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Software Test Engineer 2 - (Python, Test Automation, Linux)
Designs, builds, and maintains test plans, test environments, and automated test capabilities for mission systems, then runs integration, acceptance, performance, and security testing and tracks defects to resolution. Core stack is Python test automation on Linux; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
Data Scientist 1 - (R, Python, Statistics)
Junior data scientist at Akina, a veteran-owned small business serving government clients, working on-site in Annapolis Junction, MD. Day to day involves statistical analysis, optimization, modeling, and mining large datasets using R and Python; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
Systems Engineer 1 - (Linux, Python, Apache NiFi)
Systems engineer at a small government contractor supporting a 24x7 watch center at Fort Meade: maintaining customer Linux-based computers and networks, troubleshooting, following/updating SOPs, and keeping front-end collection and dataflow systems running. Requires TS/SCI with polygraph; Python/Bash scripting and Apache NiFi exposure are key.
Software Integration Engineer 4 - (HPC, Linux, Bash)
Integrates, tests, and troubleshoots HPC software stacks for a cleared government customer: Linux administration, Bash/Python scripting, Slurm job scheduling, IaC with Salt/Ansible, plus HPC file systems, interconnects, and monitoring. On-site in Annapolis Junction, MD; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
Engineer 3 - (Python, AI/ML, Kafka)
Senior systems engineer in Columbia, MD (TS/SCI with polygraph) building mission-critical infrastructure-monitoring tools: aggregating data sources to compare requested vs. deployed infrastructure and alert on discrepancies. Full-stack Python work using AI/ML to accelerate analysis, Kafka streaming pipelines, ETL, and relational databases.
System Engineer 1 - (Linux, Bash, Python)
Systems Engineer supporting a classified, multi-site government closed system in Annapolis Junction, MD: manages requirements, architecture documentation (DoDAF/SOA), and design/CCB review coordination, with hands-on Linux administration and Bash/Python automation. Requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph; salary $181k-$222k.
Software Integration Engineer Level 2 - (HPC, Linux, Python)
Provide on-site customer support for HPC software at a government mission site in Annapolis Junction, MD — installing, configuring, compiling, and troubleshooting software across UNIX/Linux/Windows systems. Core stack includes Python, Linux shell scripting, C/C++/Java, GCC, and parallel/multi-threaded processing. TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
Software Integration Engineer Level 3 - (HPC, Linux, Python)
Support High Performance Computing (HPC) operations for an intelligence-community customer at Annapolis Junction, MD: keep HPC systems running and support UNIX/Linux/Windows servers, desktops, and networks. Core stack is Linux shell scripting, Python, C/C++/Java, GCC, parallel processing, and GOTS schedulers; TS/SCI with polygraph required.
Software Developer 1 - (Java, JavaScript, React.js)
Full-stack software developer (Software Developer 1) implementing, maintaining, and modernizing systems in an agile, Linux-based environment, working across Java back-end and JavaScript/React front-end for a cleared government-services contractor. Requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph; on-site in Annapolis Junction, MD.
Software Developer 2 - (Java, JavaScript, Python)
Software Developer 2 building full-stack solutions with Java, JavaScript, and Python in a Linux/AWS environment, supporting agile modernization of cleared government systems in Annapolis Junction, MD. Requires TS/SCI with polygraph, a CS degree plus 14+ years (or 18+ without degree), and pays $241k-$295k.
Software Developer 3 - (Java, JavaScript, React.js)
Senior (SWE3) full-stack developer modernizing systems via agile development for a cleared government customer: builds complete solutions using back-end (Java, Spring, MongoDB on Linux/AWS) and front-end (React, Angular, Vue) technologies, solves complex problems, and mentors other engineers. TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
Software Engineer 2 - (Python, LLM, Machine Learning)
Akina is hiring an AI/ML Software Engineer in Annapolis Junction, MD (TS/SCI with polygraph) to turn intelligence analysts' workflows into LLM-powered and agentic automations in Python, integrating with APIs, data stores, and classified AWS/Azure environments. Salary $201k-$246k annually.
Cloud Engineer / Full Stack Developer 2 - (Python, Java, AWS)
Cloud engineer / full-stack developer (SWE2) supporting a government customer at Fort Meade, Annapolis Junction, MD; TS/SCI with polygraph required. Day to day: building Python or Java web-based server applications, AWS automation and data pipelines, and data modeling against relational and NoSQL databases on Linux.