Apache Airflow Software Engineer

Description

Some of our Perks and Benefits

• 100% Paid Healthcare
• 31 Days PTO
• 10% 401k in every paycheck
• 100% Fully Vested!!!

Do you get excited about learning new technologies, problem solving, and making an impact?

We know that cybersecurity and its technologies evolve at a rapid pace. The defense community needs an engineering partner who can not only keep up, but bring the technical expertise and passion necessary to solve the new hardest problems — and do it well. GIGATEC's highly engaged, agile team does just that, with innovative solutions for every mission-critical challenge.

If your answer is an enthusiastic "yes" then please keep reading!

Our team is passionate about defending national security and mastering new tech, so we give our engineers exactly what they need to do both: unlimited upskilling, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, and 100% paid healthcare, plus flexible benefits.

We are seeking Software Engineers who wish to accelerate their skills and focus on tackling the most difficult challenges of the US Government, in one of the most exciting areas of the mission available. GIGATEC offers the best salaries and benefits packages available, where you are at the center of our motivation.

NOTE – Our positions require a Top Secret clearance, as well as Counterintelligence and Lifestyle polygraphs. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.

Requirements

What You’ll Be Doing (We don’t love the bullet points, but we love the work!)

In this key Software Engineer role, you'll be responsible for creating and maintaining data workflows and automation pipelines using Apache Airflow, keeping critical processes flowing as smoothly as a well-timed morning coffee. This role focuses on building reliable, scalable, and observable workflow orchestration solutions that support data engineering, analytics, and operational use cases, because no one wants a pipeline that is more decaf than dependable. The engineer will collaborate closely with data engineers, platform teams, and stakeholders to ensure workflows are efficient, secure, and production ready, delivering results with the consistency of a favorite espresso order.

You will get to work with cutting edge systems which might include (but are likely not limited to) processing intensive analytics (remember, this is HPC), novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets (again, HPC!), real-time systems, business management information systems, and systems which incorporate data repositories, data transport services, and application and systems development and monitoring. All being critical to the success of the customer and the overall mission at large.

Required Skills

• Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux tools
• Experience developing Bash scripts to automate manual processes
• Recent software development experience using Python and Java
• Experience using Apache Airflow (DAG design, scheduling, operators, sensors) to orchestrate, schedule, and monitor complex workflows
• Experience using Distributed Big Data processing engines including Apache Spark
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, containerd, and Podman
• Experience with Git Source Control System

Position Desired Skills 

• Experience using the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
• Familiar with AWS Cloud Services and Infrastructure 
• Fluent in sarcasm, kindness, and the occasional office banter 

Qualifications

• (5+) years’ experience as a Software Engineer, multiple positions and levels/years experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or substitute years experience