Job Description

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Synergy ECP is a leading provider of cybersecurity, software and systems engineering and IT services to the U.S. intelligence and defense communities. The company leverages its expertise in data transport solutions, software and systems engineering, and other solutions to deliver critical and innovative capabilities to high-level decision makers that enhance our nation’s security.

In an ultra-competitive environment, Synergy ECP has thrived by adhering to our name, making sure excellence is displayed by our Employees, to our Customers and by Improving Performance (ECP).

It’s what sets us apart, enabling us to be an autonomous yet agile business that delivers huge results - showing we’re ready to meet our customers’ evolving demands.

Synergy ECP has earned a client list that includes numerous Fortune 100 companies, in addition to multiple branches of the US government and military services.

Synergy ECP is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.

Clearance Required: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

Software Engineer Level 3

LCAT Description The Software Engineer designs, develops, tests, deploys, documents, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems based upon documented requirements. These systems might include, but are not limited to, processing­ intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, business management information systems, and systems which incorporate data repositories, data transport services, and application and systems development and monitoring. Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the 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 to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Open Source Software (OSS) and/or Commercial Off­The-Shelf (COTS) Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) software in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components. Experience developing in Unix. Ability to perform shell scripting. Working knowledge of Configuration Management (CM) tools and Web Services implementation.

Requirements

The Level 3 Software Engineer (SWE) shall possess the following capabilities:

· Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.

· Debug existing software and correct defects.

· Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.

· Write or review software and system documentation.

· Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.

· Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.

· Software development using languages such as C, C++, Python, Ruby, Perl, JavaScript, etc.

· Has experience with agile development processes.

· Has experience with source code control systems, such as Git.

· Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project.

· Design and development of relational and non-relational database applications.

· Use of orchestration frameworks such as Spring and Kafka.

· Familiarization with queue management systems

· Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.

· Develop and execute test procedures for software components.

· Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards and conferring with users or system engineers; analyzing systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigating problem areas.

· Modify existing software to adapt to new hardware or to improve its performance

· Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design decisions

· Java development using the Eclipse IDE (Integrated Development Environment).

· Development of Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications

· Experience using collaboration and software development tools (ie. Atlassian).

· Software development using continuous integration practices

· Experience with container technologies (ie. Docker).

· Unix shell scripting

· Development of event driven or data driven analytics

· Development of cloud-based solutions and technologies.

· Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints. Perform quality control on team products.

· Recommend and implement suggestions for improving documentation and software development process standards.

· Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project.

· Confer with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces.

· Coordinate software installation on a system and monitor performance to ensure operational specifications are met.

· Recommend new technologies and processes for complex software projects.

· Serve as the technical lead of multiple software development teams.

· Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering.

· Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software.

· Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to one or more teams and monitor their performance.

SWE-3 Qualifications 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.

OR

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

OR

Nine (9) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

The Software Engineer shall be responsible for developing, sustaining, and troubleshooting GHOSTGEM's software suite of applications including JEDIPOWER and possibly future capabilities as mission needs arise. Software development activities include implementation, testing, and integration with other COTS and FOSS products, packages, and libraries. The Software Engineer must have a demonstrated understanding of the software development life cycle.

Position Required Skills

§ Experience using the Linux CLI

§ Experience with scripting using Bash/Python

§ Experience developing with Java in a Linux environment

§ Experience with the Spring Framework including Spring Boot, Spring Data and Spring Integration

§ Experience with Messaging Frameworks such as RabbitMQ and Kafka

§ Experience with NoSQL databases including MongoDB

§ Experience using Apache NiFi canvas to process and distribute data

§ Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and containerd

§ Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI and Jenkins

§ Experience with IaC principles, concepts, and tools including Ansible

§ Experience with Source Control Systems such as Git

Position Desired Skills

§ Experience with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes

§ Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite including Jira and Confluence