Software Engineer (TS/SCI + Poly)
Apply NowCompany: The DarkStar Group, LLC
Location: Chantilly, VA 20152
Description:
Description
The DarkStar Group is seeking a Software Engineer with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Chantilly, VA. Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company, our benefits, and our $25,000 referral program.
THE PROGRAM
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.
THE PROJECT
The Sponsor provides training, tradecraft guidance and tools for the data science workforce that improve the reuse of successful data science methods. The Sponsor's office completes short-term prioritized data science projects, which require programmatic and technical support. The work is performed within a team environment and requires constant iteration with stakeholders to provide services and tools. Work will include development and maintenance of training, publication and coordination of tradecraft guidelines and services as well as development of programming packages and data services to support cross-enterprise needs. Work will include high technical skill in programming as well as high levels of collaboration, communication and requirements solicitation.
Required Skills
Desired Skills (Optional)
About The DarkStar Group
Our Company
The DarkStar Group is a small business that solves BIG problems. We're one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US, and our engineers and scientists support the most critical national security missions in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. Data Science, Software Engineering, Cloud/AWS Infrastructure, and Cyber/CNO are our core areas of expertise. We offer interesting and important work, job security, some of the best and most flexible benefits you'll find in the IC, and salaries so strong that they'll likely surprise you.
Our Benefits
The DarkStar Group offers exceptional compensation and benefits:
** We have a huge growth opportunity, so we are offering up to a $25,000 reward for anyone new you refer whom we hire. **
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.
The DarkStar Group is seeking a Software Engineer with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Chantilly, VA. Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company, our benefits, and our $25,000 referral program.
THE PROGRAM
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.
THE PROJECT
The Sponsor provides training, tradecraft guidance and tools for the data science workforce that improve the reuse of successful data science methods. The Sponsor's office completes short-term prioritized data science projects, which require programmatic and technical support. The work is performed within a team environment and requires constant iteration with stakeholders to provide services and tools. Work will include development and maintenance of training, publication and coordination of tradecraft guidelines and services as well as development of programming packages and data services to support cross-enterprise needs. Work will include high technical skill in programming as well as high levels of collaboration, communication and requirements solicitation.
Required Skills
- Demonstrated work experience programming with Python
- Demonstrated experience with general Linux computing and advanced bash scripting
- Demonstrated experience constructing complex multi-data source queries with database technologies such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Neo4J or RDS
- Demonstrated experience processing data sources containing structured or unstructured data
- Demonstrated experience developing data pipelines with NiFi to bring data into a central environment
- Demonstrated experience delivering results to stakeholders through written documentation and oral briefings
- Demonstrated experience using code repositories such as Git
- Demonstrated experience using Elastic and Kibana technologies
- Demonstrated experience working with multiple stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience documenting such artifacts as code, Python packages and methodologies
- Demonstrated experience using Jupyter Notebooks
- Demonstrated experience with machine learning techniques including natural language processing
- Demonstrated experience explaining complex technical issues to more junior data scientists, in graphical, verbal, or written formats
- Demonstrated experience developing tested, reusable and reproducible work
- Work or educational background in one or more of the following areas: mathematics, statistics, hard sciences (e.g. Physics, Computational Biology, Astronomy, Neuroscience, etc.) computer science, data science, or business analytics
Desired Skills (Optional)
- Demonstrated experience with cloud services, such as AWS
- Demonstrated experience using big data processing tools such as Apache Spark or Trino
- Demonstrated experience with machine learning algorithms
- Demonstrated experience with using container frameworks such as Docker or Kubernetes
- Demonstrated experience with using data visualizations tools such as Tableau, Kibana or Apache Superset
- Demonstrated experience creating learning objectives and creating teaching curriculum in technical or scientific fields
About The DarkStar Group
Our Company
The DarkStar Group is a small business that solves BIG problems. We're one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US, and our engineers and scientists support the most critical national security missions in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. Data Science, Software Engineering, Cloud/AWS Infrastructure, and Cyber/CNO are our core areas of expertise. We offer interesting and important work, job security, some of the best and most flexible benefits you'll find in the IC, and salaries so strong that they'll likely surprise you.
Our Benefits
The DarkStar Group offers exceptional compensation and benefits:
- very strong salaries;
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and all dependents;
- the ability to get increased salary if you don't need medical/dental/vision;
- 100% company-paid disability and life insurance benefits;
- a generously-funded HSA;
- an 8% 401(k) contribution;
- 31 days of PTO/holidays to start (more with tenure);
- the ability to flex time across pay periods without using your PTO;
- a generous training budget;
- $25,000 employee referral bonuses;
- business development / growth incentives; and
- top notch company swag.
** We have a huge growth opportunity, so we are offering up to a $25,000 reward for anyone new you refer whom we hire. **
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.