Software Engineer
Date: Jan 16, 2026
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD, Maryland, United States
Company: HII's Mission Technologies division
Requisition Number: 26686
Required Travel: 0 - 10%
Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00
Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly
Level of Experience: Mid
This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.
HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.
Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division
Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.
To learn more about Mission Technologies, click here for a short video: https://vimeo.com/732533072
Job Description
Mission Technologies' Cyber & Intelligence Team is seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Developer to join a high‑performing team supporting a range of dynamic mission areas, including technology trend analysis, corporate discovery services, and elite defensive cybersecurity operations. In this role, you will collaborate closely with mission stakeholders to capture requirements, design and prototype innovative analytics, and deploy solutions that automate and enhance data and metadata analysis across customer‑supported tools. You will work alongside talented developers, systems engineers, integrators, analysts, and administrators in a fast‑paced DevOps environment supporting Red, Hunt, Blue, and JCMA missions dedicated to securing some of the nation’s most critical networks.
Essential Job Responsibilities
In these roles, you will collaborate closely with mission partners in a fast‑paced, highly integrated environment to design prototypes, answer emerging analytic questions, and enhance existing capabilities. Team members work directly with customers to develop solutions that automate and improve data and metadata analysis, federate and aggregate information across disparate sources, and capture holistic insights into analytic dependencies, performance, and governance.
Depending on your background, responsibilities may include developing Java‑based GHOSTMACHINE analytics, enriching and summarizing data for downstream use, creatively leveraging diverse datasets to close knowledge gaps, or serving as a technical point of contact for specific cybersecurity missions. Primary support focuses on Blue Team operations, with opportunities to contribute to Red, Hunt, and JCMA missions as needed.
This posting is to collect applications for current and future openings for HII Mission Technologies. Candidates will be screened as opportunities come available and selected candidates will be contacted about an opportunity.
We are hiring across multiple levels with a range of professional experience. Salary ranges below:
- Senior Software Engineer : $155,000 - $205,000
- Software Engineer (mid): $125,000- $165,000
- Software Engineer (Associate): $95,000 - $135,000
Minimum Qualifications
-Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience or Master's degree plus 6 years of relevant experience. An Associate's degree plus 10 years of relevant experience or high school diploma/GED plus 12 years of relevant experience may be considered for individuals with in-depth experience that is clearly related to the position
-Computer Science (CS) degree or related field
-TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
Clearance: Must possess and maintain an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph for consideration
Preferred
- Experience with Python, JAVA, C++
- Front End Development (Angular JS, React JS)
- Gitlab
- Splunk
- Jupyter Notebooks and/or GHOSTMACHINE
HII is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.
Why HII
We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.
Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.
Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
Do You Need Assistance?
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.