Mid-Level Full-Stack Software Engineer

Herndon, VA

Active TS/SCI clearance and be willing and able to obtain a CI polygraph required.

We have a great opportunity to contribute to direct mission capabilities by developing exciting, cutting-edge applications that impact geospatial navigation and crucial decision-making in the intelligence sector! If this type of impact would excite you, we’d love to chat with you!

@Orchard is retained by a top geospatial technology company in their search for a Mid-Level Full-Stack Software Engineer to join their team. This role will be performed at their office located in Herndon, Virginia.  As a team member, you will have the opportunity to closely support mission partners, and your work will have direct mission impact. In this role, you will work closely with other software developers to create and maintain a diverse range of applications served out to thousands of users.

The Team/The Work/The Environment:

• Our client’s team is a multi-faceted software development and systems administration team working to build and maintain software applications backed by a self-managed, on-prem private cloud and big data stack, housing over 15 petabytes of data.
• Their diverse background in mission support and data science expertise serve as a catalyst to solve unique and challenging technical problems in support of special operations analysts and their on-going activities.
• Rapid development and frequent, iterative feedback are core to their delivery approach, anchored by a need to work quickly in support of their mission customers.

Your Role:

As a Mid-Level Full-Stack Software Engineer you will focus on developing web applications for real-time query and analysis of a petabyte-scale data store, creating distributed analytics purpose-built to support mission partners, and helping construct new and maintain existing data pipelines tasked with automatically retrieving and ingesting data.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be a US citizen.
• Current Top Secret security clearance w/ SCI Eligibility and willing to get a CI poly.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering or a related field (4 additional years of experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree. A Master's degree may count as an additional 2 years of experience.).
• 5 years demonstrated experience with programming, design, and development.
• In-depth knowledge in Python, Java, or similar programming language.
• Working knowledge of containerization (Docker, Podman) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Nomad, etc).
• Experience with ORM software (Django, SQLAlchemy, Hibernate, etc)
• Working knowledge of Linux operating systems (navigating the filesystem, common management commands, etc)
• Understanding of TCP/IP networking and working knowledge of remote system workflows (SSH, port forwarding, server/client architecture, etc)
• Exposure to building and supporting solutions in a cloud like environment (such as OpenStack).
• Working knowledge of agile software development practices and tools, such as GitLab
• Must be able to work full-time, on-site in Herndon, VA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience deploying, maintaining and utilizing an Elasticsearch cluster.
• Experience using Python web frameworks (Django, FastAPI, etc)
• Experience with front-end development using React, Angular, or other JS framework.
• Experience with Spark.
• Experience with Hadoop (HDFS, YARN)
• API Rest Framework development/maintenance.
• Data flow orchestration using Nifi or similar.
• Experience with provision and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or similar.
• A creative and driven problem-solver who wants to apply breakthrough technologies to support a platform actively used by thousands of users supporting a mission.
• Strong verbal, written, and organizational skills.

Established in 2010, @Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing talent acquisition solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI.  Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.atorchard.com.