Principal Power BI Software Engineer

We are seeking a high-caliber Senior Java Software Engineer to serve as a key technical lead on the effort. In this high-impact role, you will architect, develop, and maintain a specialized fingerprinting application designed to identify cyber threat actors through SIGINT-derived behavioral signatures, operational patterns, and technical indicators. Working with modern Java 17, Spring Framework 6, and PostgreSQL, you will build robust RESTful APIs, optimize database queries, and manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines across OpenShift containerized environments. Additionally, you will bridge back-end engineering with analytics by integrating Microsoft Power BI dashboards using Power Query M and DAX to deliver actionable visualization tools directly to mission partners.

• Modern Java Architecture Microservices: Proven expertise architecting and building back-end services using Java 17 and Spring Framework 6 (or Spring Boot).
• Database Design Optimization: Advanced proficiency in PostgreSQL database design, complex schema modeling, and SQL performance tuning.
• REST API Development Container Orchestration: Strong background designing RESTful APIs and deploying containerized applications into OpenShift or Kubernetes environments.
• CI/CD Pipeline Orchestration: Practical experience building and maintaining automated build and release pipelines using GitLab CI/CD.
• Data Visualization Analytics: Hands-on experience developing Power BI solutions, utilizing Power Query M code (and DAX) to perform data transformations and package analytical visualizations.
• Python Scripting: Proficiency in Python for scripting, data manipulation, and workflow automation.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 20+ years of professional software development experience OR High School Diploma / GED, PLUS 24+ years of hands-on technical software engineering experience in lieu of a degree.

, Desired Skills

• Cyber Threat Behavioral Analysis: Familiarity with SIGINT-derived technical indicators, behavioral signatures, and cyber threat actor fingerprinting techniques.
• Power BI Administration: Experience administering Power BI Report Server, managing Power BI Desktop workspaces, and resolving complex dashboard ingestion issues.
• Windows Hybrid Infrastructure Support: Comfort navigating Windows enterprise environments alongside Linux/container infrastructure.
• Flexible LCAT Adaptability: Ability to step into senior technical leadership responsibilities across SWE2 or SWE3 role designations.

If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,

Taking Care of All of You

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!

LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!

SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It’s flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!

WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.