Software Engineer IV

Reflexive Concepts; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Reflexive Concepts in Maryland is seeking a Software Engineer IV to design, develop, and maintain a distributed Metrics and Monitoring solution for HPC systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability. The ideal candidate is proficient with Splunk.

The position requires TS/SCI with FS Polygraph or equivalent advanced SWE experience, strong Linux CLI skills, Python development, and experience with CI/CD practices and Ansible. On-site role located in Maryland with potential for growth.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI + FS Polygraph.
• Master's degree + 10 years SWE experience or Bachelor's degree + 12 years SWE experience or 14+ years SWE experience.

Skills

Linux CLI

Python development

Splunk dashboard creation

Splunk data onboarding

Splunk alerting

Event correlation

Kafka

Automation with Ansible

CI/CD practices

Git source control

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

14+ years of SWE experience

Tools

Splunk

GitLab CI

Ansible

Syslog-ng/rsyslog

Kafka

Job description

Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled Software Engineer IV to join our team!

The Software Engineer shall be part of a team responsible for designing, developing and maintaining a comprehensive distributed Metrics and Monitoring solution for HPC systems to ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of HPC infrastructure. In this position, the Software Engineer must be proficient with Splunk.

Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI + FS Polygraph
• 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.

Required Skills + Experience

• Experience using the Linux CLI and the Linux suite of tools
• Experience developing Shell/Perl scripts to automate manual processes
• Recent software development experience using Python
• Experience with Splunk SPL, dashboard creation, and report development
• Experience with Splunk data onboarding, field extractions, data models, and performance tuning
• Experience with Splunk alerting, incident management workflows, and event correlation
• Familiar interfacing with Log Management tools including Syslog-ng and rsyslog
• Familiar Message Brokers such as Kafka
• Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools including Ansible
• Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI
• Experience with Git Source Control System

Desired Skills + Experience

• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)