Software Engineer 2 - (Python, Java, Apache Airflow)

Akina•Annapolis Junction, MD

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Software Engineer designs, develops, tests, deploys, documents, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems based upon documented requirements. These systems might include, but are not limited to, processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, business management information systems, and systems which incorporate data repositories, data transport services, and application and systems development and monitoring. Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software problem reports. Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment. Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Open-Source Software (OSS) and/or Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) software in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components. The Software Engineer shall be responsible for creating and maintaining data workflows and automation pipelines using Apache Airflow. This role focuses on building reliable, scalable, and observable workflow orchestration solutions that support data engineering, analytics, and operational use cases. The engineer will collaborate closely with data engineers, platform teams, and stakeholders to ensure workflows are efficient, secure, and production ready. Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements. Debug existing software and correct defects. Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features. Write or review software and system documentation. Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments. Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories. Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards. Develop and execute test procedures for software components. Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards and conferring with users or system engineers; analyzing systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigating problem areas. Modify existing software to adapt to new hardware or to improve its performance. Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design decisions. Perform quality control on team products. Recommend and implement suggestions for improving documentation and software development process standards. Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project. Confer with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces. Coordinate software installation on a system and monitor performance to ensure operational specifications are met.

Requirements

Experience developing in Unix
Ability to perform shell scripting
Working knowledge of Configuration Management (CM) tools and Web Services implementation
Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
Debug existing software and correct defects
Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features
Write or review software and system documentation
Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories
Software development using languages such as C, C++, Python, Ruby, Perl, JavaScript, etc.
Has experience with agile development processes
Design and development of relational and non-relational database applications
Use of orchestration frameworks such as Spring and Kafka
Familiarization with queue management systems
Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards
Develop and execute test procedures for software components
Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards and conferring with users or system engineers; analyzing systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigating problem areas
Modify existing software to adapt to new hardware or to improve its performance
Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design decisions
Java development using the Eclipse IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
Development of Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications
Software development using continuous integration practices
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, containerd, and Podman
Development of event driven, or data driven analytics
Development of cloud-based solutions and technologies
Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints
Perform quality control on team products
Recommend and implement suggestions for improving documentation and software development process standards
Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project
Confer with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces
Coordinate software installation on a system and monitor performance to ensure operational specifications are met
Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux tools
Experience developing Bash scripts to automate manual processes
Recent software development experience using Python and Java
Experience using Apache Airflow (DAG design, scheduling, operators, sensors) to orchestrate, schedule, and monitor complex workflows
Experience using Distributed Big Data processing engines including Apache Spark
Experience with Git Source Control System
Master’s degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus three (3) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Nice To Haves

Experience using the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
Familiar with AWS Cloud Services and Infrastructure

Responsibilities

Creating and maintaining data workflows and automation pipelines using Apache Airflow.
Building reliable, scalable, and observable workflow orchestration solutions that support data engineering, analytics, and operational use cases.
Collaborating closely with data engineers, platform teams, and stakeholders to ensure workflows are efficient, secure, and production ready.
Analyzing user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
Debugging existing software and correcting defects.
Designing and coding new software or modifying existing software to add new features.
Writing or reviewing software and system documentation.
Integrating existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
Developing simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.
Developing or implementing algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
Developing and executing test procedures for software components.
Developing software solutions by analyzing system performance standards and conferring with users or system engineers; analyzing systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigating problem areas.
Modifying existing software to adapt to new hardware or to improve its performance.
Designing, developing, and modifying software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design decisions.
Performing quality control on team products.
Recommending and implementing suggestions for improving documentation and software development process standards.
Overseeing one or more software development teams and ensuring the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project.
Conferring with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces.
Coordinating software installation on a system and monitoring performance to ensure operational specifications are met.