Software Developer (Backend – Integration)

Job Family :

Data Science & Analysis

Travel Required : Up to 10%

Clearance Required :

Active Top Secret (TS)

Guidehouse is seeking a Software Developer to join our Technology / AI and Data team supporting mission-critical initiatives for Defense and Security this role you will lead the design and implementation of secure scalable ingestion and data processing workflows that power advanced AI-driven platforms. You will architect solutions for transforming complex high-volume data into structured outputs optimized for downstream AI / ML pipelines while ensuring compliance with stringent federal security and regulatory standards. Collaborating with engineers architects and mission stakeholders you will deliver innovative backend capabilities that enable accurate efficient and reliable decision-making in support of national security objectives.

What You Will Do :

• Serves as the lead backend integration engineer responsible for architecting and implementing ingestion preprocessing normalization and transformation workflows for the FBI adjudication AI platform.
• Designs ingestion frameworks supporting SF-86 forms investigative attachments summaries financial / criminal records and continuous vetting alerts using both traditional OCR and VLM / LLM-based document understanding.
• Ensures ingestion workflows comply with FedRAMP High RMF CJIS and FBI ATO requirements including logging auditability encryption and secure processing of PII and sensitive investigative information.
• Collaborates with AI / ML engineers backend API developers cloud engineers and security engineers to ensure ingestion outputs are optimized for RAG workflows SEAD-4 scoring anomaly detection and adjudicator review.

Data Ingestion Parsing & ETL Architecture

Backend Integration & System Connectivity

Security Compliance & Logging

Performance Optimization & Reliability

Collaboration Leadership & Mission Enablement

What You Will Need :

An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TOP SECRET Federal or DoD security clearance

Requires a University Degree and minimum 4-6 years of prior relevant experience; (Relevant experience may be substituted for formal education or advanced degree)

5 years of backend / integration engineering experience including 3 years in large-scale ETL or ingestion workflows.

Deep experience with Python Java or Scala; ingestion frameworks such as Airflow Step Functions Dagster or Glue.

Experience with ETL pipelines large-scale document ingestion OCR / VLM document understanding unstructured data parsing.

Experience developing secure data processing / normalization workflows.

Experience with distributed processing frameworks.

What Would Be Nice To Have :

An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TOP SECRET Federal or DoD security clearance.

Once onboard with Guidehouse new hire MUST be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal

or DoD TOP SECRET / SCI (TS / SCI) security clearance.

8 years of backend / integration engineering experience including 4 years in large-scale ETL or ingestion workflows.

Experience integrating FBI DCSA or NBIB systems or adjudication-related data sources.

Experience designing ingestion workflows for RAG embeddings vector databases or long-context LLM pipelines.

Experience training or applying VLMs such as LayoutLM Donut Qwen-VL or LLaVA for OCR replacement or enhancement.

Experience with knowledge graphs entity resolution evidence-linking workflow development.

Familiarity with SEAD-4 continuous vetting or investigative case analysis processes.

Airflow vs. Dagster vs. Step Functions.

Textract Tesseract LayoutLM Donut Qwen-VL LLaVA.

Specific AWS ingestion tools (Glue Batch S3 eventing).

What We Offer :

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include :

Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Basic Life & Supplemental Life

Health Savings Account Dental / Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Student Loan PayDown

Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

Skills Development & Certifications

Employee Referral Program

Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity EmployerProtected Veterans Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law ordinance or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1