Belay Technologies

Cleared technology and engineering services

Mid-Level Software Engineer

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAnnapolis Junction, MD, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required; four years of additional software engineering experience on similar projects may substitute for the degree, for a total of 16 years of experience.
Eight years of experience with a degree, or 12 years without a degree.
Twelve years of software engineering experience on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
Experience with enterprise-grade, server-side Java applications.
Knowledge of the Spring Framework and Dependency Injection.
Proficiency in Linux; development is performed on Linux systems.
Experience using Git, Maven, and/or Gradle.
Experience analyzing user requirements and deriving software design and performance requirements.
Experience debugging existing software and correcting defects.
Experience providing recommendations to improve documentation and software development process standards.
Experience designing and coding new software or modifying existing software to add features.
Experience integrating software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
Experience developing simple data queries for databases or data repositories.
Experience writing or reviewing software and system documentation.
Experience serving as team lead appropriate to the software development process.
Experience designing or implementing complex database or data repository interfaces and queries.
Experience developing or implementing algorithms to meet system performance and functional standards.
Experience assisting with development and execution of software component test procedures.
Experience analyzing system performance standards, system flows, data usage, and work processes to develop software solutions and investigate problem areas.
Experience modifying software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, or improve performance.
Experience designing, developing, and modifying software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models.
Experience developing and supporting near-real-time messaging infrastructure using products such as TIBCO EMS, ActiveMQ, Artemis, and Kafka.
Experience providing Tier III support for Data Transport Systems software.
Experience developing and supporting the Data Transport Systems portfolio, including complex event processing, infrastructure monitoring and metrics, and threshold-based and temporal-based alerting.
Experience developing or supporting cloud storage with Apache Accumulo, Apache ZooKeeper, and Apache Hadoop; Oracle DBMS; real-time streaming with Storm; distributed in-memory data cache or storage with Redis; graph compute and query interfaces with Apache TinkerPop or Gremlin; rules engines with JBoss Drools; Apache Camel; and the Spring Framework.
Experience developing and supporting GUI interfaces, command-line tools, Oracle stored procedures, and maintenance scripts for cluster functions.
Experience developing Java multithreaded applications and supporting multithreaded applications.
Experience developing and maintaining software in a development environment.
Experience using configuration management tools and repositories such as Maven, Eclipse, Git, and Redmine.
Experience designing or implementing complex algorithms subject to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints, and performing quality control on team products.
Experience implementing recommendations to improve documentation and software development process standards.
Experience conferring with system and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and obtain project limitations, capabilities, performance requirements, and interface information.
Experience coordinating software system installations and monitoring equipment to ensure operational specifications are met.
Experience recommending technologies and processes for complex software projects.
Experience selecting software development processes in coordination with customers and systems engineering.
Experience ensuring quality control of developed and modified software.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and maintain enterprise-grade server-side Java applications.
Develop software for high-performance, multithreaded, and distributed computing environments.
Develop and maintain applications using the Spring Framework, including Dependency Injection.
Perform development activities in Linux environments.
Use Git for source code management and Maven and/or Gradle for application builds and dependency management.
Troubleshoot application issues and support software integration, testing, and deployment.
Work with engineering and operations teams to identify and resolve technical issues.
Develop solutions that efficiently process and manage large volumes of data.
Analyze user requirements and derive software design and performance requirements.
Debug existing software and correct defects.
Design and code new software or modify existing software to add features.
Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
Develop data queries for databases and data repositories.
Write or review software and system documentation.
Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process.
Design or implement complex database and data repository interfaces and queries.
Develop or implement algorithms to meet system performance and functional standards.
Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
Analyze system performance, system flows, data usage, and work processes to develop software solutions and investigate problems.
Modify software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, or improve performance.
Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models.
Develop and support near-real-time messaging infrastructure and Data Transport Systems software.
Develop and support the Data Transport Systems portfolio, including monitoring, metrics, event processing, and alerting.
Develop and support the EMM GUI, messaging tools, metric-monitoring interfaces, command-line tools, Oracle stored procedures, and cluster maintenance scripts.
Develop and maintain software in the development environment.
Support multithreaded applications.
Perform quality control on team products and ensure quality control of developed and modified software.
Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
Oversee software development teams and ensure work follows the applicable software development process.
Confer with system and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and understand project constraints, capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces.
Coordinate software installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met.
Recommend technologies and processes for complex software projects.
Serve as technical lead of multiple software development teams.
Select software development processes in coordination with customers and systems engineering.
Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to teams and monitor their performance.

Desired Qualifications

Experience writing analytics using Apache Hadoop, HDFS, and MapReduce.
Experience designing and developing applications using Apache Accumulo or a similar NoSQL database.
Experience processing large data sets or high-volume data ingestion.
Experience monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Apache Accumulo, Apache Hadoop, and Apache ZooKeeper deployments.

