Software Engineer

Synergy ECP; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergy ECP, based in Columbia, MD, seeks a Software Engineer to design, develop, test, deploy, document, and maintain advanced software systems for defense, intelligence, and health care sectors. You will work on real-time analytics, large data processing, and data repositories, collaborating with a team using agile SCRUM practices.

Qualifications include a Master’s or Bachelor’s in CS with substantial SWE experience, knowledge of Java/JavaScript, Tomcat, and Elastic stacks. U.S.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline with 3+ years SWE experience OR Bachelor's degree with 5+ years SWE experience OR 7+ years SWE experience.
• SWE-3 qualifications require Master's +5 years or Bachelor's +7 years or 9 years total experience.
• SWE-4 qualifications require Master's +10 years or Bachelor's +12 years or 14 years total experience.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, tests, deploys, documents, maintains, and enhances complex software systems.
• Reviews and tests software components for adherence to design requirements and documents results.
• Discussions on hardware/software trade-offs, OSS/GOTS usage, and requirements analysis from system to component levels.

Skills

Software development

System architecture

Java

JavaScript

Apache Tomcat

Elastic (ELK/BEATs)

SCRUM

Software documentation

Code reviews

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Apache Tomcat

Elasticsearch

Kubernetes

NiFi

Docker

Job description

Company Description

Synergy ECP is a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business SD(VOSB) that was formed in July 2007 with Headquarters in Columbia, MD and is made up of talented, dedicated staff to provide a broad range of services to the defense, intelligence and health care industries.

In an ultra-competitive environment, Synergy ECP has thrived by adhering to our name, making sure excellence is displayed by our Employees, to our Customers and by Improving Performance (ECP).

It's what sets us apart, enabling us to be an autonomous yet agile business that delivers huge results - showing we're ready to meet our customers' evolving demands.

Synergy ECP has earned a client list that includes numerous Fortune 100 companies, in addition to multiple branches of the US government and military services.

Synergy ECP is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.

Clearance Required

TS/SCI

Other Requirements

U.S. Citizenship

Description

The Software Engineer designs, develops, tests, deploys, documents, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems based upon documented requirements. These systems might include, but are not limited to, processing intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, business management information systems, and systems which incorporate data repositories, data transport services, and application and systems development and monitoring. Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software problem reports.

Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment. Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Open Source Software (OSS) and/or Commercial OffThe-Shelf (COTS) Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) software in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components. Experience developing in Unix. Ability to perform shell scripting. Working knowledge of Configuration Management (CM) tools and Web Services implementation.

SWE-2 Qualifications

Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus three (3) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
OR
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
OR
Seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

SWE-3 Qualifications

Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
OR
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus seven(7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
OR
Nine (9) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

SWE-4 Qualifications

Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus ten (10) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
OR
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus twelve (12) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
OR
Fourteen (14) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Task Required Skills

• Demonstrated hands-on software development experience
• Experience with system architecture
• Experience in programming with Java or JavaScript
• Experience with Apache Tomcat
• Experience with Elastic Products (ELK and BEATs)
• Experience participating in SCRUM agile software development activities
• Experience developing software documentation
• Experience participating in code reviews

Task Desired Skills

• 508 Compliance
• Experience writing queries to better performance
• Demonstrated experience using the Atlassian product suite (Confluence, Jira, BitBucket, and/or Bamboo) to capture, track, and assess requirements
• Programming experience with Spark and/or Scala
• Experience with NiFi
• Experience with creating and deploying Docker containers
• Experience with Kubernetes