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$200k – $280k per year
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Hybrid (Annapolis Junction, United States)
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Principal · 6+ years exp

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 3, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 1, 2026.

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GliaCell Technologies is a US defense and intelligence engineering contractor that provides software, test and AI engineering to mission-focused government customers, mostly around Annapolis Junction, Columbia and Laurel in Maryland. Nearly all of its positions require an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, and it promotes personalised training programs and close support for its engineers on customer programs. It hires principal and senior software engineers, Python developers, test engineers and artificial intelligence engineers, some with partial telework, with smaller teams in Aurora, Colorado and Honolulu.

***An active or rein-statable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance is REQUIRED. Please do not apply if you currently do not possess this level of clearance.***

Are you a Principal Software Engineer who is ready for a new challenge that will launch your career to the next level?

  • Tired of being treated like a company drone?
  • Tired of promised adventures during the hiring phase, then dropped off on a remote contract and never seen or heard from the mothership again?
  • Our engineers were certainly tired of the same.

At GliaCell our slogan is “We make It happen”.

  • We will immerse you in the latest technologies.
  • We will develop and support your own personalized training program to continue your individual growth.
  • We will provide you with work that matters with our mission focused customers, and surround you with a family of brilliant engineers.

Culture isn’t something you need to talk about…if it just exists.

If this sounds interesting to you, then we’d like to have a discussion regarding your next adventure! If you want to be a drone, this isn’t the place for you.

We Make It Happen!

GliaCell Technologies focuses on Software & System Engineering in Enterprise and Cyber Security solution spaces. We excel at delivering stable and reliable software solutions using Agile Software Development principles. These provide us the capability to deliver a quick turn-around using interactive applications and the integration of industry standard software stacks.

GliaCell’s Enterprise capabilities include Full-Stack Application Development, Big Data, Cloud Technologies, Analytics, Machine Learning, AI, and DevOps Containerization. We also provide customer solutions in the areas of CND, CNE, and CNO by providing our customers with assessments and solutions in Threat Mitigation, Vulnerability Exposure, Penetration Testing, Threat Hunting, and Preventing Advanced Persistent Threat.

We Offer:

  • Long term job security
  • Competitive salaries & bonus opportunities
  • Challenging work you are passionate about
  • Ability to work with some amazingly talented people

Job Description:

GliaCell is seeking a Principal Software Engineer on one of our subcontracts. This is a full-time position offering the opportunity to support a U.S. Government customer. The mission is to provide technical expertise that assists in sustaining critical mission-related software and systems to a large government contract.

Responsibilities:

  • The work offers flexible hours.
  • Devise strategies to extract meaning and value from structured and unstructured data
  • Leverage statistical methods and/or machine learning to discover patterns and behaviors of entities; use query and visualization tools, such as DataXplorer and GMAE, to present question focused datasets in a story-like manner
  • Work with various domains of metadata to develop new methodologies and techniques for automated data characterization
  • Analyze and develop requirements to support the characterization and ingestion of new and existing data types
  • Collaborate with customer teams to understand direct mission needs and requirements; devise strategies to extract meaning and value from structured and unstructured data; and collaborate with customer teams to understand mission needs.
  • The team is looking for someone that is knowledgeable with data enrichment/conversion methods, familiar with data ontologies/schemas, strong knowledge of structured data types (XML, CSV, JSON), and has database experience.
  • Java, Python, analytic development experience, and working knowledge of NIFI are highly desired.

Key Requirements:

To be considered for this position you must have the following:

  • Possess an active or rein-statable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
  • Professional/Education experience: Twenty (20) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
  • U.S. Citizenship.
  • Works well independently as well as on a team.
  • Strong communication skills.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 6 recent years of development experience.
  • Recommend new technologies and processes for complex software projects
  • Serve as the technical lead of multiple software development teams.
  • Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering.
  • Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software.
  • Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to one or more teams and monitor their performance.
  • Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.

Desired Skills:

  • Analytic development experience using scripting languages such as Python and Scala to use statistical libraries against data
  • Skilled with big data processing frameworks such as Pig, MapReduce and Spark to scale algorithms over large volumes of data
  • Experience employing combination (2 or more) of analysis, computer science, mathematics, and software engineering skills to devise strategies for extracting meaning and value from large datasets
  • Experience with predictive analytics, machine learning, and data mining
  • Skilled with data flows, Pig scripting, Hadoop MapReduce, and various analytic tools
  • Skilled working with development and SE teams, other stakeholders agencies, and leadership
  • Knowledge of data indexing and analytic development
  • Experience working with cloud service providers and data stewards
  • Demonstrated experience in network metadata processing, manipulation, and analysis in support of intelligence analysis

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Salary Range: The salary range for this full-time position is $200,000 to $280,000. Our salary ranges are determined by position, level, skills, professional experience, relevant education and certifications. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for this position across our projects. Within the range, your salary is determined by your individual benefits package selection. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred position during the hiring process. SIGN-ON BONUS ELIGIBLE.

Benefits:

  • CareFirst Medical Coverage for Employee and Dependents
  • Guardian Dental and Vision Coverage for Employee and Dependents
  • Up to 25 Days of Paid Time Off
  • Up to 40 hours of PTO Carryover
  • 11 Federal Government Holidays
  • Work From Home Opportunities
  • 401K Company Contribution, Fully Vested Day 1
  • Discretionary, Certification, and Sign-On Bonus Potential
  • Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Annual Professional Development
  • 100% Premium Covered for Life & Disability Insurances
  • Additional Voluntary Life Insurance Coverage Available
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Travel Protection Program
  • Financial Planning Assistance
  • Bereavement and Jury Duty Leave
  • Monthly Team and Family Events
  • Technology Budget
  • Global Entry
  • Annual Swag Budget

Learn more about GliaCell Technologies: https://gliacelltechnologies.applytojob.com/apply/

To apply for this position, respond to this job posting and attach an updated resume for us to review.

GliaCell Technologies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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