Software Engineer 2 (Metrics & Monitoring)

Software Engineer 2 (Metrics & Monitoring)

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Type: Contract

Compensation Range: $170 -$190K *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

SWE-2 Qualifications: Master's degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus three (3) 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 five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity. OR Seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Position Description The DevOps 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.

Position Required Skills

• Experience using the Linux CLI
• Experience using Linux tools and developing Bash scripts to automate manual processes
• Recent software development experience using Python
• Willingness to learn Splunk for data collection, message brokers, data storage, and presentation tools
• 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

Position Desired Skills

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