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Senior Software Engineer Cryptography & Key Management, TS/SCI Clearance

Partially · Washington, District of Columbia
Posted August 14, 2026
full-time

Overview

Owns cryptography and key management software across DoD environments at scale. Lead design, development, and integration across on prem, cloud, and hybrid settings. Collaborate with a cross functional team to productize encryption libraries, authorization workflows, and key management services. This role blends leadership with hands on implementation to deliver secure software solutions.

What You'll Do10

  • 1Design, develop, and enhance encryption libraries and key management services across DoD environments
  • 2Lead changes supporting cryptography and key management components
  • 3Develop interfaces that enable authorization workflows across multiple customer environments
  • 4Support software development across clients, Portal, Proxy services, and OpenBao based key management services
  • 5Establish software development best practices and contribute to design, implementation, testing, and defect resolution
  • 6Collaborate with project teams through technical communication, planning, and documentation
  • 7Provide technical leadership and guidance to team members throughout development activities
  • 8Manage day to day technical efforts and project planning communications
  • 9Develop detailed solutions for moderately complex projects within technical, schedule, and budget constraints
  • 10Identify technical risks and implement mitigation strategies

Requirements10

  • 1Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
  • 2Twelve or more years of relevant professional experience
  • 3Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or eight years equivalent experience in lieu of degree
  • 4Ability to communicate effectively and build strong working relationships
  • 5Ability to operate independently while delivering high quality technical solutions
  • 6Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and performance evaluation skills
  • 7Ability to work under pressure and manage changing requirements
  • 8Experience with Java on Linux and Windows or C/C++
  • 9Experience with Python or Go or Rust
  • 10Five or more years of cryptographic experience and REST APIs and Docker and Kubernetes

Salary Insight

Salary not disclosed in listing

Location

Typepartially
LocationWashington, District of Columbia

Required Skills

pythonjavadockerkubernetesrest api
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