Cloud Software Engineer (Java), Lead Associate - TS/SCI w/poly

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph is required.
• High School/GED and 8 years in software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, development, development, installation, integration, testing, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
  • A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field is highly desired and will be considered equivalent to two (2) years’ experience
  • A master’s degree in a technical field will be considered equivalent to four (4) years’ experience.
• One or more of the following certifications are required:
  • AWS Certified Developer – Associate
  • AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
  • Elastic Certified Engineer

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with microservices and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).

Desired Skills:

• Experience with designing, architecting, and securing cloud resources in AWS using Terraform, automatically deploying, upgrading and maintaining them through CI/CD pipelines.
• Efficient with Gitlab and feature branching
• Fluently author, review and edit documents in Markdown
• Working knowledge of Scrum and using a ticket system to track work
• Experience with Python
• Familiarity with AWS technologies.
• Experience with Gitlab

Benefits:

• heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap
• eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan

We’re seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to support mission-critical operations within our dynamic Compute Team. You’ll be part of a collaborative group developing and optimizing a massively parallel enterprise platform that drives large-scale, data-intensive analytics.

What You'll Do:

• Develop cloud-native software solutions using Java, working within a cutting-edge ecosystem of Kubernetes, Hadoop, Accumulo, and other open-source tools
• Build and support scalable, distributed systems that manage and process vast amounts of mission data
• Tackle complex technical challenges that directly impact national security efforts
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team while also having the autonomy to drive projects independently
• Learn and adapt to new technologies in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
• Work with a team to automate the ATO process using the Risk Management Framework.

Who You Are:

A motivated Java developer with strong problem-solving skills and a sharp attention to detail

Equally comfortable working independently or in a team-oriented environment

Eager to learn and work with a wide range of tools and technologies as mission needs evolve

Tech Stack & Tools You'll Use:

Java, Kubernetes, Hadoop, Accumulo

Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS)

Cloud-native architectures

Agile development methodologies

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