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Software Modernization Engineer, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton

Dayton, OHJob$87–198K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$87–198K/yr
Location
Dayton, OH
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

The Software Modernization Engineer, Lead designs enterprise architecture for strategic and tactical transformations, supporting governance, growth, adaptability, optimization, innovation, and modernization initiatives such as cloud and digital solutions. The role develops solutions to complex problems, works with limited direction, and mentors and supervises team members. It calls for extensive technical expertise and hands-on leadership in software re-engineering and modernization.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

C++JavaPythonCodebase Re-EngineeringApplication RefactoringData ArchitectureSoftware TroubleshootingConfiguration ManagementCI/CD PipelinesSecurity ScanningSASTDASTSBOMsAutomated TestingAI-Assisted Code AnalysisDependency AnalysisContainerized MicroservicesKubernetesCloud-Native DeploymentEvent-Driven MessagingAsynchronous ServicesCommunicationSoftware Performance Profiling

Qualifications

8+ Years Modernization LeadershipSecret ClearanceBachelor's DegreeTS/SCI Clearance

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Job Number: R0248676 Software Modernization Engineer, Lead The Opportunity: Design enterprise architecture ( EA ) to enable strategic or tactical transformations through informed decision-making at any level of an enterprise to support governance, future growth, adaptability, optimization, innovation, and modernization initiatives such as cloud and digital solutions. Apply advanced consult ing skills and extensive technical expertise, including full industry knowledge. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Work without considerable direction, and mentor and supervise team members. You Have: - 8+ years of experience providing hands-on leadership to re-engineering modernization team engineers, including C++, Java, and Python - Ability to carry-out the selective re-engineering of a large code base - Ability to selectively refactor application code and data architecture without changing externally observable behavior or established data governance responsibilities and scope - Ability to lead the troubleshooting of refactored software - Ability to oversee CM and CI/CD pipelines, including the automation of security scans, SAST, DAST testing, and SBOMs - Ability to plan and oversee automated unit integration and regression testingof the refactored modules - Secret clearance - Bachelor's degree Nice If You Have: - Experience leveragingAI-assisted code analysis, candidate-module identification, and dependency analysis and refactoring, and providing appropriate manual reviews and security controls - Experience withcontainerized microservices, Kubernetes, and cloud-native deployment - Experience withevent-driven messaging systems in asynchronous services - Ability to communicate effectively with software engineering teams, aLead Software Modernization Architect, the USG customer, and coalition legacy software developers - Ability to profile and document the performance of legacy and refactored software - TS/SCI clearance Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information ; Secret clearance is required. Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This p

How this job compares

Set against the 40,760 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$87–198K/yr
  • Ohio median$105–201K/yr520 salary ranges
  • US median$135–217K/yr32,338 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $142K, is 7% below the Ohio median midpoint ($153K) — in the middle half of Software Engineer salary ranges in Ohio.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 938 open Software Engineer jobs in Ohio and 40,760 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 33,054 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 14,368 of the 40,760 open Software Engineer jobs (35%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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