Cloud Software Engineer, TB-03-0049

Cyber B.A.T; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership opportunities

Annual company retreats

5 weeks PTO + flexible work

Employer-paid medical and dental

Up to 10% 401(k)/profit sharing

Monthly team events

Referral bonuses

Visible impact in a small, mission‑drt

Job summary

Cyber B.A.T. is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to develop, maintain, and enhance large-scale cloud systems for government missions. You will contribute across back-end processing, indexing, and analytics, applying Hadoop, MapReduce, and IR expertise in a fast-moving team environment.

The role demands deep cloud computing experience, real-time processing, and distributed systems design, with opportunities to impact critical missions using cutting-edge technology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field required; four years with Big-Data cloud tech and/or Distributed Computing can substitute.
• Two years of Cloud/Distributed Computing Information Retrieval experience.
• One year of experience with Cloud BigTable, and one year with Cloud Distributed File System.
• One year of experience with complex MapReduce analytics and distributed frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex Big-Data Cloud systems based on documented requirements.
• Design and implement software solutions for processing-intensive analytics and real-time systems.
• Review and test software components for adherence to design requirements and document results.
• Oversee multi-node Cloud installations and ensure alignment with software development processes.
• Provide input on hardware/software trade-offs and reuse of COTS/GOTS in system design.
• Debug problems with Cloud-based distributed computing frameworks and architecture Cloud solutions.

Skills

Cloud Computing

Java

Distributed Computing

Information Retrieval

MapReduce

Big-Data Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Master's degree substitution for two years experience

Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer (certification)

Tools

Hadoop Ecosystem

Maven

JVM/Eclipse

RESTful Web Services

Job description

Join the Mission at Cyber B.A.T.

At Cyber B.A.T., we believe in one simple idea: Take care of those that take care of you.

We're a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business delivering engineering, cybersecurity, software, systems, and mission-focused consulting solutions to government customers and industry partners. We combine the impact and innovation of a growing company with the culture and flexibility of a close-knit team.

When you join Cyber B.A.T., you're not just taking a job, you're helping solve meaningful challenges alongside people who value collaboration, technical excellence, and having fun while doing it.

Why People Love Working Here

• Employee ownership opportunities --- every employee has equity in our success
• Annual company retreats (yes... actual destinations)
• 5 weeks PTO + flexible work environment
• Employer-paid medical and dental for employees and dependents
• Up to 10% 401(k)/profit sharing contribution (no match required)
• Monthly happy hours and team events
• Referral bonuses
• Opportunity to make visible impact without getting lost in a giant organization

Position Overview

Cyber B.A.T. is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to support mission-critical programs by developing, maintaining, and enhancing complex software systems that enable our government customers' most important missions. This role involves designing and implementing software solutions for processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, real-time systems, business management information systems, and applications that process extremely large datasets.

What You’ll Do

• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse Big-Data Cloud systems based upon documented requirements.
• Directly contribute to all stages of back-end processing, analyzing, and indexing.
• Provide expertise in Cloud Computing, Hadoop Eco-System including implementing Java applications, Distributed Computing, Information Retrieval (IR), and Object Oriented Design.
• Review and test software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results.
• Resolve software problem reports.
• Utilize software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.
• Provide 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
• Implement complex workflows that manage Cloud MapReduce analytics
• Implement code that interacts with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks
• 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
• 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
• Debug problems with Cloud based Distributed Computing Frameworks
• Manage multi-node Cloud based installation
• Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to one or more teams and monitor their performance
• Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering
• Recommend new technologies and processes for complex cloud software projects
• Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software
• Architect solutions to complex Cloud Software Engineering Problems such as efficiently processing and retrieving large amounts of data
• Make recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with a current Maryland Polygraph
• 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.
• 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 with Other: 1. CentOS, Linux/RedHat, 2. Configuration management tools such as Subversion, ClearQuest, or Razor.

Disclaimers

Cyber B.A.T. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

Compensation for this position, including all compensation options, will be determined on an individual basis following the interview process.

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