Software Engineer 4 (Hybrid)

• Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
• Type: Contract
• Job #3861

Title: Software Engineer 4 (Hybrid)
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Compensation Range: $210 -$230K
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *

Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

Position Description:
The Software Engineer shall be responsible for developing and maintaining a system that manages access to HPC resources in a large multi-tenant containerized Kubernetes Linux environment.
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.
Requirements:

• Experience using the Linux CLI
• Experience developing and maintaining scripts using Bash/Python
• Experience installing, configuring, and supporting COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, libraries, and packages in a Linux environment
• Recent software development experience using Python
• Experience designing and developing REST interfaces using FastAPI
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, PodMan, and containerd
• Experience with container orchestration technologies including Kubernetes
• Experience administering Kubernetes clusters in an AWS environment
• Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) concepts, principles and automation tools including Ansible and Terraform
• Demonstrated experience using system monitoring tools such as Grafana/Prometheus
• Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools including GitLab
• Experience using Git Version Control System

Position Desired Skills:

• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
• Familiarity with web technologies including JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and React
• Familiar with HPC workload management systems including Slurm
• Experience with ArgoCD, AirFlow, SQL, and JupyterLab
• Familiar with stream/batch Big Data processing and analytic frameworks including Spark
• Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions including Keycloak