Software Engineer - Containerized

Overview

As a skilled and dynamic Software Engineer
, you will be responsible for designing and developing software for containerized cloud applications in support of the U.S. Army’s energy and water use metering program. The total solution is considered a system-of-systems with developed applications integrating with the Army enterprise cloud and data environment. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance.

Software Engineering:

• Elicit requirements and engineer implementations for containerized applications using industry best practices and container technologies such as Docker.
• Design, implement, and test containers using approved base images or from scratch to meet architectural and security requirements.
• Write design and unit test documentation.

Software Development:

• Employ mid-level software development expertise and best coding practices in designing and writing complex full-stack software to run in containers using various modern programming languages such as Python, Typescript/JavaScript, Java, C++, or C#.
• Improve knowledge about relevant technologies and skills researching them to augment and streamline development.

Orchestration:

• Design orchestration platform configuration according to relevant government hosting systems to scale containerized applications, aggregate data across instances, ensure resilience and fault tolerance, and deliver high availability with a minimal attack surface.
• Develop appropriate mechanisms, scripts, and configurations to ensure robust and scalable deployments and upgrades, and to support monitoring and self-healing capabilities.

Collaboration and Support:

• Work with Sec Dev Ops  and platform administration teams to implement their infrastructure requirements, obtain support for approved base containers, and troubleshoot deployment and other issues of a cross-cutting concern.

Security and Compliance:

• Ensure that containers are built using best security practices, and conduct vulnerability assessments, ensure compliance with government and industry standards.

QBE is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender-identity and/or expression, age, disability, Veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, or other related medical conditions), marital-status, neurodivergence, ethnicity, ancestry, caste, military/uniformed service-member status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or another STEM field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum of 1-5 years of hands-on experience developing containerized applications.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of hands-on experience developing complex software.
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Typescript/JavaScript, Java, C++, or C#., or similar.
• Experience designing configurations for container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, Open Shift, Docker Swarm, or similar.
• Experience with microservices architectures in containerized applications as well as how to interface with external systems.
• Understanding of network and security concepts related to containerized environments and zero trust architecture.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and debugging skills.
• Ability to work independently and in an agile, collaborative team environment.
• Active US Government Clearance at Secret level or higher.
• Effective written and verbal communications skills for collaboration with both customers and fellow team members.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time and regularly lift at least 25 pounds.
• Ability to commute to the designated onsite work location.
• Ability to regularly lift at least 25 pounds.
• Ability to commute to the designated onsite work location as required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Advanced STEM degree.
• Familiarity with the IEEE Software Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK).
• Experience with container registry services (e.g., Docker Hub, Amazon ECR).
• Familiarity with container hosting platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their services.
• Experience using Dev Ops pipelines in a continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) environment.
• Familiar with Tactical connectivity challenges and tactical edge applications.
• Working knowledge of DoD mission partners.
• Security+ certification