Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Description: The Cloud Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse Big-Data Cloud systems based upon documented requirements. Directly contributes to all stages of back-end processing, analyzing, and indexing. Provides expertise in Cloud Computing, Hadoop Eco-System including implementing Java applications, Distributed Computing, Information Retrieval (IR), and Object Oriented Design. Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software problem reports. Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment. Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.
The Level 3 Cloud Software Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:
Provide in-depth knowledge of Information Retrieval; assisting the software development team in designing, developing and testing Cloud Information Retrieval
Implement complex workflows that manage Cloud MapReduce analytics
Implement code that interacts with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks
Oversee one or more software development tasks and ensures the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project
Make recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
Serve as a subject matter expert for Cloud Computing and corresponding technologies including Hadoop – assisting the software development team in designing, developing and testing Cloud Computing Systems
Debug problems with Cloud based Distributed Computing Frameworks
Manage multi-node Cloud based installation
Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to one or more teams and monitor their performance
Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering
Recommend new technologies and processes for complex cloud software projects
Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software
Architect solutions to complex Cloud Software Engineering Problems such as efficiently processing and retrieving large amounts of data
Make recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
Qualifications:
Twelve (12) years’ experience software engineering experience 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 which must be in programs utilizing Big Data cloud technologies and/or Distributed Computing.
Four (4) years of cloud software engineering experience on projects with similar Big-Data systems may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Master in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of experience.
Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer certification may be substituted for one (1) year of Cloud experience.
The following Cloud related experiences are required:
Two (2) years of Cloud and/or Distributed Computing Information Retrieval (IR).
One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with implementation of Cloud Big Table.
One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with implementation of Cloud Distributed File System.
One (1) year of experience with implementing complex MapReduce analytics.
One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks.
One (1) year of experience in architecting Cloud Computing solutions
One (1) year of experience in debugging problems with Cloud based Distributed Computing Frameworks
One (1) year of experience in managing multi-node Cloud based installation
Company Benefits: Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs. These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to: A 401(K) plan with a company match, tuition and training assistances, paid vacation/leave, a fitness reimbursement program, college savings plan, commuter benefits, financial advisory services, flex spending accounts, health savings accounts, STD/LTD coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance programs, life financial planning assistance, and legal resources.
