*** Only candidates with current TS/SCI clearance will be considered ***

** We are unable to sponsor a clearance at this time ***

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

• The Software Engineer (SWE) develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of
  extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements
• Works individually or as part of a team
• Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results
• Resolves software problem reports
• Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment
• Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
• Debug existing software and correct defects
• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development
  process standards
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories
• Write or review software and system documentation
• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being
  used on any particular project
• Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries
• Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and
  functional standards
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components
• Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with
  users or system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and
  investigate problem areas
• Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its
  performance
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and
  mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design Develop and support a near real time messaging infrastructure, Messaging products
  include: TIBCO EMS, ActiveMQ, Artemis, and Kafka
• Provide Tier III support on the Data Transport Systems (DTS) software
• Develop and support the DTS portfolio (DTS supports complex event processing using
  FOSS tools to collect infrastructure monitoring/metrics, and generate threshold based and
  temporal based alerting, DTS components send status information back to storage areas
  where quires can be made)

• Cloud storage areas: Apache Accumulo (Apache Zookeeper, ApacheHadoop)
• Oracle DMBS
• Real time streaming: Storm
• Distributed in-memory data Cache/Storage: Redis
• Graph Compute engine/Query Interface apache Tinkerpop/Gremlin
• Rules Engine: JBoss Drools
• Apache Camel
• Spring Framework: used extensively to standardize/simplify configuration logic
  control, data access, security, Web-tier, etc.
• Develop and support the GUI interface into the EMM

• Addition to FOSS messaging tools to run in the SIGINT environment
• GUI to display metric/monitoring status and do common queries
• Command line tools to interact with Accumulo
• Oracle stored procedures
• Maintenance scripts to facilitate normal cluster functions (e.g. table splits, compactions, mergers, Local/HDFS directory cleanup, etc)
• Java Multi-threaded applications
• Develop and maintain software in the development environment
• Use configuration management tool and repositories (i.e. Maven, Eclipse, GIT, Redmine)
• Support Multi-threaded applications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Four (4) 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

** You must have TS/SCI Clearance for this position **

BENEFITS:

• Competitive salary
• Employer-paid health care 100% (CareFirst – Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• 401k Safe Harbor Plan – 6% match – Immediately vested
• 25 days personal time off
• 11 Federal Holidays
• Up to 3 Employer Paid Code Red Days (due to weather, shutdown, etc.)
• $5,000 per year for Training/Personal Development
• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability/Long Term Disability/Life Insurance/AD&D

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.