Junior Analytic Software Engineer

Job Description:
Join our team of talented engineers in the Annapolis Junction area supporting critical national security programs. As an analytic software engineer, you'll work closely with mission SMEs to develop niche analytics for the Intelligence Community. These may be batch analytics that operate over large volumes of data at-rest, or they may be streaming analytics that operate over smaller volumes of data in-motion. When operational, your analytics will support Phoenix's core mission of "Arming the Analyst".

This position will support multiple programs and is open to junior (2-5 years of experience) candidates. A typical day includes engineering activities across a mid-sized team, exploring mission data sets, working with mission SMEs to understand tradecraft, and developing analytics to support that tradecraft. All development will be conducted within an Agile process using standard Scrum practices (daily stands-ups, sprint planning, sprint demos/retrospectives).
*** Top Secret SCI Clearance with appropriate Polygraph Required ***

Technical Skills Required

• 3+ years of experience in Java software development
• 3+ years of experience with distributed technologies such as Hadoop, Spark and Kafka
• 3+ years of experience implementing RESTful web services
• 3+ years of experience processing XML and JSON data formats
• 3+ years of experience using Git, JUnit, Maven and Jenkins
• 3+years of experience developing software in a Linux environment
• 3+ years of experience supporting Defense or Intelligence programs

Technical Skill Preferred

• Experience developing analytics with MapReduce, Spark or similar technologies
• Experience with distributed databases such as Accumulo or HBase
• Experience working in an Agile environment using Jira and Confluence
• Basic understanding of Python or Scala
• Basic Machine Learning algorithms & techniques