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Captivation Software

Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Apache NiFi/Grafana/Jira/Bash/Python

full-time•Annapolis Junction•$130k - $270k

Summary

Location

Annapolis Junction

Salary

$130k - $270k

Type

full-time

Experience

10+ years

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About this role

<div class="content-intro"><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35); font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;"><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Build to something to be proud of.</strong></span></h1> <hr> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Captivation has built a reputation on providing customers exactly what is needed in a timely manner. Our team of engineers take pride in what they develop and constantly innovate to provide the best solution. Captivation is looking for software developers who can get stuff done while making a difference in support of the mission to protect our country.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35); font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Description</span></h1> <hr> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Captivation Software is looking for a senior level software engineer who shall be responsible for creating, sustaining, and troubleshooting complex operational data flows including data storage, data transport, data management, data security, data compliance, and knowledge store management. Additional tasking shall include working with the mission customer to perform exploratory data analysis on raw data to clean, enrich, transform and convert the raw data into the required formats. The Software Engineer shall also be responsible for devising methods to improve existing operational data flow processing, distribution, and reliability.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35); font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Requirements</span></h1> <hr> <h3><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Security Clearance:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Minimum Qualifications:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus Five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus Seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Nine (9) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.</li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Required Skills:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience using the Linux CLI</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience creating, managing, and troubleshooting complex operational data flows</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience using Apache NiFi canvas to process and distribute data</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience with IaC principles and automation tools including Ansible</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)</li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Desired Skills:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">General HPC technical knowledge regarding compute, networks, memory, and storage components</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience with Corporate data flow processes and tools</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience with Corporate data security and compliance procedures and policies</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience writing scripts using Bash/Python</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><em><strong>This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.</strong></em></span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35); font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Benefits</span></h1> <hr> <ul> <li style="text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)</span></li> <li style="text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Up to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)</span></li> <li style="text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Above Market Hourly Rates</span></li> <li style="text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">$3,400 HSA Contribution</span></li> <li style="text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6 Weeks Paid Time Off</span></li> <li style="text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term &amp; Long-Term Disability/AD&amp;D</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p></div>

What you'll do

  • The Software Engineer will create, sustain, and troubleshoot complex operational data flows. They will also perform exploratory data analysis on raw data to clean, enrich, transform, and convert it into required formats.

About Captivation Software

Build something to be proud of. Captivation is focused on engineering digital solutions for mission makers. We deliver software engineering expertise across a broad spectrum of disciplines, collaborating to solve problems with the agility and efficiency of a small business. Captivation has built a reputation on providing customers exactly what is needed in a timely manner. Our team of engineers take pride in what they develop and constantly innovate to provide the best solution. Captivation is a small, developer-oriented company that embraces the progressive attitude you would expect at a tech startup. We value transparency in the employer-employee relationship, and aim to empower our team through a flattened company structure. We actively pursue the most interesting work the Intelligence Community has to offer. Our team works with leading software technologies to create awesome solutions for happy clients.

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As a Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Apache NiFi/Grafana/Jira/Bash/Python at Captivation Software, you will: the Software Engineer will create, sustain, and troubleshoot complex operational data flows. They will also perform exploratory data analysis on raw data to clean, enrich, transform, and convert it into required formats..

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