Job Description
Please note you must have an ACTIVE TS/SCI with a FULL SCOPE POLY We’re hiring a Backend / Systems Software Developer to join a cutting-edge team working with large-scale data systems and modern cloud technologies. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a hands-on, highly technical environment and enjoys building and optimizing systems that handle complex, high-volume data. You’ll play a key role in designing and developing scalable backend services and middleware, working with technologies like Java (8+), Python, AWS, and Spring Boot, while leveraging big data tools such as Spark/PySpark and search platforms like Elastic or Solr. You’ll also be involved in data quality analysis, API development, and system performance improvements in a Linux-based environment. This is a great opportunity for an engineer who enjoys end-to-end ownership—from development through deployment—and wants to work on mission-critical systems alongside a collaborative, fast-moving team. You must have demonstrated experience utilizing big data technologies such as SPARC or PYSPARC. Demonstrated hands on experience in Solr or Elastic such as running an index, spinning up a Solr cluster and loading an index onto the cluster, and/or making Solr/Elastic schema changes, etc. Demonstrated experience performing data quality analysis. Demonstrated experience with Regular Expressions (RegEx). Demonstrated experience programming using languages such as Java, JavaScript, Bash, and Python. Demonstrated experience working with several AWS services. Demonstrated experience writing Java 8+ (we will be upgrading to Java 17 later this year) Demonstrated experience with JIRA and GITHUB. Demonstrated experience with Spring Boot and RESTful APIs Demonstrated experience with Linux operating systems such as CENTOS. Demonstrating experience designing, developing, and deploying middleware and/or backend code to a production system