DoD Secret Software Engineer (C++)

Company: Northrop Grumman/Insight Global

Position Title: Software Engineer C

Location: Boulder, CO

Duration: 9-month contract to hire

Compensation Range: $50-73/hour

Required Skills & Experience

Active Secret Clearance or higher Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or another STEM-related field T2: 2 years of software development experience T3: 4 years of software development experience T4: 9 years of software development experience Strong C development experience Experience developing software throughout the full software development lifecycle Python development experience Experience working within Linux environments Knowledge of software design principles, debugging, testing, and code reviews Ability to work onsite in Boulder, CO

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Experience with message broker architectures such as ActiveMQ, ZeroMQ, RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar technologies Understanding of publish-subscribe (Pub/Sub) architectures and asynchronous messaging concepts Experience developing applications that interface with message broker technologies Experience troubleshooting or debugging distributed messaging systems Exposure to microservices architectures Containerization experience (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, etc.) Experience participating in architecture reviews or technical design discussions Experience mentoring junior engineers or serving as a technical lead Experience supporting classified aerospace, defense, or government programs Familiarity with Git, CMake, Conan, Nexus, or similar development tools

Job Description

• An aerospace and defense technology company in Boulder, CO is seeking multiple Software Engineers (T2, T3, and T4 levels) to support the continued development and modernization of mission-critical software systems within a classified environment. This team is responsible for building new capabilities, creating user stories, integrating and merging software baselines, and supporting the long-term evolution of a complex distributed system. On a day-to-day basis, engineers will be involved in full lifecycle software development utilizing C , Python, and Linux-based environments. The team is actively moving toward a microservices-oriented architecture and will be decoupling portions of the existing software baseline over time. While prior microservices experience is not required, candidates should have strong core software engineering fundamentals and experience developing and maintaining scalable applications. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge defense programs while collaborating closely with cross-functional engineering teams. Senior-level (T4) engineers will have the opportunity to influence technical direction, participate in software architecture discussions, mentor junior engineers, and potentially transition into future technical leadership responsibilities. This is a contract to hire for a large aerospace and defense technology company in Boulder, CO and includes full benefits (Dental, health, vision, 401k, PTO Paid Federal holidays). Compensation varies based on education and experience (expected salaries between $90-175k)