Software/Applications Architect/Developer/Engineer

Cleared Solutions Inc; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical / Dental / Vision coverage

401(k) with company match

FSA (Section 125)

Flexible leave policy

Job summary

Cleared Solutions Inc. in Chantilly, Virginia, seeks a Software/Applications Architect/Developer/Engineer to design, build, secure and deploy mission-critical software across networks that collect, process, store, search, visualize or deliver mission data.

The role spans the full stack and emphasizes agile, DevSecOps, and cloud-based infrastructure. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in software and systems development, with at least 3 years in IC, and holds a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Qualifications

• Clearance: U.S. Citizenship and active TS/SCI with polygraph is required.
• Degree: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate in a related IT/engineering field.
• Experience: 7+ years in software and systems development, with 3+ years in IC.
• Certifications: None required.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead development and integration of complex, secure information systems.
• Guide software engineers in applying system engineering to secure designs.
• Oversee full SDLC using modern agile and DevSecOps practices.
• Design reviews, documentation, and mentor junior developers.

Skills

Architecting and leading development

Full application stack analysis

Object-oriented programming

REST / Microservices

Security integration

DevSecOps practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Jenkins

GitHub / GitLab

CloudFormation

Terraform

Job description

Position Title

Software/Applications Architect/Developer/Engineer

Description

Candidate will work closely with a diverse client project team responsible for architecting, building, maintaining, deploying, and/or administering mission software and web applications distributed across multiple networks that collect, process, store, search, visualize, or deliver unique mission data. These functions will be applied to specific client IT programs or across a large enterprise of federated programs developed by different organizations. The development environment is fast-paced, spans the full application stack, and increasingly leverages agile development methodologies, Dev(Sec)Ops tools and processes, and an expanding cloud-based infrastructure. Depending on current team needs, responsibilities may include: identify and document system scope and objectives; design, code, test, debug, and document new programs; prepare detailed specifications; contribute to development of security authorization documentation; represent program in design reviews and demonstrations; and mentor junior developers.

About Cleared Solutions Inc.

Cleared Solutions is a national security-focused, small business platform for highly skilled IT consultants and strategic advisers specializing in transforming legacy technical environments into modern, agile, and secure IT enterprises. Our expertise in Data/Information, IT Services/Applications, Cybersecurity/Information Assurance, and Counterintelligence/Insider Threats enables us to effectively operate from the C-Suite to the Dev-Suite working with partners and clients to solve the most difficult challenges. We drive towards rapid decision making and high-quality, trusted, and comprehensive deliverables. Our consultants thrive in integrated contractor teams where collaboration with our corporate and government partners yield targeted, measurable, and mission-oriented results. We have multiple national security clients in the Washington Metro Area across multiple contract vehicles in need of top-notch talent.

Qualifications

• Clearance: Positions require U.S. Citizenship and active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph
• Degree: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a closely-related Engineering or IT discipline
• Certifications: None required
• Experience: Minimum 7 years (with minimum 3 years in the IC) developing, securing, integrating, deploying, maintaining, and evaluating software and systems

Knowledge/Skills/Expertise

• Architecting and leading the development and integration of complex and secure information systems
• Directing and assisting software/system engineers in the application of system engineering principles to secure systems design problems
• Full application stack systems analysis and software/application development life cycle based on modern agile development practices
• Object-oriented programming development concepts and design patterns
• Programming Languages: Java, Javascript, Python, C/C++, JSON, PHP, Perl, SQL, Scala, Groovy, Ruby, Pig/Hive, Elixir, XML
• Frameworks: Angular, React, ExtJS, Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate
• Architectural Styles: REST, Microservices, Service Oriented, Event Driven
• Cloud: Amazon Web Services (e.g., Commercial and Government Cloud Services for DoD and IC, EMR w/Spark and RDS, EC2, EBS, S3, Route 53, RDS, VPC, ELB, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, CloudTrail, Blue Green deployment, Auto scaling, Trusted Advisor, Identity & Access Management, Simple Notation Service, Billing Console), Microsoft Azure
• Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Ansible, Nexus, Software defined networking
• Data Ingestion/ETL: Spark, Nifi, Kafka, Flink, ActiveMQ, Pentaho, machine translation, language identification
• Databases/Indexing/Analytics: PostgreSQL, RDS, Microsoft Access, Oracle 10g/11g, MqSQL/Workbench, MongoDB, Hbase, Cassandra, MapReduce, Lucene, ElasticSearch, Spark, Latent Semantic Indexing
• Security Integration: Auto scaling, Anti-virus, Identity and access management software (Centrify), Auditing/logging, VPC Flow Logs, Continuous Risk Evaluation, Trusted Advisor, STS, LDAP, Active Directory, Non-standard person entities (NSPEs) including non-person entities (NPEs) and non-standard entities (NSEs), X.509 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificates
• Authentication: LDAP, Oauth, AWS STS, Active Directory
• Infrastructure: AWS/C2S, proxies between stacks, encrypted data, Cisco Cloud Center, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS), Cisco ACI Fabric, OpenStack, Vormetric, F5 Big-IP, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, CloudTrail
• DevOps/DevSecOps: Chef, Puppet, Jenkins, Ansible, GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, Docker, CloudFormation, ANT); development-related tooling such as IDE, build, source control, and test applications (e.g., Eclipse, IntelliJ); and test-driven-development methodologies

Compensation/Benefits

Cleared Solutions offers a comprehensive and attractive package of compensation and benefit offerings that are selected and tuned to provide the greatest benefits to our employees. Our compensation packages are largely driven by the market and what our clients and partners are willing to pay for our services and consultant expertise.

• 100% covered medical, dental, orthodontia, vision, and prescription insurance premiums
• 401(k) with company match
• Section 125 flexible spending accounts
• a flexible leave policy

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Cleared Solutions Inc. is a Virginia Small Business incorporated since 2004.