Software Engineer

Chantilly, Reston, Herndon, or McLean, VA

TS/SCI and Poly is Required

The Software Engineer designs, develops, tests, deploys, documents, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems based upon documented requirements. These systems might include, but are not limited to, processing intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, business management information systems, and systems which incorporate data repositories, data transport services, and application and systems development and monitoring. Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software problem reports.

The Software Engineer (SWE) shall possess the following capabilities:

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.

• Debug existing software and correct defects.

• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.

• Write or review software and system documentation.

• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.

• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.

• Software development using languages such as C, C++, Python, Ruby, Perl, JavaScript, etc.

• Has experience with agile development processes.

• Has experience with source code control systems, such as Git.

• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project.

• Design and development of relational and non-relational database applications.

• Use of orchestration frameworks such as Spring and Kafka.

• Familiarization with queue management systems

• Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.