Cloud Software Engineer 3 - (Cloud, Hadoop, Java)

Akina Inc; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 228,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 24 days

11 federal holidays

401k contribution

Healthcare coverage

Job summary

Akina Inc. is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to develop, maintain, and enhance complex Big-Data Cloud systems at Fort Meade, MD. You will contribute to back-end processing, indexing, and cloud infrastructure in a TS/SCI - Polygraph environment, working individually or as part of a team.

Qualifications include 12+ years of software engineering experience, a CS-related degree, and cloud/IR MapReduce expertise. The role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits at Akina Inc.

Qualifications

• Twelve (12) years experience software engineering experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required; four (4) years of which must be in programs utilizing Big-Data cloud technologies and/or Distributed Computing.
• Four (4) years of cloud software engineering experience on projects with similar Big-Data systems may be substituted for a bachelors degree.
• Master in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of experience.
• Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer certification may be substituted for one (1) year of Cloud experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse Big-Data Cloud systems based on documented requirements.
• Review and test software components for adherence to design requirements and document test results.
• Architect solutions to complex Cloud Software Engineering problems such as processing and retrieving large data sets.
• Provide input on hardware/software trade-offs and reuse of COTS/GOTS.

Skills

Cloud Computing

Distributed Computing

Java

Python

Unix/Linux

SIGINT experience

RESTful web services

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Master in Computer Science

Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer

Tools

Hadoop Ecosystem

Maven

Eclipse

RESTful Web Services

CFEngine

Job description

• Fort Meade, Maryland

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 24-0645-CSWE3
Telework: No
Location: Fort Meade, Maryland

Description

The 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.

• Provide in-depth knowledge of Information Retrieval; assisting the software development team in designing, developing and testing Cloud Information Retrieval (U).
• Implement complex workflows that manage Cloud MapReduce analytics (U).
• Implement code that interacts with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks (U).
• Oversee one or more software development tasks and ensures the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project (U).
• Make recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for Cloud Computing and corresponding technologies including Hadoop assisting the software development team in designing, developing and testing Cloud Computing Systems (U).
• Debug problems with Cloud based Distributed Computing Frameworks (U).
• Manage multi-node Cloud based installation (U).
• Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to one or more teams and monitor their performance (U).
• Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering (U).
• Recommend new technologies and processes for complex cloud software projects (U).
• Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software (U).
• Architect solutions to complex Cloud Software Engineering Problems such as efficiently processing and retrieving large amounts of data (U).

Position Required Skills

• The following Cloud related experiences are required:
• Two (2) years of Cloud and/or Distributed Computing Information Retrieval (IR).
• One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with implementation of Cloud Big Table.
• One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with implementation of Cloud Distributed File System.
• One (1) year of experience with implementing complex MapReduce analytics.
• One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks.
• One (1) year of experience in architecting Cloud Computing solutions.
• One (1) year of experience in debugging problems with Cloud based Distributed Computing Frameworks.
• One (1) year of experience in managing multi-node Cloud based installation.
• Experience in Computer Network Operations:
• Utility Computing, Network Management, Virtualization (VMWare or VirtualBox), Cloud Computing
• Multi Node Management and Installation: Management and installation of Cloud and Distributed Computing on multiple nodes, Python, CFEngine, Bash, Ruby or related technologies.
• Experience in 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 in Information Technology:
• Object Oriented Design and Programming, Java, Eclipse or similar development environment, MAVEN, RESTful web services.
• 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.
• 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
• Ingesting, Parsing and Analysis of Disparate Data-sources and formats: XML, JSON, CSV, Binary Formats, Sequence or Map Files, Avro and related technologies
• Aspect Oriented Design and Development
• Debugging and Profiling Cloud and Distributed Installations: Java Virtual Machine (JVM) memory management, Profiling Java Applications
• UNIX/LINUX, CentOS
• Experience in SIGINT: 1. Experience with at least one SIGINT collection discipline areas (FORNSAT, CABLE, Terrestrial/Microwave, Overhead, and ELINT) 2. Geolocation, emitter identification, and signal applications. 3. Joint program collection platforms and dataflow architectures; signals characterization analysis
• Experience in Other: 1. CentOS, Linux/RedHat, 2. Configuration management tools such as Subversion, ClearQuest, or Razor.

Position Desired Skills

• TypeScript
• React/JSX
• Rust
• Python
• shell script
• Service-mesh
• Multi-site applications
• Load Balancing topologies
• nifi
• JEST
• Grafana
• Elasticsearch
• Redis
• mysql
• Ansible/Salt
• Terraform
• Web-Sockets
• JBLOCKS
• CASPORT
• Neo4j
• Agency Security Labels (CAMKEY, LAC, COI, etc.)

CSWE3 Qualifications

Twelve (12) years experience software engineering experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required; four (4) years of which must be in programs utilizing Big-Data cloud technologies and/or Distributed Computing.

Four (4) years of cloud software engineering experience on projects with similar Big-Data systems may be substituted for a bachelors degree.

Master in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of experience.

Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer certification may be substituted for one (1) year of Cloud experience.

Salary Range: **$228k-$278k (Annually)

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

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