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We take the work we do very seriously and do a lot of important mission-focused work for our clients. We are individuals with different passions and strengths who take as much joy in the work we do as from those we work with. Today, we have a team that is invested in creating new solutionsthat lean forward, challenge the status quo, but also reflect our intimate knowledge of our customers’ business. Over the years we have fostered a culture in which we are united by shared values-passion, solidarity, generosity, curiosity, and boldness-and these come alive in the work we do and how we do it.\nTogether, we know our people are our difference-for our clients and our colleagues.\nAre you ready to:\nWork alongside a dedicated and diverse set of people to offer honest advice and practical guidance to our clients?\n\nLearn and grow by taking advantage of every opportunity available to you?\n\nJoin a company which prides itself on its shared values and inclusive culture?\n\nBe the difference and make it happen?\n\nRole Summary\nMetaPhase is looking for a Jr-Software Engineer, a sharp, motivated engineer who thrives at the intersection of customer mission needs, modern software engineering, and cloud-native delivery. As a SoftwareEngineer, you will be forward deployed and work directly with customers and mission users to rapidly understand challenges, translate needs into working solutions, and deliver capabilities that can evolve with the mission. You will build across cloud infrastructure, application services, APIs, data, automation, and user experiences using modern engineering practices.\nThis is not a passive support role. You will engage customers, prototype and build solutions, deploy and operateproduction capabilities, and continuously refine them based on real-world feedback. You will use AI-assisted tools daily to accelerate development, testing, documentation, troubleshooting, analysis, and operational workflows, while applying human judgment, secure engineering practices, and automated quality checks. You will also explore and apply generative and agentic AI patterns where they can improve mission outcomes, engineering productivity, and user experience.\nThe environment may include AWS or Azure, cloud-native services, APIs, containers, CI/CD, infrastructure ascode, modern web applications, data platforms, and automation frameworks. Experience with React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, PostgreSQL, GitHub Actions, Terraform, or similar technologies is valuable. You do not need to be an expert in every technology. You need to be capable, curious, customer-oriented, and willing to learn and adapt quickly.\nWhat You Will Be Doing\nWork directly with customers and mission users to understand operational challenges, clarify needs, and translate them into practical technical solutions\n\nRapidly prototype, build, test, and deploy working capabilities using cloud-native architectures, reusable components, APIs, automation, and modern development frameworks\n\nDesign, develop, integrate, troubleshoot, and improve application functionality across front-end, back-end, data, API, and cloud service layers\n\nBuild and maintainCI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated tests, observability, security controls, and deployment workflows that support frequent, reliable delivery\n\nUse AI-assisted tools daily to accelerate development, testing, documentation, troubleshooting, and operational workflows; apply generative and agentic AI thoughtfully with human review and quality controls\n\nPartner with customers throughout delivery, demonstratingworking software early, incorporating feedback quickly, and refining solutions as mission needs evolve\n\nParticipate in code reviews, pull requests, architecture discussions, technical discovery, and release coordination within a modern Git-based engineering workflow\n\nWhat We Need FromYou (Required)\n2 to 4 years of experience in software engineering, application development, cloud engineering, DevSecOps, platform engineering, or a related technical discipline\n\nHands-on experience building, deploying, integrating, or supporting modern applications in a cloud environment\n\nWorking knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, including compute, networking, identity and access management, storage, monitoring, logging, and security fundamentals\n\nExperience with Git, GitHub, CI/CD, automated testing, and modern software development practices\n\nAbility to debug across application, API, database, cloud, and deployment layers; comfortable connecting technical issues to user and mission outcomes\n\nGenuine enthusiasm for generative AI, agentic AI, and AI-assisted software engineering, with curiosity about how these capabilities can improve the way teams design, build, test, and operatesoftware\n\nMust be located inthe Washington, DC metro area and available to work from MetaPhase headquarters in Reston, Virginia four days a week.\n\nU.S. Citizenship is required\n\nWhat Sets You Apart (Preferred)\nExperience with AWS or Azure certifications, or active pursuit of one\n\nExperience with modern programming languages and frameworks such as Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, .NET, or similar technologies\n\nFamiliarity with cloud-native architectures, containers, APIs, serverless services, infrastructure as code, DevSecOps, or SRE practices\n\nA GitHub profile, portfolio, personal project, or demo that shows you build, experiment, and ship real things\n\nExperience working directly with customers, product owners, mission users, or cross-functional teams to discover needs and shape technical solutions\n\nExperience applying generative AI, agentic workflows, AI coding assistants, or automated engineering tools in a software delivery environment\n\nWork Location\nMetaPhaseheadquarters in Reston, Virginia and requires 4 days a week onsite in Reston.\n\nTravel\nLess than 10%\n\nEducation Level\nMinimumbachelor’s degree in related field; equivalent experience will be considered\n\nClearance Level\nExisting or eligibility to obtain a Public Trust and/or DHS suitability clearance\n\nU.S. Citizenship required(NO EXCEPTIONS)\n\nCompensation\nCompensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $75,000 - $100,000.\n\nAbout MetaPhase Consulting\nMetaPhase Consulting is different with a purpose - demonstratinga new approachto the industry that puts employees and culture first! We continue to be recognized by industry as one of the fastest growing and most impactful consultancies in the nation, and are aggressively hiring to grow our team:\n#dice\n#LI-Hybrid","description_format":"text","description_chars":6721,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"},{"name":"Virginia","iso":null,"kind":"city"},{"name":"Washington","iso":null,"kind":"city"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-26T10:37:42Z"}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-09-30T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":100000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/metaphase-junior-software-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/metaphase-junior-software-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T02:57:43Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2346,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2654,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}