Senior Software Engineer - Analytics Services Lead

Fusion Innovation; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

FusionInnovation seeks a Senior Software Engineer – Analytics Services Lead to own the analytics services portfolio across large-scale, globally distributed platforms. You will lead Java-based microservices, search, visualization, and observability capabilities built with Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Grafana, and Vue.js 3.

The role requires deep experience in analytics design, high-performance engineering, and end-to-end operational ownership of mission-critical services.

Qualifications

• Experience leading analytics services and dashboards.
• Strong background in Java-based microservices.
• Deep knowledge of search, aggregation, and visualization tech.

Responsibilities

• Own the analytics services portfolio including user-facing analytics, search and aggregate query services, event rollups, and telemetry analytics.
• Lead design, development, and delivery of Java-based microservices for analytics, search, aggregation, and reporting workflows.
• Define architectures for cached/indexed queries, multi-field and nested aggregations, and event rollups.
• Tune latency and performance for analytics in real-time workflows.
• Lead the design and operation of Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana/Grafana/Vue.js 3 solutions.
• Define indexing, sharding, retention, caching, and query strategies for analytics workloads.
• Establish data models and service contracts for consistent analytics across deployments.
• Partner with data/platform/software teams to improve data ingestion and quality of searchable data.
• Own health, scalability, and observability of analytics microservices.
• Guide dashboards, visualizations, and reusable reporting capabilities.
• Use telemetry and APM data with teams to improve reliability and root-cause analysis.
• Lead incident analysis when analytics/observability impact operations.

Skills

Java microservices

Performance engineering

Analytics design

Telemetry analytics

Observability

Tools

Elasticsearch

Logstash

Kibana

Grafana

Vue.js 3

Job description

FusionInnovation's recent growth has earned us a top spot in the Inc 5000 FastestGrowing Private Companies in America and in Washington Business Journal's BestPlaces to Work multiple years in a row. Our team members are passionate abouttheir work and are empowered to contribute their unique skills and perspectivesto our projects. Here at Fusion, we put people first. When you join us, youdon't just join a company, you join a family. If you are ready to be part of afun and engaging team where your innovative ideas are heard, supported, andmake ever lasting mission impacts for our Nation's most sensitive programs, youhave come to the right place.

Position Overview

The Senior Software Engineer – Analytics Services Lead will own the architecture, delivery, performance, and operational evolution of the analytics services domain for a large-scale, globally distributed mission platform. This position leads a portfolio of Java-based microservices and supporting search, visualization, and observability capabilities built with Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Grafana, and Vue.js 3. The ideal candidate combines deep search and aggregation expertise with strong performance engineering, user-facing analytics design, and end-to-end operational ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the analytics services portfolio, including user-facing analytics, search and aggregate query services, event rollups, nested aggregations, telemetry analytics, APM-related services, and analytics-focused administrative and visualization interfaces.
• Lead the design, development, and delivery of Java-based microservices supporting analytics, search, aggregation, and reporting workflows.
• Define architecture for cached and indexed queries, composite aggregations across multiple fields, and nested aggregations used for event rollups and hierarchy-based summaries.
• Ensure analytics services support both mission-facing reporting and operational telemetry analysis across applications, infrastructure, and networks.
• Tune queries and service interactions to meet strict latency and performance requirements, including analytics embedded in real-time transaction workflows.
• Lead the design and operation of solutions using Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Grafana, and Vue.js 3.
• Define indexing, sharding, retention, caching, and query strategies for operational and user-facing analytics workloads.
• Establish data models and service contracts that promote consistent analytics across distributed deployments.
• Partner with data, platform, and software engineering teams to improve ingestion pipelines and the structure and quality of searchable data.
• Own the health, scalability, observability, and operational readiness of analytics microservices.
• Guide the implementation of dashboards, visualizations, role‑specific analytics views, and reusable reporting capabilities.
• Use telemetry and APM data with operations and engineering teams to improve reliability, identify bottlenecks, and support root‑cause analysis.
• Lead incident analysis when analytics or observability performance affects mission or platform operations.