Junior Software Engineer

ECS Corporate Services; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to work on-site at our Springfield, VA customer site and/or Fairfax, VA corporate office. You will contribute to a state-of-the-art ML/AI program for a government client, delivering front-end and back-end solutions.

Applicants should have 0-3+ years of experience, a Bachelor’s in CS/Engineering, and be a US citizen capable of obtaining a Top Secret clearance with SCI + CI Poly.

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Ability to obtain Top Secret clearance with SCI + CI Poly.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related STEM field; 0-3+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Participating in server-side and client-side work.
• Enhancing existing applications through techniques mindful of resources and time constraints.
• Co-leading product direction and feature specification with community stakeholders and Program Manager.

Skills

Python

C++

JavaScript

Node.js

SQL/NoSQL databases

Linux scripting

AWS cloud

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related STEM field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenShift

Helm

Rancher

OpenTelemetry

GitLab

Jira

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to work in an onsite capacity at our Springfield, VA customer site and/or our Fairfax, VA corporate office. You will serve as Jr Software Engineer on a state-of-the-art ML/AI program focusing on integrating unique solutions and quick-wins to a government client.

Leveraging agile software development approaches and your experience with front-end and back-end technologies, you will lead technical efforts with participating parties across the government and tech industry to integrate multiple ML applications into a single-fused solution.

Part of this responsibility includes:

• Participating in server-side and client-side work
• Enhancing existing applications through creative techniques that are mindful of technical resources and time constraints
• Co-leading product direction and feature specification with community stakeholders and Program Manager.

Fundamentally, we are interested in individuals who are motivated by the mission, find meaning in solving hard-problems, and recognize operating in a hierarchically-flat environment makes for better communication, collaboration, and coordination.

Salary Range: 90,000 - 110,000

General Description of Benefits

• Must be a US Citizen
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance with SCI + CI Poly
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related STEM field
• 0-3+ years of relevant experience
• Ability develop, integrate, and troubleshoot software applications for Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) solutions in C++, Python, Java, and JavaScript
• Strong attention to detail and high-quality code using robust design patterns
• Experience in both SQL, NoSQL and in-memory databases (PostgreSQL, Elastic, Redis)
• Ability to Build real-time data pipeline and event-driven architectures (Kafka Streaming)
• Develop server-side apps and implemented end-to-end distributed tracing and system monitoring (OpenTelemetry)
• Design and maintained resilient, high traffic microservices
• Proficiency in Python, C++, Node.js, and JavaScript
• Experience with Linux -- system administration and scripting in Bash, Sed, and Awk
• Expertise in AWS cloud services (compute, storage, networking, IAM), cloud cluster, and policy management experience
• API Integration & Development
• Experience with containerization/orchestration technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Rancher, OpenShift)
• Experience with DevSecOps frameworks (e.g. GitLab, Jira)
• Experience developing architecture/system diagrams and data flow diagrams
• Excellent communication/presentation skills to make recommendations to stakeholders with varying degrees of technical awareness
• Ability to quickly grasp and leverage new technologies
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment