Job Title: Cloud Software Engineer
Requisition: TBCSWE2-0249
Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI FSP
Location: Fort Meade, MD
Benefits: See benefits below
BizFirst is assisting our client with recruiting a Cloud Software Engineer in Fort Meade, MD. This role requires active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
Our client is a Woman Owned Small Business that has supported U.S. defense and intelligence missions since 2012. Founded by two engineers, its systems, software, and hardware engineering teams model, analyze, design, integrate, develop, and deploy complex mission systems side by side with government customers, and the company also builds rugged RF hardware for specialized SIGINT applications. It works alongside many of the largest national security integrators and operates from Columbia, Maryland, near Fort Meade.
What will you doThe Cloud Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse Big-Data Cloud systems based upon documented requirements. Directly contributes to all stages of back-end processing, analyzing, and indexing. Provides expertise in Cloud Computing, Hadoop Eco-System including implementing Java applications, Distributed Computing, Information Retrieval (IR), and Object Oriented Design. 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.
Requirements- Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
- Requested degree and major(s): Bachelor's / Computer Engineering or Computer Science
- Experience: 8 years with the requested degree, or 12 years without a degree.
The following Cloud related experiences are required:
a. Two (2) years of Cloud and Distributed Computing Information Retrieval (IR).
b. One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with implementation of Cloud Big Table.
c. One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with implementation of Cloud Distributed File System.
d. One (1) year of experience with implementing complex MapReduce analytics.
e. One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks.
Experience with Computer Network Operations: Utility Computing, Network Management, Virtualization (VMWare or VirtualBox), Cloud Computing 2. Multi Node Management and Installation: Management and installation of Cloud and Distributed Computing on multiple nodes, Python, CFEngine, Bash, Ruby or related technologies.
Experience with Information Assurance: Securing Cloud Based and Distributed applications through industry standard techniques such as Firewalls, PKI Certificate and Server Authentication with experience in Corporate authentication service(s)
Experience with Information Technology:
a. Object Oriented Design and Programming, Java, Eclipse or similar development environment, MAVEN, RESTful web services.
b. Cloud and Distributed Computing Technologies: at least one or a combination of several of the following areas - YARN, J2EE, MapReduce, Zookeeper, HDFS, HBase , JMS, Concurrent Programming, Multi-Node implementation/installation and other applicable technologies.
c. Cloud and Distributed Computing Information Retrieval: at least one or a combination of several of the following areas - HDFS, HBASE, Apache Lucene, Apache Solr, MongoDB
d. Ingesting, Parsing and Analysis of Disparate Data-sources and formats: XML, JSON, CSV, Binary Formats, Sequence or Map Files, Avro and related technologies
e. Aspect Oriented Design and Development
f. Debugging and Profiling Cloud and Distributed Installations: Java Virtual Machine (JVM) memory management, Profiling Java Applications
g. UNIX/LINUX, CentOS
Experience with SIGINT:
a. Experience with at least one SIGINT collection discipline areas (FORNSAT, CABLE, Terrestrial/Microwave, Overhead, and ELINT)
b. Geolocation, emitter identification, and signal applications. 3. Joint program collection platforms and dataflow architectures; signals characterization analysis
Experience with Other:
a. CentOS and Linux/RedHat
b. Configuration management tools such as Subversion, ClearQuest, or Razor
Benefits provided by our client- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and family, 100% employer-paid (HMO HSA Silver plan), plus a Health Savings Account
- Five weeks (200 hours) of paid leave per year
- Eleven (11) paid federal holidays per year
- 401k with an employer contribution equal to 10% of salary
- Reimbursement for approved training, up to three days (24 hours) per year, including books and related conference or class travel
- Reimbursement of professional fees, such as IEEE membership and licenses
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Term life insurance equal to annual salary, up to $100K
- Referral matching bonus program
Skills Required
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent experience without a degree
- Eight years of experience with the requested degree, or twelve years without a degree
- At least two years of Cloud and Distributed Computing Information Retrieval experience
- At least one year implementing code interacting with Cloud BigTable
- At least one year implementing code interacting with Cloud Distributed File Systems
- At least one year implementing complex MapReduce analytics
- At least one year implementing code interacting with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks
- Experience with utility computing, network management, virtualization, cloud computing, and multi-node management and installation
- Experience with Python, CFEngine, Bash, Ruby, or related technologies
- Experience securing cloud-based and distributed applications using firewalls, PKI certificates, server authentication, and corporate authentication services
- Experience with object-oriented design and programming, Java, Maven, and RESTful web services
- Experience with cloud and distributed computing technologies such as YARN, J2EE, MapReduce, ZooKeeper, HDFS, HBase, JMS, or concurrent programming
- Experience with information retrieval technologies such as HDFS, HBase, Apache Lucene, Apache Solr, or MongoDB
- Experience ingesting, parsing, and analyzing XML, JSON, CSV, binary, sequence, map, or Avro data formats
- Experience with JVM memory management and profiling Java applications
- Experience with UNIX/Linux and CentOS or Red Hat Linux
- Experience with at least one SIGINT collection discipline, such as FORNSAT, CABLE, Terrestrial/Microwave, Overhead, or ELINT
- Experience with geolocation, emitter identification, signal applications, collection platforms, dataflow architectures, or signals characterization analysis
- Experience with configuration management tools such as Subversion, ClearQuest, or Razor
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