Software Engineer 2 - (Software Configuration Management, Release Engineering, RPM)

Akina Inc; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 215,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 24 days

11 federal holidays

401k 100% vested

Healthcare coverage for employees

Educational assistance

Job summary

Akina Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer 2 in Annapolis Junction, MD, with strong software configuration management and release engineering experience. You will lead packaging, version control, and artifact management across multiple environments, delivering traceable and reproducible deployments.

The role requires 14+ years of SWE experience and a BS in CS or related field, with salary in the $215k–$263k range. Akina offers substantial benefits and a comprehensive compensation package.

Qualifications

• Fourteen (14) years experience as a SWE in similar scope is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline is required.
• 4 years of additional SWE experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and enhances complex software systems based on requirements.
• Reviews and tests software components for design adherence and documents results.
• Ensures releases are controlled, versioned, packaged, reproducible, and traceable.
• Provides input on system design, hardware/software trade-offs, and reuse.

Skills

Software configuration management

Release engineering

SWE experience 14+ years

CI/CD tooling

Kubernetes (basic)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

14+ years SWE experience

Tools

RPM packages

Helm charts

Container registries (Nexus, Harbor)

Jenkins

Maven

Kubernetes (basic)

Job description

Software Engineer 2 - (Software Configuration Management, Release Engineering, RPM)

• Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Software Engineer 2 - (Software Configuration Management, Release Engineering, RPM)

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 23-BY-T-09-SWE2
Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Description:

The Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements.

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 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.

• Develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems based upon documented requirements.

Position Required Skills:

• Experienced Software Configuration Management & Release Engineer to lead and support software configuration management, release control, software packaging, version control, and artifact repository management across multiple development and deployment environments.
• Ensure that software releases are properly controlled, versioned, packaged, documented, reproducible, and traceable throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Experience with RPM packages, Helm charts, and container images maintained and distributed through repositories and registries such as Sonatype Nexus, Harbor, and ContainerYard.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Maven, along with basic Kubernetes concepts, is beneficial.

SWE2 Qualifications:

Fourteen (14) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

Four (4) years of additional SWE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Salary Range: $215k-$263k (Annually)

The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.