FABIS Lead Engineer

Ideal Innovations

$110K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • DoD 8570 - IAT Level II Certification (or ability to obtain within 90 days)
  • Software development experience in C# and .NET
  • Familiarity with WPF and REST API development
  • Experience with relational databases
  • Proficiency in scripting languages

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and enhance the current facial recognition system
  • Provide software development support based on customer needs
  • Update project documentation for system releases
  • Offer tasking and time estimates for project increments
  • Support operational users through system diagnostics and troubleshooting

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment with remote flexibility
  • 401(k) plan offered
  • Continuing education and professional development opportunities
  • Support for certification exam fees and training materials
Full Job Description
Highlights:
  • Play a key role in supporting and modernizing FABIS, a mission-critical enterprise facial recognition system used by Government customers.
  • Work with advanced technologies supporting facial recognition, biometric matching, large-scale image processing, examiner workflows, and reporting.
  • Hybrid position with primarily remote work and occasional onsite support in Bethesda, MD.
  • Collaborate directly with Government customers, operational users, engineers, and DevSecOps teams.
  • Contribute to the development, integration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and enhancement of a mature enterprise biometric platform.
  • Gain hands-on experience with C#/.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, system integration, DevSecOps, and production support.
  • Take ownership of technical challenges from investigation through deployment and resolution.
  • Directly impact the reliability, availability, and evolution of FABIS in support of national security missions.
  • Competitive compensation, 401(k), continuing education benefits, and professional development opportunities.

Typical Day:

The typical workday will include working on software engineering tasks to make

enhancements to the existing system and operational support to diagnose and/or correct any

system abnormalities. It is beneficial to visit the operational system at least once a week to

be familiar with the operational system, elicit requirements from the users, keep up to date

with required training and maintain account access.

Tasks:
  • Maintain and enhance the current system
  • Provide general software development support as directed by the needs of the customer.
  • Update project documentation for each release.
  • Provide tasking and time estimates for each Program Increment

Required Qualifications:
  • Certifications: DoD 8570 - IAT Level II Certification (e.g. Security+ CE).

If no certification, must be able to obtain certification within 90 days of offer acceptance (exam fee and training materials will be paid for, or provided by I3).
  • Software development experience in C#
  • Experience with WPF, .NET website development and REST API
  • Experience working with relational databases


Desired Qualifications:
  • Education: Computer Science or IT-related Bachelor's Degree
  • Familiarity with RabbitMQ Messaging Bus
  • Familiarity with biometric systems and biometric SDKs
  • Familiarity with code versioning tools, particularly Git
  • Proficiency in scripting languages
  • Understanding of application-level security
  • Knowledge of logging and log analysis systems
  • Proficiency in C# programming, with the ability to understand, maintain, and contribute to applications built on these languages and their respective frameworks


Position Type Shift Information:
  • Position is primarily remote, with occasional onsite support at an operational facility in the Bethesda, MD area.
  • Standard work schedule is during weekday business hours.
  • Occasional after-hours work and emergency maintenance support may be required.


US Citizenship: US citizenship required

Clearance: Current Top Secret with SCI Poly Required

Location: Hybrid, Bethesda, MD

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