System Control Software Engineering

Acuity is growing and looking to hire an additional Software Developer (Systems Software) to support a team specializing in designing, engineering, implementation, development and maintenance of enterprise quality mission systems, networks, and applications.

We’re building more than careers—we’re building a place people genuinely love to work. Strong work-life balance and a people-first culture• Competitive compensation + Health/Dental/Vision coverage• 401(k) with company match• Up to $3,000 annually for training and certifications and up to $3,000 for degree seeking programs—so you can keep building the career you want
If you are passionate about using your skills in IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation to make a positive impact, you might find a good fit at Acuity. We serve federal agencies as a trusted digital strategy and technology consulting firm, providing innovative technical leadership to support our customers’ critical missions.
Hands-on experience writing, testing, and maintaining Infrastructure as Code with Terraform (required) and CloudFormation (required).
Hands-on experience configuring, managing, and troubleshooting AWS services including EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, VPC, Security Groups, NACLs, IAM, CloudWatch, and other core services.
Hands-on experience implementing and managing Cl/CD pipelines (Jenkins preferred, but experience with GitLab Cl, GitHub Actions, or similar acceptable).
Strong proficiency in Bash (required) and Python (required) scripting.
Hands-on experience integrating and deploying diverse software systems: AWS cloud services, open-source applications, COTS/GOTS products, and custom applications.
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, security best practices, IAM policies, and AWSarchitecture best practices.
Hands-on experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (Prometheus/Alertmanager, CloudWatch, or similar).
Hands-on experience with database self-hosting including installation, configuration, backup/recovery, high availability, and performance tuning (PostgreSQL and MySQL).
Experience with secrets management solutions (AWS Secrets Manager, or similar).
Knowledge of disaster recovery, backup strategies, and continuity planning.
Experience with cost optimization practices in AWS.
Experience deploying and managing data platform components: Apache Spark, Trina, Apache Ranger, Apache Iceberg, Apache Superset, data catalogs.
Familiarity with data lakehouse architectures and supporting infrastructure.
Background deploying and supporting Al/ML workloads or model serving infrastructure.
Experience mentoring team members on DevOps and cloud best practices.
Familiarity with additional monitoring tools (Grafana, ELK stack).
Experience integrating customer's Enterprise services (SSO, etc.).
Experience with NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB, etc.).
We’re a management and technology consulting firm supporting critical federal missions, where you’ll have the opportunity to solve meaningful challenges, work alongside high-performing teams, and make a real impact from day one.
Grow Your Career, Your Way We invest in you with personalized development plans, mentorship, and up to $3,000 annually for training and certifications and up to $3,000 for degree seeking programs—so you can keep building the career you want
Be Part of Something Innovative You’ll work on cutting-edge solutions that support important government missions, in an environment that encourages new ideas and continuous improvement.
Feel Valued and Rewarded We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a strong focus on work-life balance so you can perform at your best—at work and at home.
Bring Your Whole Self to Work We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to succeed.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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