Senior Developer

ECS is seeking a Senior Developer to work in our Arlington, VA office.

ECS is looking for a Senior Developer to support the development of an integrated solution to visualize cyber security related data. The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Dashboard is comprised of multiple Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) and open source products, software configuration packages, and custom code which work together to operate as a single dashboard solution, tailored to meet DHS requirements. ECS is responsible for designing the complete Dashboard solution, and for developing and delivering custom components that work with the prescribed, pre-installed COTS and open source components. This position will work as part of an agile development team to conduct systems design, analysis, and development of the solution.

We are seeking a problem solver, who enjoys the challenge of tackling technical tasks and problems with little oversight, and connecting dots to think at the broader, solution level. A strong desire and aptitude for learning is a must - our solution is rapidly evolving, along with new requirements, technologies, and the threat landscape. Successful candidates will have demonstrated experience writing well-structured Python code using best practices to deliver enterprise-level applications. Candidates should have a solid understanding of core data pipeline processing capabilities to include different design patterns, stream vs bulk processing, ETL functionality, a range of data stores, and APIs. The ability to develop and deliver reliable, performant, and scalable solutions on time is a critical ability of the ideal candidate.

• 10+ years experience developing backend enterprise-level Python applications.
• 10+ years experience building highly performant, reliable, and scalable systems integrations to include ETL functionality, integrating functions between applications, and working with APIs.
• 5+ years experience working with a multitude of storage solutions to include relational databases, non-relational or NoSQL databases, object-relational databases, distributed data stores, and caches or in-memory data stores. Specific technologies include Elasticsearch, Splunk, Postgres, AWS s3, Redis, and memcached.
• 5+ years developing microservice based applications utilizing components such as containers, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECR/ECS/EKS/Fargate, and container registries.
• 5+ years leveraging git repositories (e.g. Github, Gitlab, Bitbucket) with an advanced understanding of branching strategies, pull requests, commits, and other key concepts.
• Demonstrated experience writing unit tests to ensure reliable code delivery.
• Expertise in creating data pipelines to include batch and streaming data such as log data or tool/sensor data.
• Experience leveraging message queuing systems as part of a data pipeline solution. RabbitMQ or Kafka preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and oral communication. Must be comfortable presenting information both internally, and to customers.
• Must be a US Citizen and able to acquire DHS Suitability