Senior Software Engineer

Overview/ Job Responsibilities

Entarian is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC) Data Dissemination SBIR Information Technology Solutions Project. This role will bring strong systems, software, cloud, and SAFE/Agile experience to provide technical expertise on a mission-critical program whose purpose is to develop, modernize, enhance, operate, and maintain services for CNMOC mission critical systems.

• You will participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle of a mission critical product including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding and unit testing.
• Support all aspects of software development (designing, coding, testing, debugging, and maintaining products).
• Translate customer needs into user stories and deliver working capabilities at the conclusion of each sprint.
• Mentor other software developers on product team to enhance their skills.
• Participate and/or lead sprint demonstrations and facilitate implementation of agreed upon ideas identified at retrospectives.
• Work with others on product teams to develop solutions to hard problems that are impeding progress.
• Effectively communicate technical challenges, options considered, and the recommended solution to team leads.

• Education & Experience:
  
  Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering/Data Science, or related) with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Clearance:
  Active Secret Directive 8570.1/8140 – IAT II:
  CompTIA Security+ (or ability to obtain within onboarding window).
• Programming & Data:
  Strong Python background with modern data processing libraries (Polars, Pandas, Pydantic); fluency with JSON/XML formats and supporting libraries.
• Pipelines & Operations:
  Proven experience designing/maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and unstructured datasets in operational environments; mastery of data engineering concepts (velocity, volume, variety, veracity).
• Version Control & TDD:
  Structured programming with Git/Subversion; experience with test‑driven development and Agile lifecycle tools (Jira, Jenkins, JUnit, Git Lab).
• Databases & Modeling:
  Strong understanding of data modeling, data integration, and database design; hands‑on with PostgreSQL/PostGIS, SQL Server, or Oracle.
• Cloud & Containers:
  Practical experience with AWS and container technologies; familiarity with Dev Sec Ops  frameworks.
• Geospatial & APIs:
  Experience integrating geospatial systems and enterprise data platforms/APIs (e.g., ESRI stack, ERDDAP).
• Communication:
  Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to self-start and work independently with minimal supervision.

• Advanced Pipeline Ops:
  Experience designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale ingestion, transformation, and analytics workflows; strong background in data orchestration and automation tools.
• Data Governance:
  Applied knowledge of governance policies, metadata/lineage, cataloging (e.g., Data Hub/Amundsen), and compliance reporting.
• Streaming & Event Data:
  
  Experience with streaming platforms (e.g.,
  Kafka
  , Kinesis) and time-series data stores; optimization for multi-parameter time-based series, preferably in Meteorology/Oceanography domains.
• AI/ML Enablement:
  Experience applying AI to accelerate data processing and analytics workflows.
• Geospatial Tooling:
  Proficiency with ESRI tools and broader ESRI ecosystem.
• Security & Compliance:
  Hands‑on with Cybersecurity best practices and DISA STIG checklists; familiarity with Dev Sec Ops  pipelines.
• Cloud & Containers (Advanced):
  Experience with container runtimes (e.g., Open Shift, Kubernetes, Podman);
  IaC (Terraform/Cloud Formation); cost/performance optimization in AWS.
• Domain Tooling:…