Cloud Software Engineer 2 - (Cloud, Hadoop, Java)

Akina • Annapolis Junction, MD

10h • Onsite

About The Position

The Cloud Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances complex Big-Data Cloud systems based on documented requirements and contributes to back-end processing, analysis, and indexing within the Cosmic program. The role applies expertise in Cloud Computing, the Hadoop ecosystem, Java applications, Distributed Computing, Information Retrieval, and Object-Oriented Design. The engineer may work independently or as part of a team and reviews and tests software components against design requirements, documenting test results and resolving software problem reports. The role uses software development and design methodologies appropriate to the development environment and provides input to system design, including hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, COTS/GOTS options, and requirements analysis from the system level to individual software components.

The position requires a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and is located in Annapolis Junction, Maryland. Akina describes itself as a small business and offers a compensation and benefits package that includes accrued paid time off, federal holidays, retirement contributions, healthcare coverage, and educational assistance.

Requirements

• Eight years of software engineering experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity, including two years in programs using Big-Data Cloud technologies and/or Distributed Computing.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university; alternatively, four years of cloud software engineering experience on projects with similar Big-Data systems may substitute for a bachelor's degree.
• TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
• Required skills and technologies include Cloud and Distributed Computing; Information Retrieval; Cloud Big Table; Cloud Distributed File System; MapReduce analytics; Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks; Utility Computing; Network Management; virtualization (VMWare or VirtualBox); Python; CFEngine; Bash; Ruby or related technologies; firewalls; PKI certificate and server authentication; corporate authentication services; Object-Oriented Design and Programming; Java; Eclipse or similar development environment; Maven; RESTful web services; YARN; J2EE; MapReduce; Zookeeper; HDFS; HBase; JMS; concurrent programming; multi-node implementation and installation; Apache Lucene; Apache Solr; MongoDB; XML, JSON, CSV, binary formats, sequence or map files, and Avro; Aspect-Oriented Design and Development; debugging and profiling; cloud and distributed installations; JVM memory management; profiling Java applications; UNIX/Linux; CentOS; SIGINT collection disciplines; geolocation emitter identification signal applications; joint program collection platforms and dataflow architectures; signals characterization analysis; Linux/RedHat; Subversion; ClearQuest; and Razor.

Nice To Haves

• Information Retrieval experience.
• Ability to implement complex workflows that manage Cloud MapReduce analytics.
• Ability to implement code that interacts with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks.
• Ability to oversee software development tasks and ensure work is completed within the project's software development process constraints.
• Ability to recommend improvements to documentation and software development process standards.
• A master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline may substitute for two years of experience.
• Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer certification may substitute for one year of Cloud experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex Big-Data Cloud systems based on documented requirements.
• Contribute to back-end processing, analysis, and indexing within the Cosmic program.
• Apply Cloud Computing, Hadoop ecosystem, Java, Distributed Computing, Information Retrieval, and Object-Oriented Design expertise.
• Work individually or as part of a team.
• Review and test software components for adherence to design requirements and document test results.
• Resolve software problem reports.
• Use software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.
• Provide input to system design, including hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, COTS/GOTS use, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

Benefits

• 24 days of PTO accrued annually.
• 11 federal holidays.
• 401(k) is 100% vested on the start date, with a company direct contribution worth 10% of salary.
• Company covers 100% of employee healthcare costs and 50% of dependent healthcare costs.
• Educational assistance for college classes.
• Coverage of costs associated with job-related training and certifications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level