Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software, DevOps

Job Summary

We are seeking a talented Software Engineer to join a Modeling and Simulation (M&S) development team supporting a large, complex, web-based analytics platform. This role involves working closely with software engineers, data scientists, and analysts to design and develop scalable analytics microservices within a next-generation modeling and simulation framework. The ideal candidate is an innovative, self‑driven developer who can adapt quickly in a fast‑paced, high‑visibility development environment.

Prior M&S domain experience is not required.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

• Minimum of 5 years of object‑oriented programming experience in Python
• Familiarity with data description languages such as XML, YAML, and JSON
• Experience building HTTP‑based web services using frameworks such as FastAPI
• Experience with source code management tools such as Git (Git Hub, Git Lab, or similar), Subversion, or Bitbucket
• Experience developing software for Linux‑based platforms
• Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts and YAML‑based configuration
• Containerization experience using Docker, Podman, CRI‑O, or similar technologies
• Experience with relational and non‑relational databases (e.g., Postgre
  
  SQL, Mongo
  
  DB) and working with multiple data formats

• Familiarity with C/C++
• Experience with message queues (e.g., Kafka, Rabbit
  
  MQ, Redis Streams) and caching systems (e.g., Redis, Memcached)
• Experience using multiprocessing or multithreading libraries
• Familiarity with identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) concepts and technologies such as OAuth2, JWT, Keycloak, or OpenID
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum or similar software development frameworks
• Experience using CI/CD and build tools such as Jenkins or similar systems