Location: Annapolis Junction, MD, 20701
Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary Range: $174,000 – $206,000 (USD)
Note: Compensation does not include bonuses or benefits. Actual salary may vary based on experience, education, location, and skill level.

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A high-impact opportunity is available for a Cloud Software Engineer to support the installation, configuration, monitoring, and sustainment of operating systems and application software for large-scale, clustered systems built on cutting-edge cloud technologies. The role involves hands-on work with systems leveraging technologies such as COPILOT, ACCUMULO, PIG/PIGLET, SPARK, and Hadoop (HDFS and MapReduce).

 

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Key Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, test, administer, and troubleshoot cloud-based clustered systems

• Sustain application software and operating systems in large-scale environments

• Support mission-critical infrastructure using cloud platforms and big data technologies

• Leverage technologies including MapReduce, Hadoop, Hive, Pig, and HDFS

• Work with NoSQL data stores such as HBase, Accumulo, or BigTable

• Implement solutions involving JSON/BSON data serialization formats

• Design and develop Object-Oriented systems

• Integrate and extend FOSS/COTS software products

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Minimum Qualifications:

• 6+ years of professional experience using the Java programming language

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree)

• Experience in at least 4 of the following areas (see Desired Skills below)

• Must hold an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance

 

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Desired Skills & Technologies:

Candidates with experience in the following areas are strongly encouraged to apply:

• Hadoop Cloud Certification

• Application deployment in cloud environments

• Knowledge of cloud scalability principles

• Apache NiFi

• MongoDB or other NoSQL data stores

• Design and development of automated analytic software or algorithms

• Development and deployment of data-driven or event-driven analytics

• Familiarity with linguistic processing (grammar, morphology, concepts)

• Analytics development related to social network analysis

• Documentation of ontologies, schemas, data models, APIs, or technical specifications

• Development within heterogeneous schema environments

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Ideal Candidate Traits:

• Strong problem-solving skills in distributed environments

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, secure environment

• Comfort working with open-source and commercial software integration

• Excellent communication skills and technical documentation ability
   

Qualified U.S. Citizens with active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance are encouraged to apply. Please submit your updated resume detailing relevant experience, education, and certifications.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.

 

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