Summary
ARKA Group L.P. is an advanced technologies company serving the U.S. military and intelligence community. They are seeking a talented Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain innovative software solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams and embracing agile methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Managing the complete software development process from conception to deployment
- Maintaining and upgrading the software following deployment
- Managing the end-to-end life cycle for the production of software and applications
- Overseeing and guiding the analyzing, writing, building, and deployment of software
- Overseeing the automated testing and providing feedback to management during the development process
- Modifying and testing changes to previously developed programs
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
- 2+ years of experience in object-oriented (OO) languages, with a significant focus on Python
- At least 1 year of JavaScript or TypeScript experience
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, architects, and other engineers to define, design, and ship new features
- Understanding of the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance
- Ability to write clean, efficient, well-documented, and testable code
- Experience in the development of unit, integration, and system tests to ensure software quality
- Experiencing in the development of microservices and RESTful APIs
- Knowledge of how to work in an Agile/Scrum development environment, participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews
- Ability to work in office full time
- Active TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance
- Willingness to be submitted for and ability to obtain Counter Intelligence (CI) Polygraph
- Experience with a modern cloud provider such as AWS or Azure as well as understanding of standalone Kubernetes deployments
- Experience with modern front-end development using React or Angular as well as a corollary understanding of JavaScript or Typescript
- Experience with Source Control tools (e.g. Git, Gitlab)
- Experience with DevSecOps and Agile Scrum software development methodology including using tools like Git, Jira and Confluence
- IAT Level II or III certification (i.e. Security+, CISSP, or CASP)
- Active TS/SCI with a Counter Intelligence (CI) or recent Full-Scope Polygraph (FSP) U.S. Government Security Clearance
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
- 2+ years of experience in object-oriented (OO) languages, with a significant focus on Python
- At least 1 year of JavaScript or TypeScript experience
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, architects, and other engineers to define, design, and ship new features
- Understanding of the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance
- Ability to write clean, efficient, well-documented, and testable code
- Experience in the development of unit, integration, and system tests to ensure software quality
- Experiencing in the development of microservices and RESTful APIs
- Knowledge of how to work in an Agile/Scrum development environment, participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews
- Ability to work in office full time
- Active TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance
- Willingness to be submitted for and ability to obtain Counter Intelligence (CI) Polygraph
Nice to Haves
- Experience with a modern cloud provider such as AWS or Azure as well as understanding of standalone Kubernetes deployments
- Experience with modern front-end development using React or Angular as well as a corollary understanding of JavaScript or Typescript
- Experience with Source Control tools (e.g. Git, Gitlab)
- Experience with DevSecOps and Agile Scrum software development methodology including using tools like Git, Jira and Confluence
- IAT Level II or III certification (i.e. Security+, CISSP, or CASP)
- Active TS/SCI with a Counter Intelligence (CI) or recent Full-Scope Polygraph (FSP) U.S. Government Security Clearance
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical/vision/dental insurance packages
- Company contributions to qualified HSA accounts
- 401k retirement plan with industry leading company contributions
- 3 weeks of vacation accrual per year plus time off for sick leave and unscheduled life events
- 13 paid holidays
- Upfront tuition assistance for approved degree programs
- Annual bonus program based on company and employee performance
- Company paid life insurance, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term disability insurance
- 4 weeks paid Parental Leave
- Employee assistance program (EAP)