Cloud Software Engineer (CSWE2) - TS/SCI and Full-Scope Poly

Cloud Software Engineer - CSWE2

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD | On-Site 
Clearance Requirement: ACTIVE TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (Required)

We are seeking experienced Cloud Software Engineers to design, build, and enhance large-scale Big Data cloud systems supporting mission-critical government operations. These roles span the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, architecture design, development, testing, deployment, and performance optimization within a secure environment.

The ideal candidates bring deep expertise in cloud computing, distributed systems, and the Hadoop ecosystem, developing back-end processing, analytics, and information retrieval capabilities that support high-volume, high-velocity data access.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Big Data cloud software supporting distributed processing and analytics
• Implement and optimize MapReduce workflows, BigTable interactions, and distributed file systems
  
• Apply cloud-based information retrieval and data analysis techniques
  
• Develop scalable Java applications integrated with distributed coordination frameworks
  
• Support software lifecycle activities including development, testing, integration, and sustainment
  
• Contribute to system architecture decisions, trade-off analysis, and COTS/GOTS integration
  
• Troubleshoot, debug, and profile distributed systems to improve performance and reliability
  
• Recommend improvements to software documentation, tools, and development processes

Required Qualifications 

• Possess 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years supporting Big Data cloud or distributed computing systems
  
• Hold a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
  
• Substitute a Masters degree for up to two (2) years of required experience
  
• Substitute four (4) years of relevant cloud software experience in lieu of a degree
  
• Substitute one (1) year of cloud experience with a Cloudera Hadoop Developer certification
  
• Demonstrate 2+ years of experience supporting cloud or distributed information retrieval systems
  
• Demonstrate at least one (1) year of experience with Cloud BigTable implementations
  
• Demonstrate at least one (1) year of experience with distributed file systems such as HDFS
  
• Demonstrate at least one (1) year of experience with complex MapReduce analytics
  
• Demonstrate at least one (1) year of experience with distributed coordination frameworks

Technical Expertise

• Programming and Frameworks: Java, J2EE, Spring MVC, RESTful APIs, Eclipse, Maven, concurrent programming
• Distributed Systems and Cloud: Hadoop, YARN, Zookeeper, HDFS, HBase, JMS
  
• Data Technologies: Apache Lucene, Solr, MongoDB, MapReduce, Avro, JSON, XML, CSV, Sequence and Map files
  
• Operating Systems: Linux (Red Hat, CentOS)
  
• Virtualization and Cloud Platforms: VMware, VirtualBox, cloud infrastructure, utility computing, multi-node management
  
• Security: PKI, firewalls, authentication mechanisms, information assurance compliance
  
• Configuration Management: Subversion, ClearQuest, Razor
  
• Debugging and Performance: JVM tuning, memory management, Java profiling, performance optimization

Why Join Us
As a Cloud Software Engineer, you will help build and sustain advanced distributed systems that directly support national security and intelligence missions. You will work alongside senior technical experts to solve complex data challenges using cloud-native technologies, Hadoop ecosystems, and high-performance analytics in a classified environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Salary Range

$190,000 – $220,000 (USD)