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Castalia Systems is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Cloud) in the Dulles, VA area.

A Senior Software Engineer with Cloud development expertise will support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities for a U.S. Government customer on a large mission critical development and sustainment program that will design, build, deliver, and operate a network operations environment; including introducing new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats.

A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to:

• Collaborate within Agile Scrum teams as a key contributor responsible for the design, test and implementation of advanced cybersecurity software capabilities.
• Develop and perform automated builds, testing, and deployments.
• Develop high quality technical documentation, including user guides, test plans, and contract deliverable items and supporting product training.
• Support risk assessments and developing risk mitigation countermeasures.

Security Clearance Requirement:

Active/current Secret clearance minimum with the ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI is required. Must be able to obtain DHS suitability is also required.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, or Computer Systems Engineering. 8+ years of experience (for a total of 14+ years) may be substituted for a degree.
• 4+ years of directly relevant Software Development experience.
• 2+ years of experience with Agile software development.
• Strong experience with one or more of the following program languages: Java, Python, and Javascript.
• Experience with Linux/Unix and Shell Scripting.
• Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following database technologies: SQL, Oracle, MySQL, JBDC, NOSQL, etc.
• Ability to create well-modularized, maintainable software and willing to follow group coding standards and design.
• Proficiency with MS Office Applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• DoD 8570.1 IAT Level II.
• CSSLP.
• Experience with cloud-oriented development using Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Experience working on projects that implement analytic models into production systems.
• Possesses or quickly develop a comprehensive understanding of Government Information Security policies, regulations, and guidelines.
• Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following front-end (UI) technologies: ReactJS, AngularJS, etc.
• Experience with Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE), Kibana, Logstash, Hadoop.
• Experience and/or familiarity with DevOps, Continuous Development/Continuous Integration concepts, and automated test tools such as Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes, JIRA, Git, Chef, Ansible, Puppet, Junit, JMeter, RSpec, and/or Cucumber.
• Certifications related to Agile development and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) such as Scrum Master, Product Owner, SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe Practitioner (SP).
• Technical understanding of cybersecurity attack techniques and associated mitigation techniques.
  
  

Castalia Systems is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, HIV-positive status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful, and all persons involved in the operations of the company are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct.