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Senior Systems Engineer SME Cloud Infrastructure & DevSecOps TS/SCI
Geospatial And Cloud Analytics Inc
Qua, VA
- $170,000 to $190,000 USD / year
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Systems Engineer Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join our team supporting the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in Quantico, Virginia. The…
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Senior Software Engineer Containerized Applications TS/SCI
Geospatial And Cloud Analytics Inc
Qua, VA
- $170,000 to $190,000 USD / year
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer / Containerized Applications Specialist to join our team supporting the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in Quantico,…
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Integration Manager, SME
Chenega Corporation
Ft Belvoir, VA
The Force Management Enterprise Capability (FMEC) Product Management Office is responsible for delivering software solutions and support services to support the Army National Guard and the…
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Specialist, Propulsion System/Rocket Test Engineer
L3Harris
Orange, VA
…air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national…
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Systems Engineer, Senior (SM-2 / SM-6 Safety)
Basic Commerce & industries
Dahlgren, VA
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Principal Cyber Security Analyst
Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Fort Belvoir, VA
The Principal Cyber Security Analyst serves primarily as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for cyber development efforts. This engineer has a strong understanding of the requirements…
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Installation Engineer, FSE
CompQsoft, Inc.
Leesburg, VA
…to the CNIC Enterprise Change Request (CR) process for all software updates, access controls, and hardware replacements. - Documentation Standards: Develop 90% Drawings and produce Final…
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Foundry Developer
CACI International
Ashburn, VA
…the customer's mission and growth objectives through Agile software development. You will work in close collaboration with team members and other stakeholders within Agile…
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COMSEC Engineer
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Springfield, VA
Mission Technologies is seeking a COMSEC Engineer to join our team in Springfield, VA. The Communication Security (COMSEC) Engineer/Analyst is a mid-level role supporting secure…
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Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) Linux/RHEL
CACI International
Sterling, VA
Job Title: Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) Linux/RHEL
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Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Engineer (2026-0238)
Acclaim Technical Services
Chantilly, VA
…learning. You will draw on your expertise in AI/ML algorithms, software development, and cloud computing to take models from experimentation to secure, scalable…
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Software Test Engineer (Integrated Training Systems) - 30882
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Virginia Beach, VA
HII Mission Technologies’ System Integration group is seeking a Software Test Engineer to join our Integrated Training Systems Software Development team. In this role, you’ll support the…
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High Speed Systems Engineer
Leidos
Arlington, VA
Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer who loves collaboration and being a part of something big, to join our team. This role drives the implementation of…
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Site Reliability Engineer
Highmark Health
Richmond, VA
…standards of care and operational efficiency. This role blends software engineering, clinical engineering, and security principles with a deep understanding of healthcare operations to…
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Model-Based Systems Engineer
Gromelski & Associates, Inc.
Manassas, VA
The system engineer position is a blend of requirements management and hands on engineering. Manage requirements using JIRA, including estimating, tracking and reporting progress towards…
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Test Engineer
BOOZ, ALLEN & HAMILTON, INC.
Chantilly, VA
You've evolved your skills into strategy through a long path of software development accomplishments and the curiosity to understand how all the pieces of an IT ecosystem fit together. Are…
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Dev Lead
Eliassen Group
Richmond, VA
- $110 to $120 USD / hour
…Product Owner. The Dev Lead will drive technical direction, security, and performance while promoting agentic engineering practices and healthy engineering standards across services and…
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Infrastructure Engineer/Architect
Resource Management Concepts, Inc.
Charleston, SC
…and cloud trust brokers is degraded or entirely severed. The engineer will establish resilient Policy Enforcement Points (PEP) and decentralized Policy Decision Points (PDP), architect…
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Senior Developer - D365/Power Platform/Azure
AHU Technologies Inc
Washington, DC
- $88 to $93 USD / hour
· Enforce coding standards, security requirements, performance patterns, and test coverage thresholds; reject work with specific, actionable findings.
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Technical Consulting Engineer
Cisco
Research Triangle Park, NC
…successful applicant must have a current US Government DOD Security…
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Cyber Security Engineer
CACI International
High Point, NC
…DoD networks and cybersecurity posture in support of national security. We are looking for an Engineer willing to travel and maintain security at customer…
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Modeling and Simulation Engineer/Scientist
Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
…challenging opportunity for a Junior Modeling and Simulation Engineer/Scientist who will support our growing business in theory-driven modeling and simulation of complex systems. As a…
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Site Reliability Engineer
Highmark Health
Raleigh, NC
…standards of care and operational efficiency. This role blends software engineering, clinical engineering, and security principles with a deep understanding of healthcare operations to…
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New Process Introduction (NPI) Engineer
US0767 Prysmian Cables and Systems Usa LLC
Claremont, NC
The New Process Introduction Engineer is a motivated and energetic contributor responsible for the technology transfer and industrialization of new processes into manufacturing. This role…
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Network Engineer
BOOZ, ALLEN & HAMILTON, INC.
Fayetteville, NC
As a Network Engineer, you will help maintain and execute a network of simulators and modeling capabilities focused on providing exercise capabilities for various units. These simulators…

Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly

VA, United States
Reston, VA, United States
Reston, United States

$142,800 to $304,200 USD / year

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Pay: $142,800 to $304,200 USD / year
Apply by: Apr 28, 2027
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 30, 2026

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Overview

Join the Azure AI Platform air-gapped engineering team as a Principal Software Engineer and help shape how Microsoft delivers and operates advanced AI capabilities for some of its most security-sensitive customers. Our team delivers Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Foundry, Azure Machine Learning, and Azure AI Services in sovereign and air-gapped cloud environments, enabling mission-critical government workloads through secure, reliable AI infrastructure.

In this role, you will provide hands-on technical leadership across a broad portfolio of AI services and supporting infrastructure. You will identify challenges that span service boundaries, establish technical direction for significant engineering initiatives, and lead solutions from early investigation through production adoption. Your work will help make new capabilities easier to deliver, services more reliable to operate, and engineering improvements reusable across the portfolio.

We are looking for an engineer who combines deep software engineering expertise with the ability to reason across unfamiliar systems, make sound decisions under ambiguity, and build alignment across teams. You will partner with Azure AI product and infrastructure teams to address architectural gaps, influence service designs, and incorporate sovereign-cloud requirements into shared solutions. Success means delivering durable technical improvements while developing other engineers and reducing reliance on individual expertise or repeated manual intervention.

This is an individual contributor role with substantial hands-on engineering responsibility. You will write and review code, lead complex investigations, and remain accountable for how solutions perform in production.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

Set technical direction across services. Identify systemic constraints and define architectural approaches that improve the security, reliability, scalability, and maintainability of AI services in sovereign and air-gapped environments. Balance immediate customer needs with sustainable long-term investment.
Lead complex initiatives from ambiguity to adoption. Turn loosely defined problems into clear technical proposals, delivery plans, and measurable outcomes. Resolve dependencies and risks across teams, and remain accountable through implementation, validation, rollout, and operational follow-through.
Remain a hands-on engineering leader. Design and implement critical software and infrastructure changes, work effectively across multiple codebases, and establish sound engineering practices through code reviews, design reviews, testing, and documentation.
Build solutions that benefit multiple services. Develop and drive adoption of reusable deployment frameworks, release validation, observability, and operational automation. Replace recurring manual work and service-specific workarounds with maintainable shared capabilities where appropriate.
Influence architecture beyond the immediate team. Partner with product and infrastructure owners to address sovereign-cloud requirements in shared service designs, resolve cross-service incompatibilities, and reduce unnecessary divergence between cloud environments.
Strengthen production reliability. Participate in on-call rotations and provide technical leadership during complex incidents. Connect recurring failures to architectural or engineering gaps, and drive improvements that reduce customer impact, recovery time, and operational burden.
Develop engineering capability. Mentor engineers, help technical leads evaluate tradeoffs, and share knowledge across service boundaries. Build clear ownership and documentation so systems can be operated and evolved without depending on a small number of experts.
Apply AI-assisted engineering responsibly. Evaluate and use approved tools, including GitHub Copilot, to improve development and operational workflows, with appropriate validation, security controls, and measures of effectiveness.
Embody Microsoft’s culture and values, fostering an inclusive environment where engineers challenge assumptions, learn from evidence, and collaborate toward shared outcomes.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include,but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required pre-offer and post-hire for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate U.S. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

Experience shaping technical roadmaps and securing cross-team alignment on architectural changes, shared infrastructure, or engineering standards.
Experience delivering services in sovereign, air-gapped, regulated, or otherwise constrained environments, including managing differences in dependencies, identity, networking, and deployment infrastructure.
Experience building reusable platforms, deployment automation, CI/CD pipelines, validation frameworks, or observability capabilities adopted by multiple services or teams.
Experience operating containerized services using technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes on Azure or comparable cloud platforms.
Experience improving production reliability through incident analysis, resilient design, safe rollout practices, and measurable reductions in recurring operational work.
Experience with AI service infrastructure, model delivery, inference platforms, or related distributed systems.
Demonstrated impact through mentoring engineers, guiding technical leads, and improving engineering practices beyond an individual project.

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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