***This job requires active TS/SCI clearance.  Please apply only if you have an active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph clearance. ***

North Point Technology is looking for a TS/SCI Cleared Software Engineers to support a critical mission.

Applicants should be self-motivated, fast-paced, curious problem solvers with a BS in Software Engineering or related field, plus the following skills/experience:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support general maintenance, adaptive maintenance, defect resolution (DR), and COTS/GOTS/FOSS activities.
• Provide support for installations and deployments.
• Assist the Systems Engineer (SE) with debugging any issues when the core COTS products require upgrading.
• Participate in the complete software development lifecycle, operating within well-defined parameters.
• Take ownership of delivering enhancements within a system or application.
• Break down sizable tasks into manageable units for execution and provide LOE estimations.
• Collaborate with fellow software engineers to create and document optimal technical designs.
• Ensure team compliance with Agile processes and best practices.
• Build software solutions where the solution is not clearly defined but always prioritizing customer needs.
• Resolve obstacles for the development team, working collaboratively with the Product Owner, technical leadership, and other engineers.

Basic Qualifications:

• Current active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
• US citizenship is required per contract.
  
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 4-8 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with than 2-6 years of prior relevant experience
• Hands-on experience with the following technologies:
  Web:  HTML, CSS, and REST APIs
• Object-oriented Programming:  Python (Pandas, Boto3, PySpark, MLOps), Java, C++, or similar language
• Databases: Amazon RDS
• Operating System: Linux
• Version Control System:  Git
• Experience developing and testing automation scripts.
• Experience documenting work instructions and configurations.
• Proficiency writing SQL queries (DML and DDL) to retrieve and update data.
• Experience with transforming data and join/merge with other data sets sharing a common key.
• Experience with manipulating data with Microsoft Excel, especially transforming and graphing data.
• Experience developing Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, importing images and graphs.
• Awareness of software security and systems that handle sensitive data.
• Must have or willing to obtain within 6 months Security+ CE (or similar), required for privileged user (admin) access.
• Understanding of modern software design patterns and coding standards.
• Hands-on experience architecting, developing, and delivering complex software systems into production.
• Working knowledge of Agile development and continuous integration/continuous delivery methodologies and tools.
• Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Bash, and Bash Scripting.
• Experience with Databricks, Jupyter Notebook, Scala, Microsoft Power Query and Power Pivot.
• Software Architectures:  Client-Server, Microservices, Model-View-Controller.
• Cloud Exposure:
  • Multi-cloud architectures: AWS, IBM, Google, Azure, and Oracle.
  • Specific AWS Services: Compute (EC2, Lambda), Storage (S3, EBS), Security, Identity & Compliance (IAM, IdAM, KMS), SQS, SNS, and CloudFormation.
  • Certifications such as AWS DevOps Engineer or similar.
• Knowledge of continuous integration and delivery tools: Jenkins, GitLab, and Docker.