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# Software Engineer - Full Stack (Top Secret/SCI Clearance Required) at North Point Technology

- **Company:** North Point Technology
- **Location:** Herndon Virginia, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-09-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-20
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/northpointtechnology/jobs/8825658002

## Job description

North Point Technology is looking to hire a Full Stack Software Engineer to join an Agile DevSecOps program focused on a mission-critical enterprise application that serves as the central platform for the submission, adjudication, search, discovery, and retrieval of geospatial intelligence data and associated collection requirements. The system manages workflows across a broad network of data suppliers and supports the full lifecycle of collection, exploitation, dissemination, and production requirements. This role requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities:

As a member of an Agile scrum team, you will plan, conduct, and coordinate software development activities throughout the full development lifecycle, including designing, developing, documenting, testing, and debugging software that delivers logical and mathematical solutions to mission-critical problems. You will apply appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools across the lifecycle; integrate commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and free/open-source software (FOSS) components; correct program errors; compile development documentation; analyze system capabilities to resolve questions of program intent, output requirements, and input data acquisition; and ensure software standards are defined and met. You will also validate that features and use cases are correctly incorporated into implemented designs and support integration with continuous delivery pipelines.

Required Skills/Experience:

- Java development
- Kubernetes deployment and management
- Linux and Windows operating system administration and troubleshooting
- COTS and FOSS integration and support

Preferred Skills/Experience:

- Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) using VersionOne
- Angular or DOJO front-end frameworks
- Oracle DBMS and PostgreSQL DBMS
- SQL and PL/SQL
- HTML, JavaScript, and EJB
- Web services, Microservices, and REST APIs
- XML and UML
- Eclipse or NetBeans IDE
- Docker containerization
- CI/CD pipeline tools including Git, JIRA, Jenkins, Conductor
- Kafka and Zookeeper
- Consul and CMDB
- Helm chart development and maintenance
- Observability tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Mimir, and Tempo
- Big data ingest technologies: JSON, Kafka, Microservices, Elasticsearch
- Analytics frameworks: Hive, Spark, PIG, OOZIE workflows
- Hadoop ecosystem: HDFS, IMPALA, HUE
- COTS data platform integration: MongoDB, MySQL RDS, Logstash, Kibana, Kinetica
- Docker and Chef configuration management
- Selenium automated testing

Qualifications:

- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance; must complete a customer crossover and be briefed before program start
- Must be a U.S. citizen

North Point Technology is THE BEST place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country’s most crucial missions!  We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer’s most difficult problems.

At North Point Technology, EMPLOYEES come first!  We value our employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance. We strive for a close-knit and open atmosphere where the owners are always directly available to our team members.

Come join us! Apply with North Point Technology today!

For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.

## About North Point Technology

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: North Point Technology is an industrial automation and control systems integration firm providing engineering consulting, design, programming, training, maintenance, and support services to industrial and municipal clients worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Small Business, Woman-Owned Business Enterprise – WBE)
- **Headquarters**: Johnson City, New York, USA (Binghamton area)
- **Founded**: Not publicly available (mentions a February 2018 press article, suggesting operation for at least 8+ years)
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed; Lisa Lee serves as Principal / CEO

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Industrial automation & control systems integration
- **Target customers**: Industrial and municipal clients (B2B), including large and small organizations globally; also serves U.S. government/defense missions (per greenhouse job board)
- **Mission / purpose**: “Optimize and enhance processes and control, provide regulatory and operations reporting, minimize power and chemical consumption, allow remote access and monitoring, lower operating and training costs, enhance operator usability, reduce system downtime, save time and money.” (from northpointusa.com)

## Products & Services
- **PLC and DCS Systems**: Programming and commissioning of Programmable Logic Controllers and Distributed Control Systems.
- **SCADA and HMI Systems**: Design, programming, and commissioning of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition and Human-Machine Interface systems.
- **Historian and Reporting Systems**: Data logging, historical analysis, and regulatory/operations reporting.
- **Ethernet and Fieldbus Networks**: Industrial network design and integration.
- **Telemetry and Secure Networking**: Remote monitoring, secure communication links.
- **Drives and Motion Controllers**: Variable frequency drives, motion control systems.
- **Machine Control and Vision Systems**: Custom machine control and industrial vision solutions.
- **Instrumentation and Analysis**: Sensor selection, calibration, and process analysis.
- **Control Panels and Hardware**: Design and fabrication of control panels.
- **IIoT and Cloud Computing**: Industrial Internet of Things implementations, cloud hosting for SCADA/databases, web-based KPI dashboards.
- **Specialized Mobile App Development**: Custom mobile applications for industrial monitoring and control.
- **Cloud SCADA Hosting**: Hybrid local/cloud SCADA hosting, secure remote access, business process applications.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private small business)
- **Key Metric**: Not publicly disclosed (no revenue or funding data available)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: None publicly listed; the company is self-funded/bootstrapped. Certifications: Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) by City of Albany, NY; Small Business Enterprise (SBE). Likely eligible for government set-aside contracts.
- **Growth Signals**: The company actively recruits for full-time Industrial Automation/PLC Engineers, indicating ongoing demand. They are open to managing branch locations for qualified candidates, suggesting potential expansion. The website mentions recent cloud/IIoT service offerings, aligning with industry trends.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) status**: Provides eligibility for federal and state contracting set-asides, a differentiator in the automation integration space.
- **Broad technical depth**: Covers the full stack from PLC/DCS to cloud, mobile apps, and IIoT, allowing end-to-end solutions.
- **Global reach with small-company flexibility**: Works with clients worldwide while maintaining an entrepreneurial, hands-on approach.
- **Community and customer focus**: Emphasizes long-term relationships, quality, and reliability.

## Strategic Focus
- Expand cloud and IIoT capabilities to help clients reduce downtime and operational costs through remote monitoring and data analytics.
- Grow the engineering team, particularly experienced automation engineers with 10+ years of experience.
- Potentially open branch locations in other regions (mentioned in career page).
- Leverage WBE/SBE certifications to win more government and municipal contracts.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Entrepreneurial, community-oriented, and flexible. The company values employee involvement in all aspects of the business and direct client contact.
- **Work environment**: Small engineering firm where engineers can gain hands-on experience across multiple projects and industries.
- **Remote / hybrid policy**: Not explicitly stated; likely on-site in Johnson City, NY, with possible travel to client sites.
- **Perks**: Competitive compensation and benefits, flexible work hours, potential for relocation assistance and signing bonus for qualified candidates.
- **Engineering culture**: Focus on continuous learning, certification in automation software (e.g., Ignition is a plus), and project management growth.
- **Community involvement**: The company supports local charities, schools, FIRST Robotics teams, and global missions (e.g., Haiti, Kenya). Employees are encouraged to volunteer.
- **Requirements**: U.S. Citizenship required; must be able to travel domestically and internationally with a valid U.S. passport.

## Sources
1. [northpointusa.com](http://www.northpointusa.com/) – Company overview, services, values
2. [northpointusa.com/new-home](http://www.northpointusa.com/new-home) – Services and certification details
3. [northpointusa.com/join-npt](http://www.northpointusa.com/join-npt) – Careers page, core values, community involvement
4. [boards.greenhouse.io/northpointtechnology](https://boards.greenhouse.io/northpointtechnology) – Current job openings and company description
5. [northpointtechnology.com/about](https://www.northpointtechnology.com/about) – Additional about page (may be a rebranded domain, mentions CEO, mission, government focus)

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