Job Description

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED

We have an immediate need for an Application Engineer (Backend) specializing in Python microservices and middleware architecture. In this key role, you will help transition legacy, manual security evaluation processes into a streamlined, automated, continuous monitoring and assessment platform. You will lead the development, testing, deployment, and sustainment of Python-based REST endpoints and microservices using Django and Flask, managing data flows across MariaDB and MongoDB databases to power modern user interfaces.

The annual base salary range for this role is $172,000-$203,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

Required Skills

• Python Microservices Development: Demonstrated hands-on experience developing backend microservices and RESTful web services in Python.
• Python Web Frameworks: Proficiency using Django or Flask frameworks for API design and microservices orchestration.
• Database Management: Practical experience interfacing backend applications with relational databases (MariaDB or similar SQL engines) and NoSQL datastores (MongoDB).
• API Data Formatting: Direct experience engineering REST endpoints that serialize complex data into JSON format for front-end consumption.
• Middleware & System Architecture: Strong command of backend software design, middleware integration, and backend performance optimization.

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Data Analytics, Intelligence Studies, Computer Science, Finance/Economics, or a related discipline, PLUS 8+ years of specialized data analytics or financial intelligence experience OR High School Diploma / GED, PLUS 12+ years of hands-on intelligence analysis, financial tracking, and data discovery experience in lieu of a degree.

Desired Skills

Continuous Security Monitoring: Familiarity with continuous monitoring frameworks, automated compliance assessment, and system security authorization workflows.

Front-End Integration: Understanding of how backend REST services interface with modern single-page applications (e.g., Angular dashboards).

Containerization & CI/CD: Experience packaging Python microservices into containers (Docker) and deploying via automated CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins).