Captivation Software
Software Engineer 3 - AWS
About this role
Captivation Software seeks a senior AWS engineer with 20+ years of software development experience to build innovative solutions for national security missions. The role requires a Top Secret/SCI clearance and expertise in AWS managed services.
What you'll do
- Design and develop software solutions using AWS managed services
- Lead technical architecture decisions on complex projects
- Mentor junior engineers and establish engineering best practices
- Deliver high-quality code that meets government security standards
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on mission-critical systems
- Ensure software processes comply with program requirements
What they're looking for
- AWS (managed services)
- Software architecture and design
- Security clearance eligibility (Top Secret/SCI)
- Government contracting experience
- Senior-level software engineering
- Team leadership
- Software process compliance
- U.S. citizenship
Benefits
- Annual salary of $130,000–$270,000 based on experience
- Up to 20% 401(k) contribution (vested immediately)
- $3,600 HSA contribution
- 6 weeks paid time off annually
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
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Captivation Software
Captivation Software builds high-performance computing and secure analytics infrastructure for mission-critical government programs, specializing in HPC testing, enterprise dataflow architectures, and cleared defense systems. The company is hiring senior test engineers, systems engineers, and technical leaders with deep expertise in Linux, cloud infrastructure, and security clearances to validate systems and architect solutions for intelligence community operations.
View all jobs at Captivation SoftwareLikely interview questions
- Describe your experience architecting and deploying applications on AWS managed services at scale.
- Tell us about a complex software project you led that required strict compliance and security standards.