Software Engineer (TS/SCI + Poly)

Description

The DarkStar Group is seeking a Software Engineer with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in McLean, VA. Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company, our benefits, and our $25,000 referral program.

THE PROGRAM

The DarkStar Group is a member of 100% of the winning teams for the largest technology program in the Intel Community. We've been supporting this customer on many different sub-projects of this program since our founding in 2013. We've grown on this effort by providing the customer with Engineers who have done exceptional work, and we've retained our staff by paying very strong salaries, and working hard to ensure each Engineer is doing work that aligns with their career interest.

THE PROJECT

The Sponsor seeks software engineering and development support to create custom applications, scripts, or solutions in support of requirements for analysis on high priority intelligence issues. Software solutions experts will create custom tool sets; custom software, data extract, transform and load solutions for a wide variety of datasets and deliver those solutions via various infrastructure configurations such as on cloud infrastructure, on-premises-and-cloud hybrid infrastructure, or on local infrastructure. The Sponsor requires a highly skilled Software Developer that will use coding best practices and adhere to security requirements to develop innovative user interface designs in response to analyst, user analyses, product innovation, technology, and business needs. The Software Developer will support or create databases to connect to applications, as necessary. The individual in this role will ensure user interface guidelines and standards are followed during the development and maintenance of the product. The individual will present design concepts and negotiate with stakeholders to arrive at a design that supports both the business need and a strong user experience. The will conduct and participate in product usability tests. The Software Developer will communicate and work effectively with cross-functional team members including but not limited to analysts, data scientists, management, project managers, and software solutions integrators. The technical professional will maintain existing applications or developed applications per required enterprise or local requirements such as patching or other updates or upgrades. They will create or maintain documentation on technical solutions to include architecture diagrams, minimum viable product templates, user guides, user or functional testing instructions, quick references, development framework guides, APIs, and documentation related to technical solutions developed.

THE ROLE

The Sponsor requires software engineering and development support to create custom applications, scripts, or solutions in support of requirements for analysis on high priority intelligence issues.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated experience with setting up and maintaining Cloud based DevOps functionality.
• Demonstrated experience with Java, JavaScript, Python or similar development languages and associated frameworks for applications development such as Flask, ReactJS or similar.
• Demonstrated experience working with data in, and developing applications with, Sql and NoSQL databases.
• Demonstrated experience documenting system design and architecture.
• Demonstrated strong coordination and collaboration skills with ability to work successfully across organizational boundaries.
• Demonstrated experience with performance tuning, monitoring, troubleshooting and de-bugging applications and services.
• Demonstrated experience developing, deploying and maintaining containerized applications and databases.

Desired Skills (Optional)

• Demonstrated experience with the Sponsor's deployment of AWS, experience deploying applications within the Sponsor's environment.
• Demonstrated experience working in an Agile software development cycle.
• Demonstrated experience with Sql and NoSQL databases.
• Demonstrated experience with geospatial data, visualization, and relevant analytic methods and tools.
• Demonstrated experience manipulating large datasets.
• Demonstrated experience with open source data engineering tools and processes.

About The DarkStar Group

Our Company

The DarkStar Group is a small business that solves BIG problems. We're one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US, and our engineers and scientists support the most critical national security missions in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. Data Science, Software Engineering, Cloud/AWS Infrastructure, and Cyber/CNO are our core areas of expertise. We offer interesting and important work, job security, some of the best and most flexible benefits you'll find in the IC, and salaries so strong that they'll likely surprise you.

Our Benefits

The DarkStar Group offers exceptional compensation and benefits:

• very strong salaries;
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and all dependents;
• the ability to get increased salary if you don't need medical/dental/vision;
• 100% company-paid disability and life insurance benefits;
• a generously-funded HSA;
• an 8% 401(k) contribution;
• 31 days of PTO/holidays to start (more with tenure);
• the ability to flex time across pay periods without using your PTO;
• a generous training budget;
• $25,000 employee referral bonuses;
• business development / growth incentives; and
• top notch company swag.

** We have a huge growth opportunity, so we are offering up to a $25,000 reward for anyone new you refer whom we hire. **

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.