Cloud Software Engineer 2 at Wyetech (Annapolis Junction, MD)

Wyetech· Annapolis Junction, MD· $75–$108/hr·4d ago

Role details

Salary

$75–$108/hr

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full-Time

Level

Mid level

Job description

At Wyetech, you’ll be at the center of an award-winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real-world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world-class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.

The Cloud Software Engineer Level 2 Engineer provides cloud software research, development, and engineering services to include requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, sustainment, testing, validation, and issue diagnosis/resolution.

Provide cloud software research, development, and engineering services to include requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, sustainment, testing, validation, and issue diagnosis/resolution.

Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position appropriate security clearance is required. (e.g. Active TS/SCI security clearance with agency appropriate polygraph).

Capabilities

Shall have at least five (5) years of experience in software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolution.
Shall have at least four(4) years of experience developing software with high level languages such as Java, C, C++
Shall have demonstrated ability to work with OpenSource (NoSQL) products that support highly distributed, massively parallel computation needs such as Hbase, Acumulo, Big Table, etc.
Shall have demonstrated work experience with the Map Reduce programming model and technologies such as Hadoop, Hive, Pig, etc.
Shall have demonstrated work experience with the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)
Shall have demonstrated work experience with Serialization such as JSON and/or BSON
Shall have demonstrated work experience developing Restful services
Shall have at least three (3) years of experience developing software for UNIX/Linux (Redhat versions 3-5) operating systems.
Shall have demonstrated work experience in the requirements analysis and design of at least one Object Oriented system.
Shall have demonstrated work experience developing solutions integrating and extending FOSS/COTS products.
Shall have at least three (3) years of experience in software integration and software testing, to include developing and implementing test plans and test scripts.
Shall have demonstrated technical writing skills and shall have generated technical documents in support of a software development project.
In addition, the candidate will have demonstrated experience, work or college level courses, in at least two (2) of the desired characteristics.

Required Qualifications

TS/SCI with agency appropriate poly
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in a related technical field is highly desired which will be considered equivalent to two (2) years of experience
A Master's degree in a Technical Field will be considered equivalent to four (4) years of experience
Cloud Developer Certification o AWS Certified Developer-Associate o AWS DevOps Engineer Professional o Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) o Elastic Certified Engineer

Wyetech, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Affirmative Action Statement: Wyetech, LLC is committed to the principles of affirmative action in all hiring and employment for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

Accommodations: Wyetech, LLC is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Brittney Wood. at 844-WYETECH x727 or staffing@wyetech.com. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to all candidates.

Why work at Wyetech

Culture Highlights: Employee-focused mission (“engineering happiness”), small company feel with strong collaboration; regular team events (monthly lunches, summer picnic, holiday party).
Remote/Hybrid Policy: Hybrid options available (e.g., 1-2 days per week in Columbia, MD for some roles); also supports various contract locations and telework opportunities.
Notable Perks:
- Automatic 20% SEP IRA contribution with no employee match required and immediate vesting
- Up to 200 hours of PTO per year with flexibility to adjust at start of each year
- Choice of medical plans (with HSA option), vision, dental, life/AD&D, short/long-term disability
- Employee referral bonus up to $10,000
- Two complementary branded clothing orders annually
- Mobility across contracts and locations
Engineering Culture: Hands-off, innovative environment; engineers build secure, scalable AI frameworks and work with cutting-edge tech (Kubernetes, LLMs, MCP) in a mission-focused context.

About Wyetech

Company Overview

One-liner: Wyetech is a privately held computer engineering services firm that provides high-quality software, systems, and cybersecurity talent to solve the nation’s toughest problems for federal and commercial customers.
Entity Type: Private (Privately Held)
Headquarters: Odenton, Maryland, United States
Founded: 2007
Founders: Mark Goss

Core Business

Primary industry/industries: Software Development, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Data Analysis, Cybersecurity, Intelligence Analysis (Signals Intelligence, Information Assurance, Computer Network Operations)
Target customers: Federal government (Intelligence Community, Department of Defense) and commercial customers; B2B/Government, primarily cleared contracting.
Mission or purpose statement: “Engineering happiness for customers, with the happiness shared by our talented workforce.” Also: “To provide the best possible environment for employees to thrive and provide stellar services and solutions for our customers and their respective missions.”

Products & Services

Core Service – Engineering Staffing & Solutions: Wyetech places highly vetted, quality engineering talent (internal referrals only) on government contracts. Disciplines include Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Data Analysis, and Cyber Security.
Proprietary Data Lake Tool – JCRSD: An internal platform for which Wyetech is building a foundational AI integration framework and agentic platform using Python, Kubernetes, and large language models (LLMs) with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, reusable AI skills, and safety guardrails.

Market Standing

Valuation/Market Cap: Not disclosed
Key Metric – Annual Revenue: USD $20,446,821 (estimated)
Key Metric – Total Funding: Not applicable (private, bootstrapped since founding)
Notable Investors/Partners: None publicly listed; primary clients are federal agencies (Intelligence Community, DoD). Notable alumni destinations include BrainTrust Holdings, GliaCell Technologies, Lorica AI, Dragos, Inc., and others.
Growth Signals:
- Headcount growth of +4.5% YoY (29 employees as of latest data)
- 145 active job postings (though monthly posting trend declined -39.1%)
- Expanding into AI integration and agentic platforms for existing government contracts
- Multiple office locations across Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii, and OCONUS

Competitive Advantages

High Quality, Referral-Based Talent Pipeline: Wyetech only hires through internal referrals and rigorous screening, ensuring a consistently high-caliber workforce that customers recognize.
Deep Cleared Talent Pool: Focus on U.S. Citizenship and active TS/SCI security clearances with polygraph gives them a competitive edge in the cleared government contracting space.
Retirement Benefit Uniqueness: Automatic 20% of gross compensation contributed to a SEP IRA with immediate vesting – an unusually generous benefit in the industry.
Small Company Culture, Large Contract Reach: Ability to support contracts nationwide while maintaining a tight-knit, employee-focused culture.

Strategic Focus

AI Integration & Platform Modernization: Investing heavily in building foundational AI integration frameworks and agentic platforms for their proprietary JCRSD Data Lake tool, leveraging Python, Kubernetes, and LLMs.
Talent Acquisition & Retention: Continued hiring of cleared engineering talent across multiple disciplines (software, systems, network, cyber) to support growing contract needs.
Employee Experience: Maintaining a “world-class, truly unique employee experience” through competitive benefits, generous PTO (up to 200 hours annually), referral bonuses ($10,000), and frequent team-building events.

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