Software Engineer (TS/SCI with Poly required)

GCI, embodies excellence, integrity and professionalism. The employees supporting our customers deliver unique, high-value mission solutions while effectively leverage the technological expertise of our valued workforce to meet critical mission requirements in the areas of Data Analytics and Software Development, Engineering, Targeting and Analysis, Operations, Training, and Cyber Operations. We maximize opportunities for success by building and maintaining trusted and reliable partnerships with our customers and industry.
At GCI, we solve the hard problems. As a Senior Software Engineer, a typical day will include the following duties:
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Software Engineer will design, develop, code, test, and debug complex software products, or make significant enhancements to existing software. The ideal candidate is: a specialized hands-on performant application builder with the know-how of modern full-stack application development back-end and front-end products in the world; or a hands-on platform builder with significant experience in developing scalable data platforms, with experience in business intelligence, analytics, data science and data products. A successful software engineer must have strong, firsthand technical expertise in a variety of configuration management and big data technologies and the proven ability to fashion robust scalable solutions that can manage large data sets. They must be at ease working in an agile environment with little supervision. This person should embody a passion for continuous improvement and innovation.
QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering and related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.
• At least five (5) years in software engineering or related/equivalent experience.

• Demonstrated experience in a combination of the following:
  
  • Modern programming languages like with Java, Python, and SQL.
  • One or more of the following technologies: Java/J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, Angula, JavaScript, Typescript, SQL, HTML/XHTML, CSS, Python, Shell Scripting, JSON.
  • Server operating systems: Windows, Linux, Distributed Computing, Blade Centers, and cloud infrastructure.
  • System administration of Red Hat/Linux servers to include Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
  • Familiarity with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery systems such as Jenkins.
  • Ability to write in one or more scripting tools: Python, PowerShell, Bash.
  • Operations, to include Git, Jenkins, Rundeck, Jira, or Confluence.
• Strong desire to learn including but not limited to new data, methodologies, and applications.
• Excellent organizational, coordination, interpersonal, and team building skills.
• Team focused, willing to develop and implement solutions in a dispersed team environment

• Experience deploying code in AWS utilizing solutions such as Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.
• Familiarity and/or basic understanding of AWS Elastic MapReduce (EMR), Data Bricks or Jupyter Notebooks.
• Experience delivering and/or integrating software solutions using cloud technologies (AWS/C2S).

• Research, design, develop and/or modify enterprise-wide systems and/or application software.
• Develop complex data flows or make significant enhancements to existing pipelines.
• Resolve complex hardware/software compatibility and interface design considerations.
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support, and enhancements in existing systems and platforms.
• Conduct investigations and tests of considerable complexity.
• Research emerging technologies to determine impact on application execution.
• Provide input to staff involved in writing and updating technical documentation.
• Troubleshoots complex problems and provides customer support for software systems and application issues.
• Advise hardware engineers on machine characteristics that affect software systems, such as storage capacity, processing speed, and input/output requirements.
• Prepare reports on analyses, findings, and project progress.
• Provide guidance and work leadership to less-experienced software engineers.
• May serve as a technical team or task leader.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to sustain and advance our organization’s capabilities.