Quantitative Software Engineer

Description

We are looking for a talented Software Engineer to support the analysis and validation of mission critical and mission support data sets. The preferred candidate will have a background in supporting cyber and/or network related missions within the military spaces, as either a developer, analyst or engineer.

Requirements

Essential Job Responsibilities

• The ideal candidate will have worked with big data systems, complex structured and unstructured data sets, and have supported government data acquisition, analysis, and/or sharing efforts in the past.
• To excel in the position, the candidate shall have a strong attention to detail, be able to understand technical complexities, and have the willingness to learn and adapt to the situation.
• The candidate will work both independently and as part of a team to accomplish client objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Security Clearance-Current active TS, SCI eligible
• 14 years of experience and a BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or technical degree or industry experience equivalent (+4 years relevant experience can substitute for a BS degree)
• Experience with programming languages such as Python and Java.
• Fluency with data extraction, custom translation development, and loading including data prep and labeling to enable data analytics.
• Familiarity with various log formats such as JSON, XML, and others.
• Ability to decompose technical problems and troubleshoot system and dataflow issues.
• Proficiency with Unix/Linux systems required: primary work environments is macOS.
• Must be willing to achieve required skill certification promptly
• Willingness to do a programming challenge during the interview process.
• Place of Performance: either Columbia, MD or San Antonio, TX. Both positions would involve Hybrid work.

Desired Skills (Optional)

• Experience with NOSQL databases such as Accumulo desired
• CI Poly preferred
• Experience developing with Kubernetes environments
• Prior Experience supporting cyber and/or network security operations within a large enterprise, as either an analyst, engineer, architect, or developer.
• Experience with data flow, management, and storage solutions (i.e. Kafka, NiFi, and AWS S3 and SQS solutions).
• Familiarity with Agile Project team and task management environment.
• Good communication skills
• Experience with Zoom/Teams/Meet style team meetings