline, PLUS 5+ years of specialized data analytics or financial intelligence experience OR Master’s Degree in a related field, PLUS 3+ years of specialized analytical experience OR High School Diploma / GED, PLUS 7+ years of hands-on intelligence analysis, financial tracking, and data discovery experience in lieu of a degree.
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Desired Skills

Containerization & Orchestration: Hands-on experience with container technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration/messaging frameworks such as Spring, Kafka, or queue management systems.
Cloud Solutions: Experience developing, deploying, and sustaining cloud-based solutions and technologies.
Technical Leadership: Experience serving as a team lead, conducting quality control on team products, and mentoring peer engineers within Agile frameworks.
Algorithm & Resource Optimization: Experience implementing complex algorithms with strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints using mathematical and scientific models.
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About Nyla Technology Solutions

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,

Taking Care of All of You
Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!

LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!

SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!

WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.

To learn more about Nyla's culture and our exceptional benefit packages click here.
Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.