Junior IT Software Engineer

Overview

As a IT Software Engineer, you will work with our growing TechOps practice delivering features to support internal operations. You will be responsible for reliability and delivery of internal automation and integrations on Microsoft Azure. This role focuses on monitoring, incident response, incremental development, and clear documentation in a structured Agile/Scrum environment.

Contributions

Responsibilities

• Operational reliability: Monitor automation and application health; investigate alerts; perform root-cause analysis; implement corrective actions to restore service and prevent recurrence.
• Automation development: Design, implement, test, and maintain IT process automations and tools using Logic Apps, PowerShell, Azure Functions (C#), etc.
• Integration engineering: Configure and support SaaS platform integrations with Azure/Entra ID, including authentication, SCIM provisioning, and API-driven data exchange.
• Requirements & delivery: Collect and refine requirements with stakeholders; break work into tickets; deliver increments aligned to sprint goals.
• Agile participation: Participate in stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives; provide accurate status and estimates.

Qualifications

Required

• Must be local to DC Metro Area, onsite requirement of 3 days/week at McLean Office
• Experience working with Design Intelligence. 
• BS Degree in a technical discipline (Computer Science)
• Experience with one or more clouds (Azure strongly preferred; AWS, or GCP)
• Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
• Experience with one or more programming or scripting languages (Powershell, Python, C#, etc.)
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.

Preferred

• 1-2 years software development experience. 
• Experience integrating with REST APIs and handling JSON; basic understanding of webhooks and Graph API concepts.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Entra ID (Azure AD) (users, groups, app registrations, service principals).
• Experience automating processes with PowerShell and/or Azure Functions (C#)

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $70,000 to $110,000.  The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here. 

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors.  Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges.  As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.