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Software Engineer

Steampunk

McLean, VAJob$85–170K/yrPosted 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$85–170K/yr
Location
McLean, VA
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Public Trust clearance

Job overview

The Software Engineer will work with Steampunk’s DevSecOps practice to develop APIs and integrations connecting data, services, and systems for customer missions. The role involves cloud platform services, translating business requirements into complex integrations, and contributing as an individual engineer while mentoring junior team members. The position supports federal clients and requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cloud Platform ServicesGit SCMProgramming LanguagesScripting LanguagesIntegration TechnologiesApplication DevelopmentAgileDockerKubernetesAPI DesignCI/CD PipelinesAutomated TestingWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsCollaboration

Qualifications

Ability to Obtain Security ClearanceU.S. CitizenshipBS in IT or BS in Non-IT With 2 Years Related IT Experience3 Years Cloud Experience3 Years Git SCM Experience3 Years Programming or Scripting Experience3 Years Integration Technology Experience3 Years Application Development ExperienceAWS Cloud PractitionerAWS Solution ArchitectAzure Developer AssociateMulesoft Certified Developer Level 2

Full job description

Overview

As a Software Engineer, you will work with our growingDevSecOpspractice developing APIs and integration capabilities to connect data, services, and systems to help our customers achieve their mission. We are looking for candidates with experience with cloud platform services, understanding business requirements andimplementcomplex integrations.

Contributions

Responsibilities include:

  • Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers

  • Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results

  • Ensure that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats

  • Identifytechnical problems, perform root cause analysis, and develop software updates and ‘fixes’

  • Develop APIs and integrations using a broad range of software programming tasks to ensure that their systems integrations are functional.

  • Create and provide technical documentation that explains upcoming or existing integrations to non-technical individuals

  • Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations

  • Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members

  • Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided

  • Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other team members.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance

  • U.S. citizen

  • BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience

  • 3 Years of Experience with one or more clouds (i.e.AWS, Azure, or GCP)

  • 3 Years of Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket

  • 3 Years of Experience with one or more programming or scripting languages

  • 3 Years of Experience with one or more integration technologies, such asMulesoft

Preferred:

  • 3 Years of application development experience in an Agile environment

  • Experience implementing docker containers andutilizingplatforms such as Kubernetes

  • Experience designing, implementing, and documenting APIs

  • ExperienceutilizingCI/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Pipelines,CircleCI,TravisCI

  • Experience implementing Automated Testing frameworks to test APIs and integrations

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborativeskill

  • Certifications: AWS Cloud Practitioner; AWS Solution Architect; Azure Developer Associate; Mulesoft Certified Developer Level 2

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $85,000 to $170,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company , we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com .

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Job Location US-VA-McLean

Posted Date (11/1/2026 10:36 AM)

Job ID 5226

Clearance Requirement Public Trust

How this job compares

Set against the 41,225 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$85–170K/yr
  • Virginia median$128–205K/yr1,530 salary ranges
  • US median$134–215K/yr32,917 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $128K, is 25% below the Virginia median midpoint ($169K) — in the lowest quarter of Software Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,779 open Software Engineer jobs in Virginia and 41,225 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (33,478 postings).
Education
14,294 of the 41,225 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 3, 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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