Software Engineer III with Security Clearance

Company: Agile Defense
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: March 29, 2020

Job Description:

Requisition #:SOFTW02450Job Title:Software Engineer IIILocation:St. Louis, MO 63118Clearance Level: Active DoD - Top Secret SCICertification(s):AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (Preferred)**Selected applicantsmay be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. **SUMMARY:Agile Defense is seeking a full-time software engineer and Agile practitioner and advocate to assist in automation and establishing DevSecOps pipelines and the associated process and documentation to accelerate our customer's adoption of DevSecOps.DUTIES: * Participate on a team of developers, systems engineers and solutions architects to standardize and automate the deployment of capabilities through pipelines leveraging industry best practices* Serve on a team to architect and deploy GitLab and automate pipelines leveraging GitLab CI/CD and other tools often found in CI/CD pipeline* Develop architecture to facilitate the automation and/or movement of containers and capabilities between classifications leveraging preestablished cross-domain solutions* Work on a team to integrate provided services and design and build dashboards* Leverage industry-standard tools to build, test, assess and deploy capabilities for enterprise consumption* Develop proof of concepts and demonstrate capabilities to customers* Serve as an advocate and promote and develop the team on industry best practices for services within your area of responsibility* Evangelize methodologies for building and operating highly available scalable services* Research and recommend products and/or opportunities that add value to the organization* Create, assess, update and maintain documentation for applications and/or services within your area of responsibility* Develop operational and training guides for consumers of your services* Develop and design elastic, resilient and self-healing Cloud-native applicationsQualifications Education and Certifications: * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related scientific or technical discipline* AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (Preferred)Background Needed and Years of Experience: * See additional Skills and QualificationsAdditional Skills & Qualifications Must Have Technical Skills: * Significant experience with object-oriented software languages such as Python, Ruby or Java * Experience developing and integrating with APIs and RESTful Services* Experience with databases including working knowledge of SQL relational data stores* Strong understanding of DevSecOps * Extensive experience in identifying and resolving operational issues * Demonstrated understanding of industry standards for building applications in IaaS, PaaS, SaaS/Cloud environments * Experience with DoD and industry security best practices and requirements * Experience with Amazon Web ServicesPreferred Technical Skills: * Experience deploying applications with modern container orchestration systems such as Kubernetes, Mesos, DC/OS, Swarm* Experience with monitoring solutions such as ELK, Splunk, SUMO, Nagios, Prometheus, etc.* Working knowledge of build automation and continuous integration/delivery ecosystems and tools such as Git, Gerrit, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, Docker, NexusNon-Technical Skills: * Excellent communication skills* Ability to work independently* Strong attention to detail and enjoy hands-on work* Good decision-making skills* Strong organizational skills* Ability to meet deadlines under pressure* Ability to execute assigned tasks within deadlines* Self-starting, proactive attitude* Excellent customer service skills* Comprehensive writing skills to clearly articulate issues/risks WORKING CONDITIONS:Government site with 10-15% travel possible. Possible off-hours work to support business objectives. General office environment. Work is generally sedentary in nature but may require standing and walking for up to 10% of the time. The working environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are adequate, and there are not hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. Work is generally performed within an office environment, with standard office equipment available.Strength Demands:Sedentary - 10 lbs. Maximum lifting, occasional lift/carry of small articles. Some occasional walking or standing may be required. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.Physical Requirements: * Stand or Sit* Walk* Use Hands / Fingers to Handle or Feel* Talk or Hear* See***About Us!Agile Defense is an Information Technology Solutions provider committed to partnering with our customers to deliver the highest level of service to our customers. We provided Information Technology (IT) services to the U.S. Government, including several United States Civil agencies and various branches within the U.S. Department of Defense.Agile Defense has established a solid reputation of partnering with our customers to deliver innovative IT solutions with our "Listen. Think. Innovate." philosophy.At Agile Defense, we know that our employees are our most important asset. We believe in our responsibility to our fellow employees, customers, company, and to our country. We promote teamwork, integrity, and creativity; we expect our fellow employees to also live these values.Agile Defense, Inc. does not discriminate in practices or employment opportunities on the basis of an individual's race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other proscribed category set forth in federal or state regulations.

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