Agentic EngineerSoftware Developer
Alexandria, VA - USA
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Job Summary
Company Overview
For over 25 years Edgesource Corporation has served as an innovative technology service provider for the Department of Defense (DOD) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Department of State (DOS) the U.S. Intelligence Community Law Enforcement and other federal state and commercial clients locally nationally and abroad. From providing boutique technical solutions in support of the DOD Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) mission set to addressing the most critical Cybersecurity threats facing our nation as a prime contractor with the DHS Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) a career at Edgesource is an opportunity to do meaningful interesting and impactful work.
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly motivated Mid-to-Senior Applications & Systems Engineer to design develop integrate and sustain modern software applications cloud services and mission-critical systems. The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer with experience building full-stack applications automating operational workflows integrating complex systems and leveraging modern AI-powered development tools and agentic workflows to accelerate delivery.
This position requires an engineer who can operate across traditional boundaries between software engineering systems engineering cloud infrastructure DevOps and AI-enabled automation. The successful candidate will help architect and implement scalable solutions while identifying opportunities to apply AI agents automation frameworks and intelligent workflows to improve operational efficiency and software delivery.
Responsibilities
Software & Application Engineering
Design develop test and maintain web applications APIs microservices and backend systems.
Build scalable and maintainable software solutions using modern programming languages and frameworks.
Develop and integrate RESTful APIs event-driven architectures and asynchronous processing systems.
Participate in application modernization refactoring and technical debt reduction initiatives.
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across application and infrastructure layers.
Systems Engineering & Integration
Analyze user requirements and translate operational needs into technical solutions.
Design and integrate complex systems spanning cloud on-premises and hybrid environments.
Support system architecture development interface definition and technical documentation.
Perform system validation testing and performance optimization.
Collaborate with stakeholders product owners and engineering teams throughout the system lifecycle.
Agentic AI & Automation
Design and implement AI-assisted workflows that improve engineering productivity and operational effectiveness.
Develop agentic solutions using modern LLM platforms orchestration frameworks and automation tools.
Build AI-powered assistants for software development data processing system operations and business workflows.
Evaluate and integrate AI coding assistants autonomous agents and workflow automation technologies.
Identify opportunities to automate repetitive engineering and operational tasks using AI-enabled solutions.
DevOps & Cloud Engineering
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
Support cloud-native solutions across AWS Azure and hybrid environments.
Implement containerized solutions using Docker and related technologies.
Automate infrastructure provisioning configuration management and operational monitoring.
Support application security reliability scalability and observability initiatives.
Data & Integration Engineering
Build and maintain data ingestion transformation and processing pipelines.
Support integration of structured and unstructured data sources.
Develop automation for data movement validation and analytics workflows.
Collaborate with data engineers analysts and AI/ML teams to support mission and business objectives.
Required Qualifications
Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Systems Engineering Information Systems or related field (or equivalent experience).
5 years of experience in software engineering systems engineering or application development.
Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python JavaScript/TypeScript Go Java PHP or C#.
Experience designing and consuming REST APIs and service-based architectures.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Microsoft Azure.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines source control and modern software development practices.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in Agile environments.
Desired Qualifications
Experience building or integrating AI-powered applications and agentic workflows.
Experience with LLM platforms such as OpenAI Anthropic Claude Azure OpenAI or similar technologies.
Familiarity with AI orchestration frameworks RAG architectures vector databases and workflow automation platforms.
Experience with Databricks data lakes or large-scale analytics environments.
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies.
Experience supporting government defense intelligence community or regulated environments.
Familiarity with cybersecurity secure software development or RMF principles.
Experience supporting real-time mission-critical or operational systems.
Working at Edgesource
As an ISO 9001:2015 certified and CMMI Level 3 appraised small business Edgesource specializes in providing a variety of technical solutions to include software development database services enterprise networking data center virtualization and management support. We are always seeking top-talent to join our team in helping to address the most critical technical challenges facing our nation.
At Edgesource we understand that our employees are our greatest asset and as such we offer a wide array of benefits to support the well-being of our staff to include:
Flexible PTO Policy 11 Paid Holidays
Flexible Work Schedules (Remote / Hybrid)
Medical / Dental / Vision / Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
401k Plan with Match
Tuition & Professional Development Support
Commuter Benefits
Bonus & Employee Referral Programs
Career Growth Opportunities
Disclaimer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status or genetic information. Edgesource is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities. To request reasonable accommodation please contact our Recruiting Department by email at or by phone at .
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