Principal Software Engineer (Python) at Themis Insight
Fort Meade, MD
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Jul 27, 2026
Fort Meade, MD
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Principal Software Engineer role at a small consulting firm supporting intelligence community clients near Fort Meade, MD. The position centers on designing and developing complex software systems — including AI workflow automation, CI/CD pipeline construction, system integration, and performance optimization — for collection systems and components. Candidates must hold an active TS/SCI with polygraph and bring 15+ years of software engineering experience, including 12 years leading development teams.
Principal level · 15+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Master's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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The degree requirement states a Master's in Computer Science or Computer Engineering is required, but allows substitution with 4 additional years of SWE experience — since equivalent experience is accepted, the degree requirement is set to Masters as the stated baseline, though the substitution path is meaningful for candidates without a graduate degree.
Python, CI/CD (Jenkins/GitLab/CodePipeline), AWS, and API integration all appear under 'Individual Capabilities/Experience Desired' — the posting's preferred/nice-to-have section — so they are marked as preferred despite Python being in the job title.
The 12-years team-leadership requirement is unusually high and, combined with 15 total years and org-wide scope on collection systems, supports a Principal-level classification rather than Senior.
ITILv3 Certification is explicitly listed as required under the mandatory qualifications block.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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