Software Engineer

Job Description

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a TS/SCI cleared Software Engineer to support a long-term DIA-NEMC DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract. You will work closely with Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Architects, and Operations Engineering/Manager on a broad scope of activities extending across the development of systems to include middle-tier and backend engineering tasks. Have impact as part of a mission focused, solutions oriented, and adaptive team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. While most work is conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. The percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements/deliverables.

Required Skills

• Experience with containerization, especially with Docker.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools and practices, especially Gitlab or Jenkins.
• At least 8 years of experience with the following:
  
  • Python
  • API development
• Experience in Extraction, Transformation, and Load (ETL).
• Experience enterprise search capabilities (such as Elasticsearch) to solve Big Data challenges.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and SQL server.
• Experience with Agile practices.
• Hands-on development and/or scripting experience, especially Python and Bash in Linux environment.
• Experience with AWS cloud-based architecture, services (Lambda, etc.), and software development.
• Experience with Artifactory.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Enthusiastic with the ability to work well in a team and a self-starter who can work on their own.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience.
• Masters with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.
  
  • Additional years of experience in lieu of degree are acceptable.

Tasks

• 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.
• Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of COTS/GOTS in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.
• Designs, implements, and integrates software applications or performs software engineering tasks.
• Utilizes software engineering and design methodologies appropriate to the development, integration, and production environment.
• Participate in test, staging and production deployment.
• Assist in the maintenance of services and procedures for a big data pipeline which includes Kafka, Elasticsearch, and several in-house written python/java micro services running on Kubernetes.
• Develop and integrate Docker containers to be deployed to Kubernetes.
• Monitor automated system integration tests to identify failed modules and components.
• Manage individual project priorities, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Foster an environment of collaboration with the different team members in the goal of providing quality service and product to our customers.

Desired Skills

• Active Security certification.
• Active CE certification.
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification by the Government.
• GraphQL Service
• Apache NiFi
• Experience with systems at scale.
• Kafka or other message passing systems.
• Experience of a production/enterprise system.
• Appian low-code application development platform.
• Experience with any of the following technologies:
  
  • GPU-based Kubernetes
  • SALT for deployment automation
  • Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Logstash