Cloud Software Engineer, Level 2

Avalore is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse Big-Data Cloud systems based on documented requirements.

About the role

Directly contributes to all stages of back-end processing, analyzing, and indexing. Provides expertise in Cloud Computing, Hadoop Eco-System including implementing Java applications, Distributed Computing, Information Retrieval (IR), and Object Oriented Design. Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software problem reports. Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.

Provides specific input to the software components of system design, including hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

• Provide in-depth knowledge of Information Retrieval; assist the software development team in designing, developing, and testing Cloud Information Retrieval.
• Implement complex workflows that manage Cloud MapReduce analytics.
• Implement code that interacts with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks.
• Oversee one or more software development tasks and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project.
• Make recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.

Requirements

• Eight (8) years of software engineering experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity; two (2) years must be in programs utilizing Big-Data Cloud technologies and/or Distributed Computing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university. Four (4) years of cloud software engineering experience on projects with similar Big-Data systems may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Master’s in Computer Science or related discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of experience.
• Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer certification may be substituted for one (1) year of Cloud experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with an appropriate current polygraph is required.

Skills

The following Cloud-related experiences are required:

• Two (2) years of Cloud and Distributed Computing Information Retrieval (IR).
• One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with Cloud Big Table.
• One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with Cloud Distributed File System.
• One (1) year of experience with implementing complex MapReduce analytics.
• One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks.
• Three (3) years of experience in Utility Computing, Network Management, Virtualization (VMWare or VirtualBox), Cloud Computing.
• Multi-node management and installation: Management and installation of Cloud and Distributed Computing on multiple nodes, Python, CFEngine, Bash, Ruby, or related technologies.
• Three (3) years of experience securing Cloud-Based and Distributed applications through industry-standard techniques such as Firewalls, PKI Certificate and Server Authentication with experience in Corporate authentication service(s).
• Object Oriented Design and Programming, Java, Eclipse or similar development environment, MAVEN, RESTful web services.
• Cloud and Distributed Computing Technologies: YARN, J2EE, MapReduce, Zookeeper, HDFS, HBase, JMS, Concurrent Programming, MultiNode implementation/installation, and other applicable technologies.
• Cloud and Distributed Computing Information Retrieval: HDFS, HBASE, Apache Lucene, Apache Solr, MongoDB.
• Ingesting, Parsing, and Analysis of Disparate Data-sources and formats: XML, JSON, CSV, Binary Formats, Sequence or Map Files, Avro, and related technologies.
• Aspect Oriented Design and Development.
• Debugging and Profiling Cloud and Distributed Installations: Java Virtual Machine (JVM) memory management, Profiling Java Applications.
• Three (3) years of experience in at least one SIGINT collection discipline area (FORNSAT, CABLE, Terrestrial/Microwave, Overhead, and ELINT).
• Geolocation, emitter identification, and signal applications.
• Joint program collection platforms and dataflow architectures; signals characterization analysis.
• CentOS, Linux/RedHat.
• Configuration management tools such as Subversion, ClearQuest, or Razor.

Benefits

• Employer-Paid Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision).
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) with a generous matching program.
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D).
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays).
• Short Term & Long Term Disability.
• Training & Development.
• Employee Assistance Program.