Software Engineer

RCT Systems · Reston, Virginia

FULL TIME

Job Description

Seeking a Software Developer to support and modernize enterprise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Identity & Access Management (IdAM) systems. You'll work on legacy modernization and new secure systems in an Agile Scrum environment, developing cloud-based applications for mission-critical government networks.

Key

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain Java/Spring Boot backend applications on AWS

Build and enhance enterprise PKI and IdAM systems

Design and develop REST APIs and system integrations

Participate in Agile Scrum (3-week sprints, backlog grooming, planning)

Write deployment and automation scripts for AWS EC2 and CloudFormation

Collaborate with product owners, engineers, testers, and security teams

Support production systems through an on-call rotation (~1 week every 3 months)

Required Skills

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

BS degree + 3–5 years of software development experience

Strong experience with

Java, Spring Boot, AWS

Linux (CLI)

Bash and Python scripting

REST API development

Git

CloudFormation

XML, JSON, YAML

PostgreSQL/MySQL (SQL/PLSQL)

Experience designing scalable, high-performance distributed systems

Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions

Preferred Skills

PKI expertise (digital certificates, Certificate Authorities, Registration Authorities, key management, cryptography, certificate revocation, trust models)

Identity & Access Management (IAM) and Zero Trust

Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins

Python application development

Elasticsearch/Kibana

Microservices architecture

Tokenization technologies

Automated testing (Selenium, Katalon)

Work Environment

Core hours: 9 AM–3 PM (flexible start/end times)

Occasional evening/weekend work for deployments

Collaborative Agile team with opportunities to work on new secure cloud-based systems

RCT Systems offers

Competitive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance)

Immediate 401k vesting

Generous PTO and flexible schedules

$500.00 annual technology allowance

RCT Systems is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex (to include pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other federally protected class.

Company	RCT Systems
Location	Reston, Virginia
Type	FULL TIME
Niche	Software and applications developers and analysts

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