Software Engineer

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency, is seeking a Junior Cyber Tools and Patching Architect to join our Client's team.

Position Responsibilities:

This position is for a Software Engineer supporting the development of future missile defense capabilities. The candidate will primarily be responsible for software development using Java.A successful candidate should be able to:

• Interact with other people using good verbal and written communication skills.
• Work independently or with a small group.
• Be flexible in a highly dynamic and ever-changing environment.
• Provide in-depth analysis and technical support of a large, distributed system written in Java.
• Perform complex problem resolution, design, development, testing, integration, and user-support for a large code baseline.
• Follow specifications in order to develop or modify functionality within the code.
• Assist with design, benchmark testing, debugging and documentation.
• Interface with other system support groups to resolve problems, set standards and improve overall efficiency of the system.
• Design, code, test and implement tools for automation.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience with a wide application of principles, theories, and concepts in their field and provides solutions to a wide range of difficult problems with imaginative and thorough solutions.
• Works under general direction, and results are reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives; failure to achieve results normally results in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resource.
• Frequent internal and external customer contacts and represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.
• Required Qualifications: Secret is required to start. - Ability to be cleared at TS/SCI.- Java experience- Effective oral and written communication skills- Ability to work effectively in a rapid paced, team environment.
• Knowledge of software practices and coding standards- Strong problem solving skills, including the ability to review performance issues, identify root cause, recommend and develop a solution.

Experience Required:

• Experience working as part of an Agile team- Familiarity with Java Spring.
• Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker/Kubernetes- Knowledge of server side development and message passing.
• Experience developing enterprise applications- Good working knowledge of MS Office products.
• Flexibility and willingness to take on unanticipated tasking- Use of common software development and management tools such as git, Nexus, JIRA, Confluence, Maven or Gradle and Eclipse- Understanding of standard system engineering design artifacts such as Use Cases and UML diagrams.

Experience Desired:

• Command and control system application development.
• Previous experience with message translation software.
• Automated test and pipeline development experience.
• Developing software for Unix/Linux and Windows platforms.
• Software Integration testing including developing automated test scripts.
• Risk Management Framework/STIG/Fortify mitigation.
• Prior experience designing and developing microservices and deploying with containers; experience setting up a container environment.

Security Clearance Required: Secret

Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.

EOE of Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabilities

Pay Range: $60/hr-$70/hr