Cloud Software Engineer, TB-03-0049

Cyber B.A.T. is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to support mission-critical programs by developing, maintaining, and enhancing complex software systems that enable our government customers’ most important missions. This role involves designing and implementing software solutions for processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, real-time systems, business management information systems, and applications that process extremely large datasets.

What You’ll Do

• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse Big-Data Cloud systems based upon documented requirements.
• Directly contribute to all stages of back-end processing, analyzing, and indexing.
• Provide expertise in Cloud Computing, Hadoop Eco-System including implementing Java applications, Distributed Computing, Information Retrieval (IR), and Object Oriented Design.
• Review and test software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results.
• Resolve software problem reports.
• Utilize software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.
• Provide specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.
• Provide in-depth knowledge of Information Retrieval; assisting the software development team in designing, developing and testing Cloud Information Retrieval
• Implement complex workflows that manage Cloud MapReduce analytics
• Implement code that interacts with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks
• Oversee one or more software development tasks and ensures the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project
• Make recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
• Serve as a subject matter expert for Cloud Computing and corresponding technologies including Hadoop assisting the software development team in designing, developing and testing Cloud Computing Systems
• Debug problems with Cloud based Distributed Computing Frameworks
• Manage multi-node Cloud based installation
• Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to one or more teams and monitor their performance
• Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering
• Recommend new technologies and processes for complex cloud software projects
• Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software
• Architect solutions to complex Cloud Software Engineering Problems such as efficiently processing and retrieving large amounts of data
• Make recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with a current Maryland Polygraph
• Twelve (12) years experience software engineering experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required; four (4) years of which must be in programs utilizing Big-Data cloud technologies and/or Distributed Computing.
• Four (4) years of cloud software engineering experience on projects with similar Big-Data systems may be substituted for a bachelors degree.
• Master in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of experience.
• Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer certification may be substituted for one (1) year of Cloud experience.

• The following Cloud related experiences are required:

• Two (2) years of Cloud and/or Distributed Computing Information Retrieval (IR).
• One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with implementation of Cloud Big Table.
• One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with implementation of Cloud Distributed File System.
• One (1) year of experience with implementing complex MapReduce analytics.
• One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks.
• One (1) year of experience in architecting Cloud Computing solutions
• One (1) year of experience in debugging problems with Cloud based Distributed Computing Frameworks
• One (1) year of experience in managing multi-node Cloud based installation
• Experience in Computer Network Operations:
• Utility Computing, Network Management, Virtualization (VMWare or VirtualBox), Cloud Computing
• Multi Node Management and Installation: Management and installation of Cloud and Distributed Computing on multiple nodes, Python, CFEngine, Bash, Ruby or related technologies.
• Experience in Information Assurance: Securing Cloud Based and Distributed applications through industry standard techniques such as Firewalls, PKI Certificate and Server Authentication with experience in Corporate authentication service(s)
• Experience in Information Technology: Object Oriented Design and Programming, Java, Eclipse or similar development environment, MAVEN, RESTful web services.
• Cloud and Distributed Computing Technologies: at least one or a combination of several of the following areas - YARN, J2EE, MapReduce, Zookeeper, HDFS, HBase, JMS, Concurrent Programming, Multi-Node implementation/installation and other applicable technologies.
• Cloud and Distributed Computing Information Retrieval: at least one or a combination of several of the following areas - HDFS, HBASE, Apache Lucene, Apache Solr, MongoDB
• Ingesting, Parsing and Analysis of Disparate Data-sources and formats: XML, JSON, CSV, Binary Formats, Sequence or Map Files, Avro and related technologies
• Aspect Oriented Design and Development
• Debugging and Profiling Cloud and Distributed Installations: Java Virtual Machine (JVM) memory management, Profiling Java Applications
• UNIX/LINUX, CentOS
• Experience in SIGINT: 1. Experience with at least one SIGINT collection discipline areas (FORNSAT, CABLE, Terrestrial/Microwave, Overhead, and ELINT) 2. Geolocation, emitter identification, and signal applications. 3. Joint program collection platforms and dataflow architectures; signals characterization analysis
• Experience with Other: 1. CentOS, Linux/RedHat, 2. Configuration management tools such as Subversion, ClearQuest, or Razor.

• Employee ownership opportunities - every employee has equity in our success
• Annual company retreats (yes… actual destinations)
• 5 weeks PTO + flexible work environment
• Employer-paid medical and dental for employees and dependents
• Up to 10% 401(k)/profit sharing contribution (no match required)
• Monthly happy hours and team events
• Referral bonuses
• Opportunity to make visible impact without getting lost in a giant organization

At Cyber B.A.T., we believe in one simple idea: Take care of those that take care of you.

We’re a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business delivering engineering, cybersecurity, software, systems, and mission-focused consulting solutions to government customers and industry partners. We combine the impact and innovation of a growing company with the culture and flexibility of a close-knit team.

When you join Cyber B.A.T., you’re not just taking a job, you’re helping solve meaningful challenges alongside people who value collaboration, technical excellence, and having fun while doing it.