VTG

Defense and intelligence services provider

Associate Software Engineer

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeManassas, VA, USA$75k - $90kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a similar field.
Proficiency with Python.
Proficiency with RESTful or gRPC interfaces.
Experience with Linux systems.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Initiative, innovation, and resourcefulness.
Successful completion of a background check.
U.S. citizenship and a current Department of Defense Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain interfaces as the backend tool scales and evolves.
Update software performance and architecture.
Clearly communicate requirements and interface definitions with cross-company partners.
Develop and update interfaces between the front end and back end.
Update code architecture to scale and enable more parallel instances.
Configure code to work with GPUs.
Develop GUI features as needed.
Update the tool to work on additional systems and platforms.

Desired Qualifications

One or more years of relevant experience specifically with SQL or NoSQL.
Knowledge of modern PaaS environment tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, KVM, and Helm.
Experience with CuPy or Numba for writing GPU kernels in Python.
Experience with Python's multiprocessing library.
Experience with shell scripting languages.

Overview

VTG is seeking an Associate Software Engineer to work with our software for modeling acoustic beampatterns for submarine sonar arrays. The SW is primarily Python-based and is containerized and hosted in a Kubernetes environment. This role will involve developing and updating interfaces between front end and back end, updating the code architecture to scale up and enable more parallel instances, configuring the code to work with GPUs, and various other performance updates. Tasking may also include some GUI development and updating the tool to work on additional systems and platforms. This position will support our customer in Manassas, VA.

What will you do?

Develop and maintain interfaces as the backend tool scales and evolves
SW performance and architecture updates
Communicate requirements and interface definitions clearly with cross-company partners

Do you have what it takes?

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or similar
Proficient with Python
Proficient with RESTful/gRPC
Experience with Linux systems
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Initiative, innovation, and resourcefulness
Successful completion of background check
Must be a US Citizen with current DoD Secret Clearance

Desired Qualifications/Skills/Abilities:

One+ years relevant specifically experience with SQL or NoSQL
Knowledgeable with modern PaaS environment tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, KVM, and Helm
Experience with CuPy or Numba for writing GPU kernels in Python
Experience with Python’s multiprocessing library
Experience with shell scripting languages

VTG’s estimated starting pay range is $75,000-$90,000 which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.

About the Company

VTG

Defense and intelligence services provider

1) What VTG does: VTG provides defense and intelligence services with a focus on force modernization, digital transformation, aerospace and naval engineering, and cyber capabilities across a unified enterprise. 2) How its products work: It builds end-to-end capabilities by integrating specialized firms and services (engineering, IT, cyber, logistics) through acquisitions to deliver modernization and transformation for defense and intelligence customers. 3) How it differs from competitors: It operates as a single, cohesive organization after consolidating disparate units and growing through targeted acquisitions to expand its expertise in intelligence, cyber, and defense modernization rather than offering fragmented offerings. 4) What its goal is: To expand its footprint in the intelligence community and cyber domain while continuing defense modernization for government customers, supported by strategic growth and acquisitions.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Lenoir, NC
Founded: 1866

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