Software Engineer II - DevOps

Markon

1d•$160,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Markon’s partner company is seeking a Software Engineer II to design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain complex software and infrastructure solutions in a mission-driven environment. This role supports large-scale systems that may include high-performance analytics, large data processing, real-time systems, enterprise information systems, and cloud-based platforms. This position has a strong DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) focus, emphasizing automation, reliability, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD).

Requirements

Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field + 3 years of relevant experience or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field + 5 years of relevant experience
7 years of relevant Software Engineering experience
Strong experience with Linux CLI and Unix environments
Proficiency in Bash and/or Python scripting
Experience with CI/CD principles and pipeline implementation
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Ansible)
Experience with Git source control
Experience with container technologies (Docker, Containerd)
Experience working in Agile development environments
Experience with Java, C, C++, Python, Ruby, Perl, or JavaScript

Nice To Haves

Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence)
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies
Experience with orchestration frameworks (Spring, Kafka)
Familiarity with queue management systems
Experience working in cloud environments

Responsibilities

Analyze user requirements and translate them into software design and performance requirements
Design, develop, test, document, maintain, and enhance software systems
Debug and resolve software defects and problem reports
Modify existing software to improve performance or adapt to new hardware environments
Integrate software into new or existing systems and operating environments
Develop and implement algorithms to meet strict performance and functional requirements
Develop event-driven or data-driven analytics solutions
Design and develop relational and non-relational database applications
Develop Java (including J2EE) applications using Eclipse IDE
Perform Unix-based development and shell scripting
Develop simple and complex data queries for databases and repositories
Support cloud-based solution development
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions
Automate provisioning of HPC systems using Bash and Python
Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Travis CI, CircleCI, etc.)
Apply release management best practices (versioning, automation, risk management, continuous improvement)
Manage software builds and releases
Utilize DevSecOps processes and FOSS toolchains
Work with container technologies such as Docker and Containerd
Use Git for source control management
Collaborate with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive requirements and assess constraints
Coordinate software installation and monitor system performance
Utilize configuration management tools and web services implementations
Contribute to hardware/software trade-off analysis and software reuse decisions (OSS, COTS, GOTS)
Participate in Agile development processes
Provide input to system-level design and architecture
Perform quality control on team products
Recommend and implement improvements to documentation and development processes
Serve in a team lead capacity as appropriate