Secure Software Developer Jobs in Charleston, SC

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

This position is based in Charleston, SC with travel required for customer engagement, capture activities, and program execution.

Chugach Government Solutions is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead both technical delivery and software-related business development efforts in support of DoD and federal customers. This role is critical to building CGS's software capability-spanning capture, proposal development, architecture design, and initial program execution. The ideal candidate will operate at the intersection of engineering, capture, and leadership, helping shape opportunities while ensuring successful technical delivery in secure government environments.

Essential Job Duties:

Capture & Proposal Support

• Lead the technical volume on government proposals, including technical approach, staffing plans, and past performance narratives for software-relevant opportunities
• Support capture efforts by attending customer meetings, industry days, and giving agency briefings as the firm's technical representative
• Monitor the federal contracting pipeline (e.g., SAM.gov, FPDS, internal BD pipeline) and identify software opportunities aligned with CGS contract vehicles and customer relationships
• Identify and evaluate teaming partners to fill capability gaps and support teaming strategy through proposal execution

Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Design and present cloud architectures, DevSecOps pipelines, and modernization strategies to government stakeholders
• Translate complex technical solutions into clear mission values aligned with customer objectives
• Ensure alignment with DoD cybersecurity requirements, including RMF and ATO processes
• Provide technical leadership across solutioning, system design, and engineering best practices

Delivery & Execution

• Lead software delivery teams as contracts are awarded; establish Agile delivery processes appropriate for government program environments
• Contribute hands-on during early execution phases, including architecture, code review, and system design, prior to full team build-out
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (cybersecurity, network engineering, infrastructure) to deliver integrated solutions
• Ensure compliance with secure coding standards and DoD policies (e.g., STIGs, NIST frameworks)

Workforce & Strategic Growth

• Build a cleared talent bench ahead of contract awards; define first-hire profiles and recommend hiring triggers to leadership
• Support workforce planning aligned with pipeline growth and contract execution needs
• Mentor junior engineers and help establish a scalable software engineering practice

Leadership Reporting & Strategy

• Report to senior leadership on practice progress, pipeline health, and strategic positioning
• Provide recommendations on capability development, investment areas, and competitive positioning
• Support long-term growth of CGS's software and digital services portfolio

Key Responsibilities:

• Strong ability to brief and engage government stakeholders and senior leadership
• Strategic thinking with a focus on growth and capability development
• Leadership and mentoring skills
• Ability to operate in both hands-on technical and high-level strategic roles

Mandatory:

• U.S Citizen
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance (TS/SCI preferred)
• 5-10+ years of software development experience, including federal/DoD programs
• Experience supporting capture, proposals, or technical solutioning in a government contracting environment
• Strong proficiency in languages such as Java, Python, C#, or JavaScript
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, etc.)
• Familiarity with RMF, NIST 800-53, and ATO processes
• Experience with microservices, APIs, and modern software architecture
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check and pre-hire drug test.

Preferred:

• Active DoD security clearance
• Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture
• Experience supporting Air Force, Navy, or C4ISR systems
• Prior role in building or scaling software capability within a federal contractor"

Working Conditions:

• Hybrid support across CGS offices and government sites
• Travel required for customer engagement, capture activities, and program execution

Physical Requirements:

• This role is largely sedentary

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.