Software Engineer

About

• Location: Full‑time, onsite in Northern Virginia (Chantilly, VA)
• Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
• Company: Ardent Principles – provides advanced services in data science, data engineering, software engineering, AI solutions, cybersecurity, staff augmentation, and IT program management.
• Mission: Bridge satisfied clients and fulfilled employees, emphasizing integrity, excellence, and mission‑focused impact.

Responsibilities

• Apply Agile Project Management methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) to support application and system lifecycle.
• Develop, maintain, and test new applications, web services, and major enhancements.
• Automate standard development and system administration activities using enterprise tools.
• Perform continuous independent testing throughout the development lifecycle.
• Leverage existing enterprise services instead of building single‑purpose solutions.
• Use enterprise SecDevOps tools (e.g., GitHub, Jenkins) to develop, operate, and maintain mission solutions.
• Conduct maintenance on existing infrastructure to ensure compliance with sponsor requirements.
• Develop, create, and modify applications and web services using languages such as Ruby, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, C/Objective‑C, R, and Python.
• Manage structured and unstructured data, relate multiple databases, build data structures with SQL and NoSQL, and write complex SQL queries for reporting.
• Utilize statistical programming languages (SAS, Stata) to synthesize connections, identify patterns, develop models, and create visualizations.
• Ensure software development includes unit/integration testing, user acceptance testing, scheduling, documentation, and coordinated deployment per sponsor configuration management governance.
• Provide usability analysis, develop usability guidelines, create UI designs across platforms, and apply Human‑Centered Design principles.
• Conduct system testing (functional, unit, integration, back‑end, end‑to‑end, regression) and performance testing under simulated workloads.
• Perform mobile development for iOS/Apple ecosystem using Xcode, Swift, SwiftUI, and related UI frameworks.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages (Ruby, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, C/Objective‑C, R, Python).
• Experience with enterprise SecDevOps tools (GitHub, Jenkins).
• Strong background in database management (SQL, NoSQL) and complex query writing.
• Knowledge of statistical programming (SAS, Stata) and data visualization.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive testing (unit, integration, system, performance).
• Experience in mobile development for iOS using native Apple tools.
• Familiarity with usability analysis and Human‑Centered Design.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary.
• Generous paid time off.
• Dedicated training budget for continuous learning.
• 100% employer‑covered family vision, dental, and health insurance.
• 100% employer‑covered life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) plan with 6% employer match and 100% vesting from day one.
• 11 paid government holidays.
• Spot bonuses for exceptional performance.

Schedule

• Full‑time position with onsite presence required during core hours in Chantilly, VA.