Principal DevOps / Software Engineer
About The Position
GliaCell is seeking a Principal DevOps / Software Engineer to support a U.S. Government customer on one of our subcontracts. This full-time position involves providing technical expertise to sustain critical mission-related software and systems. You will be part of the Mission Intelligence (MI) team, contributing to data engineering, analysis, and automation efforts. The MI team maintains a business intelligence platform essential for data-driven decisions, and your primary role will be to ensure its availability. Additionally, you will function as a software engineer and analytic developer, designing, developing, and integrating solutions for analyzing large datasets to establish mission cognizance and deliver mission-centric insights.
Requirements
- Possess an active or rein-statable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
- U.S. Citizenship.
- 12 years of Professional/Education experience and a Bachelors of Science Degree, or 4 additional years in place of a BS Degree.
- Works well independently as well as on a team.
- Strong communication skills.
- Strong customer service mindset.
- Production-grade software development experience in Java and Python.
- Experience or familiarity with site reliability engineering (SRE) principles.
- Familiarity with customer authentication and authorization platforms and standards.
- Experience with productizing software as containers and deployment with Docker/Kubernetes.
- Confidence with Git and Gitlab for software version control.
- Confidence with basic to intermediate Linux System Administration tasks.
- Willingness to contribute to internal and customer-facing written documentation.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Apache NiFi.
- Familiarity with Elasticsearch and Kibana.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes.
- Knowledge of map-reduce analytic environments (e.g., Hadoop).
- Knowledge of end-to-end SIGINT collection and analysis systems.
- Experience with production CNO capabilities and operations.
- Experience with frontend UI development.
Responsibilities
- Incrementally incorporate site reliability engineering principles into the existing operational platform.
- Maintain and advance a mission-essential business intelligence platform.
- Elicit requirements from stakeholders, gather and analyze available data, and develop solutions for delivering key metrics.
- Develop analytics to combine, normalize, and enrich large data sets.
- Design and implement ETL workflows to convert and normalize data.
- Augment the platform with new tools or technologies.
- Provide guidance to more junior software engineers and data scientists.
- Communicate clearly through written documentation.
Benefits
- CareFirst Medical Coverage for Employee and Dependents
- Guardian Dental and Vision Coverage for Employee and Dependents
- Up to 25 Days of Paid Time Off
- Up to 40 hours of PTO Carryover
- 11 Federal Government Holidays
- Work From Home Opportunities
- 401K Company Contribution, Fully Vested Day 1
- Discretionary, Certification, and Sign-On Bonus Potential
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Annual Professional Development
- 100% Premium Covered for Life & Disability Insurances
- Additional Voluntary Life Insurance Coverage Available
- Employee Assistance Program
- Travel Protection Program
- Financial Planning Assistance
- Bereavement and Jury Duty Leave
- Monthly Team and Family Events
- Technology Budget
- Global Entry
- Annual Swag Budget
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
