LightGrid Fort Meade, MD Remote
2022-04-13

Junior Software Engineer

Job Type

Full-time, Contract

Description

While this role is primarily remote (75%), one must live within driving distance of Ft. Meade, MD or Scott AFB to be considered.

Responsibilities:
  • Design, develop, document, test and deploy software written in Python, JavaScript, Java and SQL.
  • Create Kibana visualizations and dashboards using React to provide information to users and support staff.
  • Develop Kafka system integrations between Elasticsearch/Logstash and other systems.
  • Develop robotic process automation (RPA) bots.
  • Assist with the deployment, configuration, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, updates/upgrades of Kafka and Elastic clusters and environments.
  • Develop automated tests using Ansible, Selenium, JMeter, Junit and/or other applicable tools.
  • Develop automated CI/CD build/deployment pipelines using Jenkins, Artifactory, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible and Bitbucket.
  • Work with an Agile team, attend daily scrums and demonstrate working software while collaborating with a geographically distributed (remote) team.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve installation, infrastructure and system issues.
  • Proactively and independently identify, report, monitor, and mitigate technical risks.
  • Frequently communicate and collaborate with other team members to ensure successful completion of project objectives.

Requirements

Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a relevant technical discipline and 1+ year of related experience obtained through any combination of coursework and internships.
Experience/Skills:
  • Software development experience with Python, Java and SQL. Working knowledge of HTML and JavaScript.
  • Experience with distributed version control software such as Git and Bitbucket.
  • Knowledge of and ability to apply principles, theories, and concepts of Software Engineering.
  • Experience developing software on a UNIX command line platform.
  • Strong communication skills that enable proactive and effective collaboration with a virtual team.
Preferred Experience/Skills
  • Web development experience, specifically using HTML, JavaScript and UI frameworks such as React.
  • Experience with Atlassian tools, including JIRA and Confluence.
  • Experience working remotely with a geographically dispersed team.
  • Full software lifecycle automation experience (design, development, test, deployment), including deployment to a production environment.
  • Experience designing and implementing application deployment pipelines and developing software in a containerized environment with Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Experience designing, building and deploying DevOps pipelines with Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, Artifactory and Ansible (or equivalent tools).
  • Experience designing and building automated software testing pipelines using Ansible, Selenium, JMeter, Junit and/or other applicable tools.
  • Experience with Kafka connector integrations, custom connector development and an understanding of core concepts and working experience with ksqlDB and Kafka Streams.
  • Experience developing Kafka system integrations between Elasticsearch/Logstash and other systems.
  • Report and Dashboard development experience with Kibana.
  • Experience designing, developing and deploying software in a cloud environment (AWS is a plus).
  • Experience developing and deploying software in a DoD environment (DISA experience is a plus), including experience building and deploying software applications that meet DoD security standards, including updating applications and code to meet security scans and meeting security implementation guidelines (e.g. STIGs).
Certifications:
  • Ability to obtain interim Secret DoD Security clearance prior to start date.
  • Ability to obtain Security+ certification or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT II certification within 60 days of start date.

Clearance/Citizenship:
Candidates must submit their social security number in their application for positions that require a clearance.
  • Ability to obtain an interim DoD Secret security clearance prior to start date.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen