Software Developer (Systems Software)

Job Description

Job Description

What Impact You'll Have

The DarkStar Group is a member of 100% of the winning teams for the largest technology program in the Intel Community. We've been supporting this customer on many different sub-projects of this program since our founding in 2013. We've grown on this effort by providing the customer with Engineers who have done exceptional work, and we've retained our staff by paying very strong salaries, and working hard to ensure each Engineer is doing work that aligns with their career interest.

What You'll be Owning

GRVTY is seeking a Software Developer (Systems Software) with a TS / SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Sterling, VA. The Sponsor designs, develops, tests, integrates and deploys solutions for critical requirements. The current solution is at the end of life stage, therefore new solutions need to be developed and incorporated; new and innovative technologies utilized to successfully meet the user requirements. The goal of the Sponsor is to design and deliver an enterprise-level system with a modular, segmented architecture that can support both large scale and small scale solutions in order to meet the requirements across a broad range of applicable use cases. In order to support the technical requirements, the Sponsor requires Information Technology (IT) activities to achieve the goal of designing, developing, testing, integrating and deploying the solutions. The Developer Engineer will develop interfaces and Application Programming Interface (APIs) to Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and products with tools focused on cloud and big data use with cloud services and develop stateless implementations from architectures in cloud service providers. They will input and interface to configuration management and data repositories (such as GIT and GITHUB); develop Standard Operating procedures (SOPs); and should be knowledgeable of Active Directory (AD) and other Sponsor access interfaces for credential management. The Developer will work with multiple COTS vendors to integrate products in multiple Linux environments and Windows; develop and maintain a rigorous versioning system that links training and validation for reproducibility; establish a DevOps environment and use DevOps tools such as, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Chef, and Terraform; and test software using automated test products such as Angular and Selenium. They will also adhere to the Sponsor's security practices and procedures; prepare and deliver program and user level documentation; support the development of security documentation for software environment establishment; and interact with members of the technical team leads; to understand the current system, subsystems, and component specifications and be able to use experience to recommend changes to facilitate efficient and effective development. The Software Developer will communicate and share expertise within and across the Sponsor's organizational boundaries, work both independently and in small groups, and apply current industrial software development best practices that include iterative and incremental project management techniques and agile software development.

What You Must Have

• Active TS / SCI with Polygraph Clearance
• Demonstrated experience with tools used with cloud services.
• Demonstrated experience establishing stateless implementations from architectures in cloud service providers.
• Demonstrated experience with configuration management and data repositories.
• Demonstrated experience with COTS products used in Linux and Windows environments.
• Demonstrated experience using DevOps tools such as, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Chef, and Terraform.

What Would be Nice to Have

Why Choose GRVTY

The toughest national security challenges demand vision and ingenuity, not just resources. We deliver mission and technical expertise to outpace our adversaries. We're purpose-built to tackle the most entrenched, systemic national security issues around the world.

We partner with our customers to help them overcome challenges in every corner of technology and defense—including the ones still being explored. Our growing capabilities create complementary advantages, giving on-the-ground operations the edge they need to succeed. We muster everything we have to answer every challenge presented, every day of our lives.

At GRVTY, we believe that when our employees thrive, our company thrives. That's why we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.

EEO Statement

GRVTY, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email  recruiting@grvty.com  or call 703-544-7930 with requested details.  A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days.

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