Principal Software Engineer

Themis Insight, LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health, dental, and vision plans with 100% paid premiums

401k: 6% contribution even if you do not contribute

Unlimited time off: 11 standard holidays and 25 days of PTO

Career development plans including education and training

Employee referral bonuses for successful hires

Job summary

Themis Insight, LLC seeks a Principal Software Engineer in Fort Meade, MD. Ideal candidates possess 20 years of experience, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, and proficiency in Java, Python, Git, and agile methodologies. Responsibilities include developing software systems, testing components, and overseeing developmental teams. Benefits include 100% paid health premiums, a 401k contribution, and unlimited PTO. Candidates must have TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• 20 years experience as a software engineer in similar scope and complexity.
• Experience in software architecture development and requirements analysis.
• 10 years experience developing with Java SE, Python, and modern build tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems.
• Review and test software components for adherence to design requirements.
• Provide recommendations for improving software documentation and standards.

Skills

Java SE

Python

Git

Shell/bash

Nexus

Maven

JavaScript/HTML5/CSS3

JUnit

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI

Spring Framework

MySQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

SonarQube

Jenkins

Nagios

Grafana

Kibana

Job description

Principal Software Engineer

Location: Ft. Meade, MD vicinity (position location subject to change based on central MD client needs). Security clearance required: TS/SCI with a Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse software systems (processing‑intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real‑time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements.
• Work individually or as part of a team.
• Review and test software components for adherence to design requirements and document 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.
• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Debug existing software and correct defects.
• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.
• Write or review software and system documentation.
• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project.
• Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries.
• Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
• Analyze system performance standards, confer with users or system engineers; analyze system flow, data usage and work processes; investigate problem areas.
• Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, or improve its performance.
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design.
• Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
• Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project.
• Confer with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
• Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met.
• Recommend new technologies and processes for complex software projects.
• Serve as the technical lead of multiple software development teams.
• Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering.
• Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software.
• Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to one or more teams and monitor their performance.

Qualifications

• Twenty (20) years experience as a software engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited institution, or four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Ten (10) years experience:
  • Developing using Java SE, Python, Git, Shell/bash, Nexus, Maven, JavaScript/HTML5/CSS3, JUnit, and IDEs.
  • Software architecture development, requirements analysis, code generation, process execution and evaluation, selection and evaluation of Software Engineering.
  • Experience with containers and container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift, GitLab CI). Highly desired experience includes microservices and microservice orchestration; understanding of CI/CD pipelines; integration of automated testing tools like SonarQube; implementing automated deployments/failure rollbacks; deployment to Kubernetes.
  • Experience supporting programs using an agile development methodology, delivering a new capability in every Sprint.
  • Experience with Spring Framework, Spring Tool Suite, Grit, Jenkins, Hibernate, MySQL, Web Services, and Google Web Toolkit or Vaadin, also a plus.
  • Maintain and improve existing build and deployment processes using CI/CD tools; experience with integration of automated testing tools like SonarQube; implementing automated deployments/failure rollbacks; deployment to Kubernetes.
  • Experience supporting programs using an agile development methodology.
  • Experience working with container images and platforms (Kubernetes/Docker/OpenShift).
  • Experience maintaining an operational environment and use of monitoring tools and dashboard interfaces (Kibana, Grafana, Nagios).
  • Experience administering development and staging environments; understanding of Python, Bash, and Shell scripting.

Benefits

• Competitive health, dental, and vision plans with 100% paid premiums.
• 401k: 6% contribution even if you do not contribute.
• Unlimited time off: 11 standard holidays and 25 days of PTO.
• Career development: career counseling and individualized career development plans, including education and training.
• Employee referral bonuses for successful hires.

Themis Insight is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Themis Insight provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.