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Full Stack Software Engineer

BlueHalo

BlueHalo

Software Engineering
Annapolis Junction, MD, USA · Annapolis Junction, MD, USA · Maryland, USA · United States
USD 150k-220k / year
Posted on Sep 16, 2025

At BlueHalo, an AV company, our Cyber experts operate at the mission’s edge. Using advanced cyber techniques, our team of technologists and analysts employ capabilities spanning traditional computing environments to Internet of Things (IoT), including offensive and defensive cyber operations and analysis, signals intelligence (SIGINT) discovery, and data science.

Our team is expanding to do the big things that have never been done before – the things the nation and the world are counting on us to deliver. Join the transformation and help us make this impact now.

BlueHalo, an AV company is seeking a Full-Stack or Back-End Software Engineer to support Report Authoring and Dissemination (RAD). The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who thrives on the challenge of researching, designing, and implementing robust technical solutions. This role involves close collaboration with a cross-functional team of system and software engineers to design, develop, and deploy crucial functional enhancements to the RAD system.

If that sounds like you and you're ready to make an impact now, not later, read on for the details and apply to make the most out of your career.

You'd like to do this

  • Software Design and Development: Independently design, develop, and document high-quality, scalable Java (Spring Boot) software solutions.
    • This includes writing clean, maintainable code and participating in code reviews to ensure quality standards.
  • System Enhancement: Work on both back-end and potentially front-end systems to implement new features and improve existing functionalities of the RAD platform.
  • Collaboration: Partner with system architects and other engineers to ensure a cohesive and effective development process.
  • Problem-Solving: Research and troubleshoot complex technical issues, providing innovative solutions to overcome development challenges.
  • Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for developed features and processes.

You're required to have this

  • 8+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a technical discipline.
    • 4 additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree
  • Data Flow and Processing: Hands-on experience with Apache NiFi for building and managing data flows.
    Search and Analytics: Experience with Elasticsearch for powerful searching and data analytics.
  • Containerization: Proficiency with Docker for developing, shipping, and running applications in a consistent environment.
  • Cloud Computing: Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing services and architecture, as well as experience with cloud-native application development.
  • Agile Methodology: Practical experience with Agile software development methodologies and practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
  • Domain Knowledge: Understanding of Government agency reporting and dissemination policies, or experience with Agency-specific data warehouses and processing platforms. This contextual knowledge is highly valuable for this project.
  • Active TS/SCI with polygraph
Salary Range: $150,000 - $220,000
The BlueHalo pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.
Our compensation package also includes components designed to support employees’ total well-being, which should be considered when evaluating our competitive benefits package. These benefits include health insurance, life insurance, disability, company holiday and paid time off, parental leave, 401(k) company match and contributions, professional development/training reimbursements, and other work/life programs.

About BlueHalo Intelligence Systems
BlueHalo's Intel division provides specialized operational support, services and technology to plan, design, develop and execute critical missions in the national security community. BlueHalo generates actionable insights from analytics through a suite of operationalized AI/ML tools for data collection/ingestion and subsequent text, geospatial, time series and image/video analytics to support open-source intelligence. BlueHalo is a national source for classified Cyber/SIGINT missions and a leading provider of blockchain/crypto analytics and platform cyber resiliency, specializing in offensive and defensive cyber and SIGINT warfare technologies.