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Belay Technologies is seeking a Software Engineer to join our intel team. The Software Engineer provides software development and engineering support for enterprise-grade applications operating in high-performance, multi-threaded, and distributed computing environments. The position focuses on developing and maintaining server-side Java applications in a Linux-based environment and requires the ability to work with established development frameworks, build tools, and source control systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and maintain enterprise-grade server-side Java applications.
Develop software supporting high-performance, multi-threaded, and distributed computing environments.
Develop and maintain applications within the Spring Framework, including use of Dependency Injection.
Perform all development activities within Linux environments.
Use Git for source code management and Maven and/or Gradle for application builds and dependency management.
Troubleshoot application issues and support software integration, testing, and deployment.
Work collaboratively with engineering and operations teams to identify and resolve technical issues.
Develop solutions that efficiently process and manage large volumes of data.

Candidates should have the following qualifications: 

TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
8 years w/ degree (12 years w/o)
(U) Twelve (12) years’ experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
- Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree, for a total of 16 years of experience.

On Call Support: No
CWIP: N/A
Tech Experience: JAVA & Linux

Required:

JAVA & Linux
Experience with enterprise-grade/server-side JAVA. Knowledge of the Spring Framework and Dependency Injection. AMF application development supports high-performance, multi-threaded, distributed computing environments.
Linux proficiency, all development is done on Linux systems.
Git, Maven, Gradle

Desired:

Analytics & Data Persistence
Experience writing analytics using Apache Hadoop, HDFS, and MapReduce
Experience designing and developing applications using Apache Accumulo or a similar NoSQL database
Experience processing large data sets or high-volume data ingest
Experience monitoring, maintaining and troubleshooting Apache Accumulo, Apache Hadoop, and Apache Zookeeper deployments

Candidates are required to have the following skills:

The Level 3 Software Engineer shall possess the following capabilities: (U) Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements (U) Debug existing software and correct defects
(U) Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
(U) Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features (U) Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments (U) Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories (U) Write or review software and system documentation
(U) Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project
(U) Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries
(U) Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards
(U) Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components
(U) Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with users or system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas
(U) Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance
(U) Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design
(U) Develop and support a near real time messaging infrastructure, Messaging products include: TIBCO EMS, ActiveMQ, Artemis, and Kafka
(U) Provide Tier III support on the Data Transport Systems (DTS) software
(U) Develop and support the DTS portfolio (DTS supports complex event processing using FOSS tools to collect infrastructure monitoring/metrics, and generate threshold based and temporal based alerting, DTS components send status information back to storage areas where quires can be made)
(U) DTS products include but are not limited to:
(U) Cloud storage areas: Apache Accumulo (Apache Zookeeper, Apache Hadoop)
(U) Oracle DMBS
(U) Real time streaming: Storm
(U) Distributed in-memory data Cache/Storage: Redis
(U) Graph Compute engine/Query Interface Apache Tinker pop/Gremlin
(U) Rules Engine: JBoss Drools
(U) Apache Camel
(U) Spring Framework: used extensively to standardize/simplify configuration logic control, data access, security, Web-tier, etc.
(U) Develop and support the GUI interface into the EMM
(U) GOTS developed applications include:
(U//FOUO) Addition to FOSS messaging tools to run in the SIGINT environment
(U) GUI to display metric/monitoring status and do common queries
(U) Command line tools to interact with Accumulo
(U) Oracle stored procedures
(U) Maintenance scripts to facilitate normal cluster functions (e.g. table splits, compactions, mergers, Local/HDFS directory cleanup, etc.)
(U) Java multi-threaded applications
(U) Develop and maintain software in the development environment
(U) Use configuration management tool and repositories (i.e. Maven, Eclipse, GIT, Redmine)
(U) Support multi-threaded applications
(U) Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints; Perform quality control on team products
(U) Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
(U) Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project
(U) Confer with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces
(U) Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met
(U) Recommend new technologies and processes for complex software projects
(U) Serve as the technical lead of multiple software development teams
(U) Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering
(U) Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software
(U) Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to one or more teams and monitor their performance.

Perks and Benefits:

8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, take off on your birthday,11 paid holidays and optional leave up to 6 days through Belay's volunteer program
10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one
$5,000 annual training/tuition
Student Loan Repayment Program
100% company-funded HSA
Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance)
Dental coverage including orthodontia
Up to $420,000 in life insurance, premiums 100% company funded
Amazon Prime, gym reimbursement, monthly lunches, games and prizes
Pet adoption program, generous referral bonus program, fun events, and more!

At Belay, we are committed to creating an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally. We believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. Several factors influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, education, specific skills and competencies and certifications. Belay offers a competitive total compensation package that includes benefits and perks, a flexible work-life balance, and career development.

Salary Range: $190,000 to $240,000

Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD, as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers, web designers, test engineers, systems engineers, systems administrators, database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

About the Company

Belay Technologies

Cleared technology and engineering services

Belay Technologies is a service-disabled veteran-owned technology company serving defense and commercial customers. Its capabilities include software engineering, systems and network administration, cyber operations, virtualization, automation, and artificial intelligence. The company also develops SummitRTS, an automation framework for complex technical workflows. Belay centers on cleared engineering environments where software, infrastructure, cyber, and automation support sensitive missions, while its proprietary technology differentiates it from a staffing-only contractor or standalone software vendor.

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