Junior Software Engineer

Job Description ECS is seeking a Jr.

Software

Engineer to work onsite at our Springfield, VA customer site.

Job Description: You will serve as Jr.

Software

Engineer on a state-of-the-art ML/AI RDT&E program focusing on integrating unique solutions and quick-wins to a government client. Leveraging agile software development approaches and your experience with front-end and back-end technologies, you will lead technical efforts with participating parties across the government and tech industry to integrate multiple ML applications into a single-fused solution.

Part of this responsibility includes: Participating in server-side and client-side work

Enhancing existing applications through creative techniques that are mindful of technical resources and time constraints

Co-leading product direction and feature specification with community stakeholders and Program Manager. Fundamentally, we are interested in individuals who are motivated by the mission, find meaning in solving hard-problems, and recognize operating in a hierarchically-flat environment makes for better communication, collaboration, and coordination.

Required Skills Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI + CI Poly security clearance

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related STEM field with 0-3 years of relevant experience

Ability develop, integrate, and troubleshoot software applications for Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) solutions in C++, Python, Java, and JavaScript

Strong attention to detail and high-quality code using robust design patterns

Experience in both SQL, NoSQL and in-memory databases (PostgreSQL, Elastic, Redis)

Ability to Build real-time data pipeline and event-driven architectures (Kafka Streaming)

Develop server-side apps and implemented end-to-end distributed tracing and system monitoring (OpenTelemetry)

Design and maintained resilient, high traffic microservices

Proficiency in Python, C++, Node.js, and JavaScript

Experience with Linux -- system administration and scripting in Bash, Sed, and Awk

Expertise in AWS cloud services (compute, storage, networking, IAM), cloud cluster, and policy management experience

API Integration & Development

Experience with containerization/orchestration technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Rancher, OpenShift)

Experience with DevSecOps frameworks (e.g. GitLab, Jira)

Experience developing architecture/system diagrams and data flow diagrams

Excellent communication/presentation skills to make recommendations to stakeholders with varying degrees of technical awareness

Ability to quickly grasp and leverage new technologies

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment Desired Skills Data Science concepts familiarity Oracle Converged Database (RDF Graph DB, Text DB, Relational DB, Geospatial DB, etc.)

RDF Graph DB (e.g., AnzoGraph, Stardog, etc.)

Palantir Foundry Application Development

Experience with cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, Azure, and Oracle)

Experience designing, coding, deploying, and supporting enterprise-level systems

Experience with UI frameworks (e.g. React)

Experience with automation engines (e.g. Ansible)

Experience utilizing big data tools (e.g. Airflow, Django, Elasticsearch, Kibana, PostgreSQL)

Experience with Geographic Information System (GIS) data

Experience with Machine Learning (ML) algorithms