SOFTWARE ENGINEER - DevOps - 14+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly clearance is required - RC - 287/288

Halogen Engineering Group, Inc•Fort George G Meade, MD

37d•$207,000 - $219,000•Onsite

About The Position

Halogen Engineering Group is seeking a Software Engineer with extensive experience in developing, maintaining, and enhancing complex software systems. This role involves working on diverse projects such as processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of large datasets, real-time systems, and business management information systems, all based on documented requirements. The engineer will work individually or as part of a team, reviewing and testing software components for adherence to design requirements, documenting test results, and resolving software problem reports. The position requires utilizing appropriate software development and design methodologies, and providing specific input to software component design, including hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, the use of COTS/GOTS, and requirements analysis. The role is based in Fort Meade, MD, and requires an onsite presence.

Requirements

Candidate would be expected to be “On call” to support system operations.
Comfortable working across the software development lifecycle, including deployment, automation, cloud infrastructure, and production support.
Software engineering experience with the ability to support cloud-native deployments and DevOps-related activities.
Candidates who build software and are comfortable deploying, automating, troubleshooting, and supporting it in production environments.
CI/CD Tools: Familiarity with continuous integration frameworks such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
Infrastructure Tools: Experience with IaC tools like Terraform or Ansible.
Container Platforms: Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
Cloud Experience: Proficiency with major cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
Fourteen (14) years' experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
Current TS/SCI security clearance.
Polygraph clearance required (Poly must be less than 5 years old).

Nice To Haves

Not a pure application developer.
Not a traditional system administrator.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse software systems.
Work individually or as part of a team.
Review and test software components for adherence to design requirements.
Document test results.
Resolve software problem reports.
Utilize software development and software design methodologies.
Provide specific input to the software components of system design.
Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
Debug existing software and correct defects.
Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
Integrate existing software into new or modified system or operating environment.
Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.
Write or review software and system documentation.
Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project.
Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries.
Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, conferring with users or system engineers, analyzing systems flow, data usage and work processes, and investigating problem areas.
Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, or improve its performance.
Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design.
Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints.
Perform quality control on team products.
Implement recommendations 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 system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met.
Recommend new technologies and processes for complex software projects.
Serve as the technical lead of multiple software development teams.
Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering.
Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software.
Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to one or more teams and monitor their performance.

Benefits

CareFirst Insurance
Medical Plans: Three available medical plans – 2 Platinum PPO Plans ($0 Deductible) and 1 HSA Plan ($1500 deductible)
Halogen pays 100% Medical Premium Costs up to $25,000
CareFirst Wellness Rewards Program
Dental Plan
Halogen pays 50% of the plan costs
Vision Plan
Halogen pays 100% of the plan costs
401K Retirement Plan: 10% contribution paid by the company, automatically vested and paid in each pay period.
Life Insurance, AD&D, Short and Long Term Disability Coverage
Paid Time Off: 20 Paid Time Off Days
6 Federal Holidays
5 Floating Holidays
Bonuses: Based on performance and billable hours