Description: Responsible for developing and/or engineering the end-to-end features of a system, from user experience to backend code. Use development skills to deliver innovative solutions that help our clients improve the services they provide. Leverage new technologies that can be applied to solve challenging business problems with a cloud mindset. Using Agile methodologies, modern languages, popular software architectures and frameworks, cloud technologies, and microservice-based approaches, lead the development team to build innovative, complex systems. Collaborates on the design and the environment to make sure the solution being developed considers the current architecture and operating environment, as well as future functionality and enhancements. Possesses strong experience in Python coding including API development as well as usage of version control systems such as Github. Strong experience in cloud architectures and engineering preferred.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Leveraging the Scrum methodology to plan and execute tasks within the project Program Increment strategy
• Software development includes use of Python, Java and various shell scripting activities
• Use of Spark, Hadoop, HUDI technologies software architectures and frameworks
• Deploy Cloud infrastructure using AWS C2S available services in the IDL VPC boundaries. (Many services are deployed using a serverless architecture like Lambda functions and associated services)
• Deploy small units of code in a managed way using Microservices and Kubernetes container orchestration
• Leading teammates on innovation approaches to solving hard data set engineering issues and cloud configurations. This includes working with the ISSM and various networking professionals to ensure data routing and access meets needs
• Use of Python and/or Java while deploying the code in an automated fashion where Jenkins is linked to Github. This facilitates unit testing, code review, code coverage etc. as part of coding best practices

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Requires an active TS/SCI security clearance w/ Poly
• Bachelor’s degree 
• 6 years years of experience in software/application development
• Python development experience
• Familiarity with Linux OS
• Experience with general web architecture (AWS, etc.)
• Understanding of how to build and run containerized applications
• Familiarity with, or a working understanding of big data search tools (Trino, OpenSearch, Elastic, etc.)
• Ability to multitask, sometimes at a rapid pace, with good attention to details
• High degree of accountability and personal integrity 
• Ability to effectively follow-through and manage status reporting and scheduling
• Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team

Desired Qualifications:

• API Development
• PKI infrastructure
• Customer DNS routing systems
• Enterprise services surrounding
• User Authentication and Authorization
• Data Handling protocols

 Physical Requirements

• Ability to work full-time (40 hours/week) at the customer site while sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Ability to be in the office during core hours of 9am-3pm
• Routine video conference and/or in-person meetings
• Ability to attend planned meetings within the Washington Metro Area region