Software Engineer Skill Level 2

Wyetech•Annapolis Junction, MD

About The Position

Wyetech is seeking a Software Engineer Skill Level 2 to support FFPP VISTA Development and Sustainment on the Common Services Team. The role develops, maintains, and enhances complex software systems based on documented requirements. Work may involve processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithms, very large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems, and may be performed individually or as part of a team. The Software Engineer reviews and tests software components against design requirements, documents test results, resolves software problem reports, and uses development and design methods appropriate to the environment. The position also contributes to system design decisions, including hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, COTS/GOTS alternatives, and requirements analysis. The position requires a TS clearance with a customer-appropriate polygraph. Wyetech describes its employee experience as including a SEP IRA contribution, paid time off, voluntary benefits, employee referral bonuses, mobility among supported contracts, team-building events, and complimentary branded clothing orders. The stated hourly pay range is $88.65–$112.05; actual compensation may vary based on factors including contract rates, education, experience, skills, certifications, and location.

Requirements

Fourteen years of experience as a Software Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university; four additional years of Software Engineer experience on projects with similar software processes may substitute for the degree.
Three years of Other Cloud Experience as described in the contract-specific requirements.
Experience with Hadoop, Accumulo, AWS, Terraform, Java, and Python.
Experience with distributed scalable Big Data Stores (NoSQL), such as HBase, CloudBase/Accumulo, or BigTable.
Experience with the MapReduce programming model and technologies such as Hadoop, Hive, or Pig.
Experience with the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS).
Experience with serialization such as JSON and/or BSON.
TS clearance with customer-appropriate polygraph.

Responsibilities

Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
Design and code new software or modify existing software to add features, correct errors, adapt to new hardware, or improve performance.
Debug existing software and correct defects.
Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories, and design or implement complex database or repository interfaces and queries.
Recommend and implement improvements to documentation and software development process standards.
Develop or implement algorithms that meet system performance and functional standards, including complex algorithms with strict timing, resource, or interface constraints.
Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components; review and test components against design requirements and document test results.
Write or review software and system documentation.
Develop software solutions by analyzing performance standards, consulting users or system engineers, analyzing system flows, data use, and work processes, and investigating problem areas.
Serve as team lead when appropriate to the software development process.
Use scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure the outcomes and consequences of software design.
Perform quality control on team products and oversee software development teams to ensure work follows process constraints.
Confer with system and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and obtain information about project limitations, capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces.
Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met.
Provide input to system design, including hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, COTS/GOTS use in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis.

Benefits

Company contribution of 20% of gross compensation to a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA, with no employee matching requirement; contributions are fully vested from day one.
Paid time off of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations, with flexibility to adjust PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year.
Voluntary medical plan options, some with a Health Savings Account (HSA).
Vision and dental benefits.
Life and AD&D benefits.
Short- and long-term disability benefits.
Hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurance.
Optional identity theft and legal protection services.
Employee referral bonus eligibility up to $10,000.
Mobility among Wyetech-supported contracts.
Team-building events, including monthly lunches, a summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party.
Two complimentary branded clothing orders annually.