Software Engineer

VTG•Chantilly, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

VTG is seeking a Software Developer for a 200+ FTE technical development program supporting the Sponsor's Enterprise PKI System as well as IdAM IICAM, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes and Digital Policy Management. The Software Engineer will work with a team of developers, engineers and testers to support and modernize existing PKI systems as well as developing new systems for other networks.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
Bachelor of Science (BS) degree and 3-5 years of demonstrable experience
Experience creating applications with Java, Springboot, and Amazon Web Services for backend components, focusing on low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems
Experience working closely with product owners, business analysts, and other teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Experience writing custom scripts to install and configure code in EC2 instances
Experience using Git
Experience using CloudFormation scripts
Experience creating RESTful API
Experience using XML, JSON and YAML
Experience creating applications/services using Java, JavaScript, and bash scripting
Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL and use of SQL or PLSQL
Hands-on experience with Linux (CLI)
Hands on experience with scripting and Java
Strong, hands-on experience with Linux (CLI)
Experience with scripting and programming languages like BASH and Python

Nice To Haves

Strong working knowledge of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and understand key concepts like digital certificates and Certificate Authorities (CAs).
Knowledge of Registration Authorities (RAs), key management practices, cryptographic algorithms, certificate revocation procedures, and trust models.
Ability to design a robust system to issue, manage, and revoke digital certificates while ensuring the integrity and authenticity of users and entities within a network.
Ability to learn PKI concepts if not already possessed.

Responsibilities

Create new features for legacy PKI systems as sponsor's mission continues to expand and evolve.
Build new systems as new mission needs arise.
Actively work to build new PKI systems on other networks.
Participate in planning deliverables and grooming the Jira backlog.
Continually fine tune performance and ensure clear communication.
Participate in a team rotation of O&M responsibilities.
Be on-call for after-hours support approximately one week every three months.
Translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Analyze and decompose complex software systems and create designs for scalability, testability, and performance.
Write custom scripts to install and configure code in EC2 instances.
Create RESTful API.
Address, mitigate security findings stemming from system security scans.
Develop APIs to integrate systems and services.