Software Engineer 2 (Metrics & Monitoring) with Security Clearance

About the role

The DevOps Software Engineer will be part of a team responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining a comprehensive distributed Metrics and Monitoring solution for High Performance Computing (HPC) systems. This role ensures the reliability, performance, and scalability of HPC infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop distributed Metrics and Monitoring solutions for HPC systems
• Ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of HPC infrastructure
• Automate manual processes using Linux CLI and Bash scripts
• Develop software using Python for data collection, message brokers, data storage, and presentation tools
• Interface with Log Management tools like Syslog-ng and rsyslog
• Familiarize with Message Brokers such as Kafka
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and automation tools like Ansible
• Follow Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) principles and methodologies using GitLab CI
• Manage source control using Git
• May require experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
• May require experience with Elasticsearch

Requirements

• Master's degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus 3 years of experience as a SWE
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus 5 years of experience as a SWE
• Seven (7) years of experience as a SWE

Qualifications

• Experience using the Linux CLI
• Experience using Linux tools and developing Bash scripts to automate manual processes
• Recent software development experience using Python
• Willingness to learn Splunk for data collection, message brokers, data storage, and presentation tools
• Familiarity interfacing with Log Management tools including Syslog-ng and rsyslog
• Familiarity with Message Brokers such as Kafka
• Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools including Ansible
• Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI
• Experience with Git Source Control System