Senior Software Engineer II

Location: Tysons Corner, VA
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

Rapid Strategy is an award-winning, African-American-owned small business providing advanced cybersecurity, cloud engineering, and IT modernization services to federal and commercial clients. Our mission is to deliver secure, high-impact solutions that protect and enable mission success. We are currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to support a classified program. This role focuses on designing, developing, and deploying mission-ready applications and data pipelines in secure AWS IL6+ environments. The ideal candidate will bring a strong software development foundation, DevSecOps expertise, and experience integrating AI/ML automation within secure government systems.

Key Responsibilities

· Design, develop, and deploy secure and scalable software solutions within AWS IL6+ classified environments.
· Collaborate with AI/ML teams to operationalize data pipelines and automate machine learning workflows.
· Provide architectural and technical support to ensure system designs meet identity, data, and security requirements.
· Contribute to DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines to enable secure, continuous delivery of mission-critical software.
· Support leadership and program stakeholders by offering subject matter expertise in security architecture, automation, and data integration.
· Develop and maintain Python-native ML pipelines and associated deployment tools.
· Implement and automate testing, monitoring, and configuration management within cloud environments.
· Troubleshoot and optimize applications for performance, scalability, and reliability across distributed systems.

Required Qualifications

· Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.
· 7+ years of experience in Information Technology, with a focus on software development, DevSecOps, and AWS cloud environments.
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
· 6+ years of full stack engineering experience, including database, backend, and frontend development.
· Proven success deploying production-grade enterprise applications in AWS IL6+ classified environments.
· Strong background in designing, developing, and automating solutions leveraging AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and EKS.
· Experience supporting big data, AI/ML, or automation initiatives within federal or DoD environments.
· Proficiency in multiple programming languages such as Go, Python, Java, JavaScript, React, AngularJS, TypeScript, or NextJS.

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience implementing security architecture and identity management solutions for government systems.
· Familiarity with cloud governance, RMF compliance, and STIG application in classified environments.
· AWS or DevOps certifications such as AWS Certified Developer, Solutions Architect, or DevOps Engineer.
· Demonstrated ability to work across cross-functional teams including AI/ML, infrastructure, and security.

Why Rapid Strategy

At Rapid Strategy, we build the infrastructures and applications that power national security and defense modernization. Our engineers thrive in mission environments that demand innovation, precision, and security. If you’re driven by technical excellence and mission purpose, we want you on our team.