Software Developer (SME)

Job Description

Job Description

Blackwatch International Corporation (Blackwatch), a small business founded in 2010, is dedicated to supporting Federal government and national security objectives. Based in McLean, VA, with offices in Sacramento, CA, Blackwatch invests in innovation and quality for our customers and staff, holding corporate-level ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 quality certifications, as well as an appraisal at CMMI Maturity Level 3 for services and supplier management. We are a leading provider of information technology (IT) infrastructure, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, data exploitation, and engineering services, specializing in large and complex projects. Blackwatch is dedicated to growth and offers a dynamic working environment with multiple opportunities for advancement.

Position Title: Software Developer

Position Location: Clarksburg, WV

Position Type: Full time

Years of experience: 10

Security Clearance: Top Secret, Counterintelligence Polygraph

US Citizenship Required: Yes

Summary/Objective

Blackwatch provides critical personnel to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to support enterprise-wide platforms across a wide variety of mobile and collaborative technologies within a zero-trust framework. Blackwatch provides comprehensive services to facilitate secure communication using various media in both classified and unclassified environments. This includes technical and technology support requirements exist for the engineering, deployment, and ongoing support activities for these communications services. Blackwatch supports these missions, and the underlying capabilities that they provide, to the FBI enterprise providing highly skilled and reliable Audio/Video (A/V) Video Teleconferencing (VTC) System personnel to provide lifecycle support for critical information technology products, systems, and capabilities in multiple geographical FBI locations. The scope includes providing design, development, engineering, deployment, enhancement, operations and maintenance for existing A/V capabilities, enhancements/changes to existing capabilities, and engineering new A/V capabilities.

Overview :

The Software Developer (SME) is the recognized authority on enterprise application design and A/V system integration, providing strategic guidance, technical leadership, and oversight for the FBI’s most complex development projects.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical and management leadership for enterprise-wide software initiatives.
• Define software architecture, integration standards, and security compliance strategies.
• Advise senior stakeholders on software capabilities, risks, and optimizations.
• Lead requirement analysis, design reviews, and performance evaluations.
• Serve as the highest-level escalation point for complex software issues.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field
• Minimum 10 years of specialized software development experience (certifications or prior work may substitute).
• Exceptional domain expertise in enterprise software design and A/V integration.
• Proven track record of delivering mission-critical software solutions.