Software Engineer - Containerized Applications

Description

This position requires an ACTIVE security clearance.

This position can be performed remote from anywhere, but may require up to 15% travel.

As a skilled and dynamic Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and developing software for containerized cloud applications in support of the U.S. Army’s energy and water use metering program. The total solution is considered a system-of-systems with developed applications integrating with the Army enterprise cloud and data environment. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Software Engineering: 

• Elicit requirements and engineer implementations for containerized applications using industry best practices and container technologies such as Docker. 
• Design, implement, and test containers using approved base images or from scratch to meet architectural and security requirements. 
• Write design and unit test documentation. 

Software Development: 

• Employ mid-level software development expertise and best coding practices in designing and writing complex full-stack software to run in containers using various modern programming languages such as Python, Typescript/JavaScript, Java, C++, or C#. 
• Improve knowledge about relevant technologies and skills researching them to augment and streamline development. 

Orchestration: 

• Design orchestration platform configuration according to relevant government hosting systems to scale containerized applications, aggregate data across instances, ensure resilience and fault tolerance, and deliver high availability with a minimal attack surface. 
• Develop appropriate mechanisms, scripts, and configurations to ensure robust and scalable      deployments and upgrades, and to support monitoring and self-healing capabilities. 

Collaboration and Support: 

• Work with SecDevOps and platform administration teams to implement their infrastructure requirements, obtain support for approved base containers,  and troubleshoot deployment and other issues of a cross-cutting concern. 

Security and Compliance: 

• Ensure that containers are built using best security practices, and conduct vulnerability assessments, ensure compliance with government and industry standards.

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Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or another STEM field (or equivalent experience).  
• Minimum of 1-5 years of hands-on experience developing containerized applications. 
• Minimum of 5-7 years of hands-on experience developing complex software. 
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Typescript/JavaScript, Java, C++, or      C#., or similar.  
• Experience designing configurations for container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker Swarm, or similar. 
• Experience with microservices architectures in containerized applications as well as how to interface with external systems.  
• Understanding of network and security concepts related to containerized environments and      zero trust architecture.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and debugging skills.  
• Ability to work independently and in an agile, collaborative team environment.  
• Active US Government Clearance at Secret level or higher. 
• Effective written and verbal communications skills for collaboration with both customers and fellow team members. 
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time and regularly lift at least 25 pounds.  
• Ability to commute to the designated onsite work location. 
• Ability to regularly lift at least 25 pounds.
• Ability to commute to the designated onsite work location as required. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Advanced STEM degree. 
• Familiarity with the IEEE Software Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK). 
• Experience with container registry services (e.g., Docker Hub, Amazon ECR).  
• Familiarity with container hosting platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their services.  
• Experience using DevOps pipelines in a continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) environment. 
• Familiar with Tactical connectivity challenges and tactical edge applications. 
• Working knowledge of DoD mission partners. 
• Security+ certification

QBE is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender-identity and/or expression, age, disability, Veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, or other related medical conditions), marital-status, neurodivergence, ethnicity, ancestry, caste, military/uniformed service-member status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.