Software Engineer 1 - (Python, Kafka, ETL)

Akina • Columbia, MD

12d • Onsite

About The Position

You will be part of a team responsible for delivering mission-critical infrastructure cognizance. You will be tasked with aggregating data sources to create a clear picture of what infrastructure was requested, what infrastructure was deployed, and proactively alerting on any discrepancies. The team's application is used by subject matter experts to investigate, create, and iterate on best practices and deployment rules, and the team detects and surfaces cases where requested or provisioned infrastructure breaks those best practices and rules. Given the visibility and impact of this work, the team interacts with many stakeholders from across the organization and iterates as frequently as possible. As a Software Engineer I focusing on streaming analytics and ETL, you will design pipelines that transform infrastructure data into actionable insights and leverage AI to conduct analysis and rapidly develop new solutions.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Demonstrated use of AI/ML tools to accelerate data analysis and engineering solution development.
• Experience with Kafka and streaming analytics.
• Working knowledge of relational databases.
• 3 yrs. experience, B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.

Nice To Haves

• Experience analyzing cyber security data sets such as network traffic and OS events.
• Understanding of end-to-end SIGINT collection and analysis systems.
• Hands-on experience with production CNO capabilities and operations.
• Familiarity with ClickHouse.
• Proficiency with Git and GitLab.
• Working knowledge of Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Exposure to adjacent domains such as dataflow, data science, or mission analytics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build streaming data pipelines (Kafka, Python) to process infrastructure data.
• Develop ETL workflows to reconcile requested vs. realized infrastructure.
• Apply AI tools and techniques to accelerate analysis and prototype new solutions quickly.
• Ensure scalable and reliable data ingestion and processing.
• Collaborate with full-stack engineers on integration and visualization of results.

Benefits

• 24 days PTO accrued annually
• 11 federal holidays
• 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary
• Healthcare costs for employees covered 100%
• 50% toward dependents healthcare costs
• Educational assistance towards college classes
• Costs associated with job related training and certifications covered

What This Job Offers

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