Software Engineer, DevOps, Cloud Engineer - Software

We are seeking Software Engineers to join a dynamic team supporting the development and delivery of a Major Systems Application (MSA) including the associated operations and maintenance (O&M) support to modernize space domain awareness (SDA) and flight safety tools. The modernization effort includes designing and developing containerized microservices within a modern AWS-based architecture. Engineers will work in an agile development environment, leveraging established development environments to build and maintain services running on a modern framework using continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, information systems or equivalent field developer with experience in Java development utilizing various libraries such as Spring Boot, Mockito, Lombok, OpenAPI (Swagger) and other similar libraries developing RESTful services. The software application is managed through Git and built using Gradle. Other third‑party applications that are utilized are Kafka, Mongo

DB, Active

MQ and/or NiFi. Applications are containerized and deployed to a Kubernetes cluster using Helm Charts. Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) is also desired.

• Utilize best practices to support, plan and execute the program's software development approach
• Support the software design, development, testing and performance analysis of the software services and system
• Develop capabilities supporting space domain awareness such as observation scoring using the developed scoring process
• Develop capabilities supporting space domain awareness such as truth data generation using the developed fusion process
• Develop capabilities supporting space domain awareness such as development and integration of the scoring and fusion process into the overall system workflows to update the RSO database as a source of truth for use by the system

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, information systems, or equivalent field, or equivalent experience
• Must have at least 5+ years of experience in software engineering or software development for information technology systems
• Experience with object-oriented programming languages, including Java, JEE, C++, or Python
• Experience utilizing various libraries such as Spring Boot, Mockito, Lombok, OpenAPI (Swagger) and other similar libraries developing RESTful services
• Experience in working with microservices and containerization technologies
• Experience with supporting systems engineering efforts in system design, solution engineering, and software development
• Required in order to be considered an active or current Top‑Secret clearance with SCI access (TS/SCI) and a polygraph (CIP)

• Experience developing software applications managed through Git and built using Gradle
• Experience with Kafka, Mongo
  
  DB, Active
  
  MQ, NiFi, and/or other third‑party tools
• Experience with integration and development tools for containerized applications deployed to a Kubernetes cluster using Helm Charts
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Experience with Linux OS and command line interface
• Security+ and/or DoD 8570 IAT Level II or above certification

Northstrat values true work life balance. We offer power of choice benefits designed to best meet the needs of you and your lifestyle. Our benefits programs are designed to support and encourage wellness, healthy living, retirement investment, and lifetime learning.

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. We also offer competitive compensation, benefits, and professional development opportunities. Please refer to our Benefits section for additional details.

Northstrat does not mandate specific working hours. Although project requirements may dictate schedules, a Northstrat employee is only required to work an average of 8 hours per weekday over the course of a month. For example:
John worked 12 hours on June 1st to meet a project deadline. On June 15th John only worked 4 hours because he left early for a long weekend. John's IBA was not debited for time off because flex time allowed him to carry over those 4 hours from June 1st.

To attract and retain the highest quality staff, Northstrat provides a unique and versatile benefits package, the Individual Benefit Account (IBA), which places the power of choice in the hands of our greatest asset - the employee.

The purpose of the IBA is to provide attractive benefits to all full‑time employees on a flexible basis that enables each covered employee to select a package that best suits his or her needs. Whether those needs are paid time off, medical expenses, prescription drug expenses, cash…