Hybrid Software Engineer – Level 4

at Praxis Engineering

• Job title: Software Engineer – Level 4
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $151,789 - $212,160 per year
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: Airflow, Ansible, AWS, Docker, Grafana, JavaScript, Kubernetes, Linux, Prometheus, Python, React, Spark, SQL, Terraform, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Annapolis Junction, United States

About the role

• Software Engineer responsible for developing and maintaining access management systems for HPC resources in a multi-tenant infrastructure. Working within containerized Kubernetes Linux environments to support software and hardware technologies.

Responsibilities

• The Software Engineer shall be responsible for developing and maintaining a system that manages access to HPC resources in a large multi-tenant containerized Kubernetes Linux environment.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus ten (10) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• OR Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus twelve (12) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
• OR Fourteen (14) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Active TS/SCI with an appropriate polygraph is required to be considered for this role.
• Experience using the Linux CLI
• Experience developing and maintaining scripts using Bash/Python
• Experience installing, configuring, and supporting COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, libraries, and packages in a Linux environment
• Recent software development experience using Python
• Experience designing and developing REST interfaces using FastAPI
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, PodMan, and containerd
• Experience with container orchestration technologies including Kubernetes
• Experience administering Kubernetes clusters in an AWS environment
• Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) concepts, principles and automation tools including Ansible and Terraform
• Demonstrated experience using system monitoring tools such as Grafana/Prometheus
• Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools including GitLab
• Experience using Git Version Control System
• Desired Skills
• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
• Familiarity with web technologies including JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and React
• Familiar with HPC workload management systems including Slurm
• Experience with ArgoCD, AirFlow, SQL, and JupyterLab
• Familiar with stream/batch Big Data processing and analytic frameworks including Spark
• Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions including Keycloak.

Benefits

• Attractive total compensation package to include competitive salary and medical benefits!
• Office perks such as free soft drinks and snacks (both healthy and not-so-healthy)
• Praxis swag (annual gift certificate to purchase top brand Praxis apparel)
• 401K contribution/match.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) + 10 holidays
• Training is a priority! Take advantage of our endless in-house training opportunities - or seek out vendor offered (paid) training opportunities like conferences, certification courses and seminars.
• Conferences (recently attended by Praxis employees): AWS Summit, IoT World, Black Hat and DefCon.
• Training & Certifications: Splunk, AWS, Big Data/Cloudera, VMWare, Scrum Master...the list of certifications goes on and on!
• Praxis University: Cyber Research, Data Analytics, IoT, AWS and RedHat course offerings and hands-on training.
• Tuition reimbursement!
• Opportunity for career advancement - Grow with the company!
• Employee Discounts!