Space Force - Senior Software Engineer – Cloud

Client: Aerospace/Defense

Position: Senior Software Engineer - Cloud

Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Length: Long-term

Hourly rate: up to $90/hr W2

Security Clearance: U.S. citizenship is required, along with the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance.

Desired Skills & Qualifications:

• Python / Java programming languages
• Understanding of DevOps principles: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure as code
• Familiar with Scaled Agile methodology and its best practice
• Security knowledge: Familiarity with security best practices, risk, compliance & vulnerability management, encryption & PKI, incident response, auditing and monitoring
• Programming and scripting: Proficiency and strong knowledge in languages such as Python, Linux/UNIX, YAML, and JSON.
• Cloud platforms: Experience with AWS (AWS Solutions Architect strongly preferred) and its services (including fundamental AWS networking), knowing Azure is a plus
• Containerization: Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of API Design, testing, development and management
• Collaboration and communication: Ability to communicate and work effectively with development team members, operations, and security teams
• Problem-solving and analytical skills: Ability to identify issues and develop effective solutions
• Documentation: Well versed in generating documentation and sharing important knowledge
• Artificial Intelligence: Well versed in prompt engineering and utilizing popular AI tools to accelerate workload

Desired Tools:

• CI/CD tools: Gitlab, Nexus Managed Artifacts,
• AWS: AWS EKS, EC2, Lambda, S3, EBS/EFS, VPC, DNS, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
• Configuration management: Ansible, Terragrunt, ArgoCD
• Build/Development: VS Code, Maven
• Event streaming platform (nice to have): Kafka messaging
• Container orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker,
• Security, Monitoring and logging: ACAS/Grype vulns scanning, SIEM (Splunk) Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
• Version control: Git
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
• Collaboration: Jira, Confluence

Required Education and Experience:

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 5 years of job-related experience

If interested in learning more about this position, please email your resume to KDunkin@geologics.com and I will call back with more information.
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