Software Developer / Integration Engineer / INT Engineer - Active Secret Clearance

Software Developer / Integration Engineer

Riptide Technology is hiring a Software Developer / Integration Engineer for a hybrid role out of Washington, DC at the Naval Research Lab. The Software Developer / Integration Engineer will join the TNM team.

Tactical Network Modeling (TNM) is a network emulation and modeling environment for virtual field testing multi-path, mesh, and advanced networking protocols across all operational domains; from space to seabed. Mission-driven metrics are used to evaluate the network's performance using event-driven scenarios. The TNM toolset creates digital twins of the protocol stack under-test across all of the relevant nodes in the network topology and then simulates the scenario using either virtualized hardware or physical connections to actual hardware in the loop. The state of the network and its performance metrics are stored in a time-series database and evaluated in real-time.

Work will be split between home (Telework) and NRL (maximally 2-3 days per week) at discretion of program manager.

Responsibilities:

• The Naval Research Lab seeks a highly adaptable, quick learning, self-starter engineer to join the NRL TNM team.
• The software developer & INT engineer will design, analyze and integrate existing subsystems leveraging Python to orchestrate the latest network technology and tools within the TNM tool suite.
• The candidate will have experience in AGILE Software development for Linux environments pursuing Network modeling/simulation for wired and wireless network applications.
• Experience would include leveraging python to write glue code between subsystems.
• Familiarity with coding standards, configuration management, CDCI, VMs, Containerization, and Linux applications is required.
• This job entails daily coding of the networking tools to model unique networking architectures with a focus on analytics that provide metrics on network performance. This is NOT a network administrator position.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Math, Computer Science, or Network Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in the software development field/industry
• Resourceful, quick learner who has flexibility with changing and dynamic requirements
• Coding: Python 3.9, VMs, Podman and Docker Container Creation, Dockerized subsystems, Docker/Podman Compose, Custom Interface creation, gRPC, REST.
• Familiar with AGILE environment including bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence, and JENKINS workflows. Familiar with build manifests and automated testing with Pytest.
• Data model creation, large data processing, task & queue automation, sub-classing, robust regex creation, build chain tracking, Sphinx and self-documentation.
• Familiar with Linux system admin, Redhat 9, Python and Linux scripting & OSquery.
• Familiarity with software packaging. Capable of installing and configuring Linux as well as minor system/network administrative functions.
• Demonstrated understanding of Atlassian tools such as confluence, git, Jira, Jenkins, Artifactory.
• Understanding of git and software development version control to include code reviews, PRs, and merging.

Desired Qualifications:

• Network Modeling/Simulation, Network Modeling Tools expertise. Solid foundation in industry/standard network technologies, routers, switches, spanning tree, routing protocols.
• Familiarity with MANETs and related protocols is a plus (ex: IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, PPP, Ethernet).
• Familiarity with Software Defined Network architecture and service based implementations
• Familiarity with Traffic Engineering to include aspects such as prioritization, QOS, Class of Services to include L2 radio/router
• Familiarity with Network Security Abstraction exampled by end to end crypto solutions such as HAIPE

Security Clearance Requirements:

• Active SECRET Clearance required to work at NRL
• Candidate may eventually be required to possess an active TOP SECRET/SCI clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph

$160,000 - $185,000 a year 401(k) company contribution equivalent to 10% of employee's salary, immediately 100% vested, no matching required. 100% company paid dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance. Employer-provider health insurance, employee and family coverage, 85% company paid. 6 weeks annual paid time off for holidays, vacation, and sick leave. 12 weeks paid family leave, 2-5 days bereavement leave, and 2 weeks Military Reserve Duty differential pay provided for qualifying events. Opportunities for annual performance-based bonuses.

Riptide Technology, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer ensuring no employee or prospective employee will be discriminated against based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or marital status with regards to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion or rehiring.