Herndon, Virginia, United States · On-site
$130k–$265k/yr
At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the li…
Skills: Python, Kafka, Distributed systems, Event-driven design, Asynchronous coding
Herndon, Virginia, United States · On-site
$130k–$265k/yr
At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the li…
Skills: Palantir Foundry, ETL Pipelines, PySpark, Python, Data Ontology
Herndon, Virginia, United States · On-site
$130k–$265k/yr
At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the li…
Skills: Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, Kafka, AWS, EKS
Herndon, Virginia, United States · On-site
$127k–$172k/yr
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the…
Skills: Infrastructure management, Project management, Program management, Data center operations, Cross-functional leadership
Arlington, Virginia, United States · On-site
$185k–$250k/yr
Amazon Leo is a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. We are looking for an experie…
Skills: Software development management, Distributed systems, LLM, Python, Rust
Herndon, Virginia, United States · On-site
$140k–$160k/yr
Dark Wolf Solutions is looking for an Information System Security Manager (ISSM) who is interested in working in a fast-paced environment to establish a robust security posture for a government information system. The su…
Skills: Information System Security, DoD Cyber Security Policies, Air Force Cyber Security Policies, Risk Management Framework, RMF
The Swift Group, LLCHerndon, Virginia, United States · On-site
Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, …
Skills: Cyber security, A&A packages, Risk assessments, Compliance, Vulnerability scanning
Herndon, Virginia, United States · Hybrid
Senior RPA UIPath Developer Location: Herndon, VA (Hybrid /Remote Work) Required: US Citizenship Description: We are seeking an experienced Senior RPA Developer with expertise in UiPath to join our team. As part of the t…
Skills: UiPath, RPA Development, C#, VB.NET, Python
NetImpact Strategies Inc.Herndon, Virginia, United States · Remote OK
$120k–$165k/yr
Job Description NetImpact Strategies is seeking a Senior .NET Developer to join our talented team supporting the development, modernization, and operation of a high-availability, enterprise-scale application in an AWS Go…
Skills: C#, .NET Core, AWS GovCloud, Microservices, REST APIs
Herndon, Virginia, United States · Hybrid
$100k–$150k/yr
Dark Wolf is seeking Cloud Cybersecurity Analyst to join a collaborative team to design, defend, and continuously evaluate the enterprise security architecture and government accreditation posture for critical IT network…
Skills: Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Threat Modeling, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management
Herndon, Virginia, United States · On-site
$66k–$106k/yr
Responsibilities Peraton is seeking an Entry-level Data Science Associate in our Herndon, VA location to support a large software development classified program focused on developing, operating, and maintaining mission-c…
Skills: Python, R, Spark, SQL, TensorFlow
Herndon, Virginia, United States · On-site
$66k–$106k/yr
Responsibilities Peraton is seeking Entry-level Software Engineers in our Herndon, VA location to support a large software development classified program developing, operating, and maintaining mission critical enterprise…
Skills: Java, Software Engineering, Agile Methodology, DevOps, Test-driven Development
Herndon, Virginia, United States · On-site
$66k–$106k/yr
Responsibilities Peraton is seeking Entry-level DevOps Engineers in our Herndon, VA location to support a large software development classified program developing, operating, and maintaining mission critical enterprise c…
Skills: DevOps, Jenkins, AWS, Java, CI/CD
Arlington, Virginia, United States · On-site
$177k–$239k/yr
Shape the future of secure communications for the world's most critical missions. As a Principal Technical Program Manager for SCS TEMEG, you'll define the strategy and lead customers and cross-functional teams to solve …
Skills: Technical program management, Cloud computing, Distributed systems, Stakeholder management, Strategic roadmap
Herndon, Virginia, United States · Remote OK
The SOC / Incident Response Engineer supports enterprise security monitoring, incident response, and threat detection across a hybrid IT environment, including on-premises infrastructure and cloud services. This role pro…
Skills: Incident Response, Threat Detection, Security Monitoring, Threat Hunting, Detection Engineering
Chicago, Illinois, United States · On-site
$154k–$208k/yr
The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (ProServe) team is seeking a skilled Sr. Delivery Consultant to join our team at Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this role, you'll work closely with customers to design, implem…
Skills: AWS, Cloud architecture, Database management, Serverless computing, Software development
Herndon, Virginia, United States · On-site
$129k–$175k/yr
The Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC), AWS Commerce Platform team is hiring a cleared Systems Development Engineer to join the team. This is an exciting opportunity to use the latest cloud computing technologies to help U.S. …
Skills: Systems engineering, Cloud computing, Distributed systems, Automation, Troubleshooting
Herndon, Virginia, United States · On-site
Description Title: Data Scientist Location: Herndon, VA Duration: Long-term Contract Client: Dept of State Clearance: Active secret or higher Requirements The Data Scientist will support predictive analytics, model devel…
Skills: Python, R, Scala, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics
Herndon, Virginia, United States · On-site
Overview: Job Title: Senior Systems Administrator Work Location: Herndon, VA Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI Schedule: Full-Time FLSA Status: Exempt Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, U.S. citizen…
Skills: Windows Server, Active Directory, VMware vSphere, Proxmox, Microsoft Azure
Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
$210k–$235k/yr
Dark Wolf constructs and deploys data management and analytics solutions for the defense and intelligence communities. We’re proud to boast a world-class engineering team that thrives on rolling up their sleeves to solve…
Skills: Systems Engineering, Cloud Architecture, AWS, SQL, Python
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You will design and implement robust event-driven architectures to enhance observability and tracking across data pipelines. The role involves building modular, scalable systems that prioritize access control, fault tolerance, and real-time alerting.
Candidates must have 8+ years of experience in software development and proficiency in Python, Kafka, and distributed systems. An active TS/SCI with Poly security clearance is strictly required for this position.
Job Description:
As a Software Development Engineer in this role, you will focus on designing and implementing robust event-driven architectures that enhance observability and enable comprehensive tracking of events across diverse data pipelines. Your work will involve developing modular systems that support seamless integration with new data formats and domains, ensuring scalability and adaptability as business needs evolve. You will be responsible for building solutions that prioritize access control, fault tolerance, and real-time alerting, all while maintaining high standards for record keeping in a digital environment.
Leveraging your expertise, you will help create frameworks that allow for granular monitoring and rapid response to system events, supporting the organization’s commitment to operational excellence. To excel in this position, you should be comfortable working with technologies such as Python for asynchronous and concurrent programming, Kafka for distributed messaging, and JSON for data interchange. Familiarity with observability tools like Grafana and the ELK stack will be essential for building dashboards and monitoring system health. Experience with distributed systems, event-driven design patterns, and implementing fault-tolerant architectures will be highly beneficial. Exposure to best practices in modular software design, access management, and scalable pipeline development will further support your success as you contribute to expanding the organization’s data infrastructure.
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As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
We deliver the commercial power and mission precision the nation needs to move faster, run smarter, and deliver results.
We power reinvention across the US federal government to help agencies deliver greater outcomes using proven commercial solutions, mission expertise, and new technologies – cloud, data and AI, platforms and cyber. It’s how we radically reset problem-solving and help federal leaders deliver breakthrough performance & efficiency with speed and certainty.
Offices: 800 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22203, US · 7050 Fairgrounds Pkwy, San Antonio, Texas 78238, US · 520 Maryville Centre Dr, St Louis, Missouri 63141, US
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