20 days ago
Hanover, MD, USAEntry Level
Base Salary
$155k - $185k/yr
Responsibilities
- Assist with developing, troubleshooting, testing, validating, and maintaining software applications for cyber training environments.
- Implement technical solutions from established requirements and develop software components, scripts, APIs, and user interface enhancements under guidance.
- Support software development pipelines, application deployments, environment configuration, automation, databases, scripts, and data-processing solutions.
- Help create and maintain realistic cyber training environments and simulations.
- Document software designs, configurations, processes, and operational procedures.
- Collaborate with instructors, developers, system administrators, and other technical teams to improve training capabilities.
- Recommend improvements to applications and workflows while building skills across development, testing, deployment, and operational support.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; alternatively, an associate’s degree or 18 semester hours of military computer-related coursework/training plus two years of relevant experience, or a high school diploma/GED plus four years of relevant experience.
- TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph is required.
- Familiarity with one or more programming languages and object-oriented software development concepts is required.
- Familiarity with Linux or Windows operating systems is required.
- Preferred experience includes coursework, internships, personal projects, or professional experience with modern programming languages, frameworks, web applications, backend services, APIs, databases, scripting, source control, automated testing, debugging, virtualization, containers, cloud-native concepts, automation, CI/CD, or DevOps tools.
- Ability to learn new technologies, collaborate effectively, produce maintainable and documented code, communicate with technical teammates, and adapt to changing priorities is expected.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Retirement benefits, including 401(k) matching.
- Educational reimbursement.
- Parental leave.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Tax-saving options.
- Disability and life insurance.
- Pet insurance.
- The position is based in Hanover, Maryland; contract core hours are 10:00–14:00, courses run Monday through Friday from 07:00–18:00, and occasional support may be needed before or after course hours.
- The posting was originally published on 10/23/2026 and remains open until filled.
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About Amentum
Amentum provides engineering, operations and maintenance, logistics, and mission support services to U.S. federal agencies and allied governments, including defense and energy programs. Its business centers on large, long-term government contracts spanning defense, space, nuclear cleanup, and infrastructure, with program management and technical services at the core. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, it was formed in 2020 from the spinoff of AECOM’s Management Services division.