TS/SCI-Cleared Software Engineer

MKS2 Technologies, LLC, an award-winning high growth small business, creates innovative and customer-centric technology solutions in the areas of Cyber Security, Instructional Design and Training, Software Engineering and IT Support Services to improve the security and well-being of our clients. Our commitment to excellence and our “Mission First” orientation has resulted in steady growth and an expanding client base across government agencies. We have employees nationwide and for the past three consecutive years were named one of the fastest growing Veteran-owned companies in the nation. Please take a moment to browse through our website and learn more about what it means to serve with MKS2.

Software Engineer 

MUST HOLD Top Secret DoD Clearance at minimum (preferably TS/SCI) - uncleared applicants will be rejected 

This position is an onsite role in Aurora, CO

Estimated Salary: $200,000 - Full benefits 

What You Will Do

• Design, develop, test, deliver, and maintain software for satellite ground systems.


• Work with talented teams of engineers, architects, and leaders in an Agile environment.

What You Will Learn

• A breadth of advanced software technologies and techniques including multi-tiered architectures, AWS web services, and microservice software design


• Modern DevSecOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery techniques
  Satellite ground system technologies including command & telemetry, flight dynamics, planning and scheduling, and spacecraft operations

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of relevant software engineering experience


• Experience developing software using Java and C++


• Red Hat 8 Linux OS and Windows 2019 OS experience or similar experience


• An active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date. An active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance that can be crossed over to a TS/SCI security clearance is also acceptable. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with containerization using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm


• Experience developing software using Python


• Experience developing software using ActiveMQ


• Experience developing software using WineHQ