Software Engineer - 3 (DevOPs/Shell/Bash/Python) at Akina, Inc. Annapolis Junction, MD
Akina, Inc.
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Job summary
Akina, Inc. seeks a Software Engineer - 3 (DevOps/Shell/Bash/Python) to contribute to DevOps and automation efforts supporting HPC systems in a Linux environment.
The role emphasizes software integration, framework development, and automated infrastructure to ensure high availability and scalable deployments. The candidate will work with stakeholders to streamline the deployment pipeline, perform shell scripting, and apply CI/CD practices.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Computer Science or related field plus five years of SWE experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field plus seven years of SWE experience.
- Nine years of SWE experience in programs and contracts of similar scope and complexity.
Responsibilities
- Analyze user requirements to derive design and performance requirements.
- Debug existing software and correct defects.
- Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
- Develop and execute test procedures for software components.
- Oversee multiple software development teams as appropriate to the project.
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Job description
TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Telework Available: Not Available
Note: Please be aware that although this position is listed as SWE-3, it is not centered around software development. This role is entirely focused on DevOps tasks.
The DevOps Software Engineer shall be responsible for software integration efforts, development of framework solutions, and maintaining automated infrastructure solutions to ensure high availability and scalability of HPC systems in a Linux environment. In this role, the DevOps Software Engineer shall work closely with various stakeholders to streamline the deployment pipeline and optimize system performance.
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 Off-The-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.
- Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
- Debug existing software and correct defects.
- Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
- Write or review software and system documentation.
- Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
- Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.
- Software development using languages such as C, C++, Python, Ruby, Perl, JavaScript, etc.
- Has experience with agile development processes.
- Has experience with source code control systems, such as Git.
- Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project.
- Design and development of relational and non-relational database applications.
- Use of orchestration frameworks such as Spring and Kafka.
- Familiarization with queue management systems.
- Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
- Develop and execute test procedures for software components.
- Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards and conferring with users or system engineers; analyzing systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigating problem areas.
- Modify existing software to adapt to new hardware or to improve its performance.
- Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design decisions.
- Java development using the Eclipse IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
- Development of Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications.
- Experience using collaboration and software development tools (ie. Atlassian).
- Software development using continuous integration practices.
- Experience with container technologies (ie. Docker).
- Unix shell scripting.
- Development of event driven or data driven analytics.
- Development of cloud-based solutions and technologies.
- Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints. Perform quality control on team products.
- Recommend and implement suggestions 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 installation on a system and monitor performance 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.
- Experience with Linux CLI.
- Experience writing scripts using Shell/Bash/Python.
- Linux administration experience including software integration, service management, configuration management, and routine sustainment operations related to provisioning, storage, and networking.
- Experience installing, configuring, and supporting COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, libraries, and packages in a Linux environment.
- Software development experience with Java and Python.
- Experience with stream/batch Big Data processing and analytic frameworks including Spark.
- Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI.
- Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation infrastructure provisioning and configuration using tools such as Ansible.
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker.
- Experience deploying containerized services under Kubernetes orchestration.
- Demonstrated experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus/Grafana.
- Experience with Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration.
- Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence).
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.
$162k-$294k (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.
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.
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.
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