Cloud Software Engineer - Level 2 (With active TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph)

J&T Business Consulting; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

J&T Business Consulting is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer - Level 2 in Annapolis, MD. The role requires active TS/SCI with polygraph, eight years of software engineering experience, and expertise across cloud and big-data technologies.

You will work on distributed systems, MapReduce analytics, and cloud-based infrastructure, contributing to secure, high-performance enterprise solutions. Ideal candidates have strong knowledge of Java, Python, RESTful web services, and Linux environments, along

Qualifications

• Eight (8) years of software engineering experience required, including two (2) years in Big-Data Cloud/Distributed Computing.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Master's may substitute for two (2) years of experience.
• Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer may substitute for one (1) year of Cloud experience.
• Two (2) years in Cloud and Distributed Computing Information Retrieval (IR) is required.
• One (1) year implementing code with Cloud Big Table, and one (1) year with Cloud Distributed File System.
• One (1) year implementing complex MapReduce analytics and interacting with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks.
• Experience with IT: OO design, Java, RESTful services, Maven, Eclipse, and related tools.

Skills

Java

Python

RESTful services

JVM memory mgmt

Unix/Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Tools

Eclipse

Maven

CFEngine

VMware

Job description

Cloud Software Engineer - Level 2 (With active TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph)

Annapolis, United States | Posted on 08/11/2026

• Eight (8) years of experience in software engineering in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required; two (2) years of which must be in programs utilizing Big-Data Cloud technologies and/or Distributed Computing.
  
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
  
• Four (4) years of cloud software engineering experience on projects with similar Big-Data systems may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
  
• Master's in Computer Science or a 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.
  
• The following cloud-related experiences are required:
  
• Two (2) years of Cloud and Distributed Computing Information Retrieval (IR).
  
• One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with the implementation of Cloud Big Table.
  
• One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with the implementation of Cloud Distributed File System.
  
• One (1) year of experience in implementing complex MapReduce analytics.
  
• 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:
  
• 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 with SIGINT:
  
• Experience with at least one SIGINT collection discipline area (FORNSAT, CABLE, Terrestrial/Microwave, Overhead, and ELINT)
  
• Geolocation, emitter identification, and signal applications. 3. Joint program collection platforms and dataflow architectures; signals characterization analysis
  
• Experience with Other:
  
• CentOS and Linux/RedHat
  
• Configuration management tools such as Subversion, ClearQuest, or Razor
  
• **Experience with at least a subset of the following: DevOps, Elastic Search, NiFi, Python, Java/Spring Boot, Angular
  
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph is required